Former Missouri quarterback Brady Cook earned his first NFL start Sunday for the New York Jets in their 48-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cook completed 22 of his 33 pass attempts for 176 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. He also rushed for 39 yards on six carries.

The centerpiece on Sunday was undrafted rookie quarterback Brady Cook. He’s a player who did just enough against the Jaguars to inspire optimism that the Jets could have a quarterback worth developing, even if his ceiling is backup long-term.

QB Brady Cook delivered a strong first-quarter performance highlighted by an 8-play, 65-yard scoring drive. Cook threw his first career NFL TD pass, to Adonai Mitchell ,and finished the first stanza 6-of-6 passing for 51 yards, 1 TD and a 141.7 passer rating. The Jets picked up 4 first downs and converted both third-down attempts.

New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook's first career TD pass is a top shelf connection to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for 9 yards.

The New York Jets are making a quarterback change in Week 15 of the 2025 season with Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields both banged up. Brady Cook, who was signed a

Jets Legend Quincy Enunwa takes a closer look at Brady Cook's touchdown pass to Adonai Mitchell against the Jaguars.

New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook's rollout hits wide-open wide receiver Isaiah Williams for 25 yards. Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker makes a 49-yard field goal. Washington Commanders kicker Jake Moody makes a 46-yard field goal.

At the least, Cook will have more of a fighting chance than the last undrafted rookie QB the Jets trotted out to start. That was exactly one day shy of 50 years ago Sunday — Dec. 15, 1975. The QB in question was J.J. Jones, 23 years old, a rookie out of Fisk University who, when he made the team, became the franchise’s first Black quarterback.