New York Jets starting quarterback Justin Fields will help dictate the direction of the 2025 season. That goes without saying. The Jets inked Fields to a two-year contract worth $40 million earlier this offseason to be their starting quarterback while they rebuild the roster and reset the culture.
This represents Fields’ final opportunity to establish himself as a legitimate NFL starter. It’s his third stop after failed stints in Chicago and Pittsburgh. Fields is talented enough to reach his performance ceiling, but he must operate with a sense of urgency this campaign.
Pro Football Focus recently assessed Fields’ projected statline for the 2025 season. Their analysts have Fields hitting the overs, projecting him to record 2,935 passing yards and 738 rushing yards.
Justin Fields is going to FLY over his season-long props 💰 pic.twitter.com/e5fNpayD9m
— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) July 1, 2025
Let’s place those numbers in perspective; 2,935 passing yards would’ve finished 20th-most among quarterbacks last season. Fields has never reached that figure, however, having thrown for a career-high 2,562 yards in 2023; Fields only appeared in 13 regular-season contests that season, though, and was on pace for 3,350 yards had he completed a 17-game season.
As noted, Fields rushed 1,143 yards as a sophomore with the Bears in 2022. A 738-yard rushing season would be the second-best total of his career. It would have finished third last season among QB rushing yards, trailing just the dynamic Lamar Jackson and Jayden Daniels.
The Jets possess expectations for Fields this season. These stat-line predictions would indicate Fields enjoyed a quality campaign should they come to fruition. He must seize this opportunity.
This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: Pro Football Focus: Justin Fields to throw for nearly 3,000 yards