The big headline for the New York Jets this offseason has been at the quarterback position — specifically, will the team re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick or let him walk?

But on the defensive side of the ball, former Georgia LB Jordan Jenkins, the Jets’ third-round pick in this year’s draft, is making headlines of his own.

According to an article by ESPN.com’s Rich Cimini, Jenkins is impressing the Jets with both the physical and mental aspects of his game:

Third-round pick Jordan Jenkins is getting a real chance to win one of the outside-linebacker jobs — presumably, Calvin Pace’s old spot on the strong side. In last Wednesday’s practice, Jenkins took most of the first-team reps. The position is wide open, so don’t be surprised if he emerges from a pack of mostly inexperienced players. It’s not an easy position to master, but he’s a smart kid. In fact, he scored a 33 on the Wonderlic intelligence test, the second highest among linebackers in the draft and tops among the Jets’ draft choices.

As Cimini notes, the Jets are hoping Jenkins has a career that at least comes close to equaling that of another former Dawg:

The Jets have an excellent, if not extensive, history with former Georgia linebackers. In 1991, they picked Mo Lewis in the third round, and he started from Day 1. He’s arguably the best linebacker in team history.

It’s obviously too soon to put Jenkins in the same category as Lewis, but early reports out of Jets camp at least have Jenkins on pace to follow in Lewis’s footsteps as a Day 1 starter.