Jets rookie wide receiver Devin Smith out for season with torn ACL

New York Jets rookie wide receiver Devin Smith will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters on Monday.

New York Jets rookie wide receiver Devin Smith will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters on Monday.

Smith left Sunday’s win over the Titans after injuring his knee in the second half while covering a punt. He wasn’t able to put weight on it, and had to be carted off to the locker room.

The Jets’ second-round pick in the 2015 draft caught his first career touchdown in Week 12 after starting the year off slowly. He finishes the year with nine catches for 115 yards.

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New York, 8–5, is in the thick of the AFC Wild Card race, tied with the Steelers and Chiefs for the conference’s fourth-best record. They would have the fifth seed if the playoffs started this week.

Bowles also said wideout Jeremy Kerley has a calf contusion and will be evaluated as the week goes on.

- Kenny Ducey