Jets pick Baylor’s Petty in 4th round, Packers take UCLA’s Hundley in 5th

CHICAGO — The New York Jets made an early splash as Day 3 of the NFL draft began Saturday, adding to their quarterbacks stable with Baylor’s Bryce Petty.

After a night of contemplating who remained on the board, New York moved up one spot with Jacksonville to get the prolific passer who operated a spread offense in college. Petty will have plenty to learn in the pros, and will have Geno Smith, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Matt Simms ahead on the depth chart.

But the Jets have had inconsistency at the position for years, and new coach Todd Bowles has no ties to the other QBs.

“That’s the longest 48 hours I’ve ever had in my life,” Petty said.

As for the big transition, Petty was confident he can do it smoothly.

“What I was asked to do in college, it was different, but it’s not because I couldn’t do a pro-style offense or West Coast offense or whatever,” he said. It’s what I was told to do, and I did it.”

Another quarterback went in the fourth round — well a former QB, Blake Bell of Oklahoma. The “Belldozer” is now a tight end and wound up San Francisco.

“In your eyes, you’re kind of just, ‘Hey, I played quarterback before. So, it’s I can see the coverage, man, zone, what the corner’s doing, linebackers, D-ends, stuff like that,’ ” he said. “It obviously helped.”

UCLA’s Brett Hundley, who went in the first round of some mock drafts, instead had to wait until No. 147 overall. His next stop is Green Bay, which hardly is quarterback-lacking.

“I think Green Bay is the perfect organization to learn as much as possible, and they have the best coaches to help me do that,” Hundley said. “And Aaron Rodgers.

Tennessee began the fourth round by taking defensive tackle Angelo Blackson of Auburn. His partner at the position with the Tigers, Gabe Wright, went to Detroit soon after.

Cincinnati chose cornerback Josh Shaw of Southern California, who had a 10-game suspension when he lied to school officials about how he sprained his ankles in a preseason fall. Shaw jumped 20 feet from a balcony following an argument with his girlfriend in late August. He then made up an elaborate story about saving his nephew from drowning in a swimming pool.

The first player drafted from Navy in 20 years, long snapper Joe Cardona, went 186th to New England. He was the only player at that position at the combine in February.

The last Middie selected was tight end Kevin Hickman by Detroit in the sixth round.

One spot earlier, the first kicker was chosen, punter Bradley Pinion of Clemson going to San Francisco.

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