The Jets’ No. 8, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, missed nearly the entire 2023 NFL season, but was still ranked among the top 10 signal-callers (by coincidence, at No. 8) in a recent survey of league executives, coaches and scouts compiled by ESPN ahead of the start of training camps.

“The talent pool suggests new faces will emerge on the ultimate stage,” wrote ESPN’s senior NFL national reporter, Jeremy Fowler. “Five of the top-seven quarterbacks in this year’s Top 10 series are 27 years old or younger.

“They have mobility, ample arm strength and strong early track records. This made for a highly competitive voting process, especially among the top passers directly behind [Kansas City’s top-rated Patrick] Mahomes, who, if he has his way, will keep that number of Super Bowl-winning passers at four [Rodgers is among that list, which includes Mahomes, Matthew Stafford and Russell Wilson].

“But some veterans on this list have also improved their standing, and depth at the position is looking up. Any of the top 16-to-18 quarterbacks are capable of leading playoff drives and making noise in the postseason.”

Entering his second season with the Jets, Rodgers is the oldest (he will turn 41 in December) active QB in the league and is vying to become the sixth in NFL history to potentially start 10 or more games at 40 or older. The others are Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Warren Moon and Vinny Testaverde. Two of them — Favre and Testaverde — spent time with the Jets.

“I have a lot of motivation,” Rodgers said during May’s OTA sessions. “I love the game, I want to play at a high-level, I don’t want to go out, as I’ve said before, as a bum. I want to be able to play. That’s why I put the work in and believe in my abilities.