By Connor Hughes | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

What do Christian Hackenberg's teammates think of his development throughout this year? We asked them.

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Checking in on Hackenberg ...

No one outside One Jets Drive has seen quarterback Christian Hackenberg play football since August. Absent a few meaningless passes against air the first 30 minutes of practice, he's been hidden away.

And it might be the case the rest of the year. Even with Josh McCown out the season with a hand injury, Bryce Petty is the starting quarterback. Hackenberg is finally dressing for games, but doesn't appear close to actually playing. Coach Todd Bowles said it's not the plan right now.

Of course, that can change. And maybe it will. But in the meantime, the scout team is the only place Hackenberg does football-like things on a football field.

And how exactly is he looking in those practice reps? We asked a few of his teammates. Here's what they said.

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Marcus Maye, safety

"He makes practice tough. I feel like he does a great job of throwing us balls that we're going to see in a game. He knows where to go with the ball. He knows where to hit us at, even without looking at the cards and stuff like that. He does a great job of putting himself in game situations. You can tell he's trying to actually move the ball on the first defense. He's been doing a great job, and giving us a great look."

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Chad Hansen, receiver

"I think his arm strength is off the charts. He's never had a problem with that. He has an extremely strong arm. He's coming along with that natural progression of a quarterback. To be honest, throwing routes with him, it's pretty similar. I think the biggest difference is him just trying to be comfortable in the offense. I think he's just as good of a quarterback as there are out there, as there are backup quarterbacks out there."

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Austin Seferian-Jenkins, tight end

"He's definitely improved. He's getting through his progressions quicker. He's still learning. I've seen some good things. He has a confidence about himself that he's going to let it rip. I respect that about him. He has great arm speed, arm strength. He's improving on his accuracy, and seeing the whole field.

"He just needs to keep working, like he is everyday. I'm in here early, but he's in here just as early, if not earlier than me. He does all the right things. If he continues to do it, he'll break through. I'm confident when he gets his chance he'll do well."

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Rontez Miles, safety

"He's picked up where he was last year. Being at the quarterback, it's a development. It's hard to come in and play that position. He's doing well. He's really picking it up mentally. It's mostly mental at this point. He has a rocket for an arm. We all know if we give him an inch, or any space, he can fit the ball in there. He's still showing that. The biggest thing for him is to just continue mentally developing."

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Ben Ijalana, offensive tackle

"I was with Hackenberg last year, so I can see he has a greater command than last year. I feel like he's improving as the weeks progress. It's hard to progress and get get better out of scout team. It requires a lot of focus. The way that it's scripted is for the other side of the ball's success. There's a lot of carryover that you can use for the starting offense and I feel he does that very well."

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Eric Tomlinson, tight end

"He's getting more confident with everything. You can see that. He's relaxing and not thinking too much. I think that's helping him a lot."

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Jalin Marshall, receiver

"I see what scout team is for — getting better. It's progressing. Each of us, that's all we do is practice. I think he gets better. It's not the best for everybody. Just like if you ask me. I drop passes, he misses passes. I feel like he's getting better, and the sky's the limit for Hack. His arm strength is as good as anybody. He has everything he needs. He just needs to keep getting better, which is what we all have to do."

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Kony Ealy, defensive end

"He's been doing a great job when his number is called. He goes in there, with the scout team, and gives us great looks with the quarterbacks we're going to face. He's got a strong arm, so that's challenging for our secondary sometimes, which is a good time. When his time is coming, and he's called up to start, he's been doing a great job to make sure he's ready."

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Jermaine Kearse, receiver

"He goes out there and he works on his game. I think he takes his opportunity and his reps on scout team seriously. He sees it as an opportunity to improve. I think that's kind of the right attitude for him to continue to build his craft, his game and his confidence."

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