As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on the list, leading right into camp. I am not including rookies on this list because I do not feel it is possible to fully evaluate them before they play a game.

No. 13: Teddy Bridgewater

Last year’s ranking: Unranked (not on team)

Position: QB

Age: 25

How acquired: Signed as a free agent to a one-year, $6 million contract on March 18

Years left on contract: 1

2018 Salary Cap figure: $6 million

Looking back at 2017: Bridgewater missed most of the season as he recovered from a devastating knee injury he suffered before the 2016 season.

He was able to play briefly in one game for the Vikings at the end of the season. He went 0-for-2 with an interception in that game against the Bengals.

Bridgewater has missed all of the past two seasons except for that cameo. Prior to the injury, Bridgewater made the Pro Bowl in 2015.

Outlook for 2018: This can go in a lot of different directions. The Jets took a flier on Bridgewater, hoping he might recapture his old form if he is healthy.

Bridgewater looked good during the spring. He moved without any problems and showed the passing ability that made him such a highly rated prospect coming out of college.

The true test will come during preseason games, when Bridgewater can get hit. I expect the Jets to give Bridgewater plenty of reps during training camp and the preseason games to see what he can do. He and rookie Sam Darnold should get a lot more work than Josh McCown, who is more of a known commodity.

If Bridgewater outplays McCown in training camp and the coaching staff does not think Darnold is ready, I don’t think they would hesitate to give him the starting job.

If Bridgewater and McCown both play well in camp and the Jets trust Darnold enough to make him the No. 2 quarterback, Bridgewater could find himself on the trading block at the end of the summer.

The only way I see him sticking around as McCown’s backup is if the Jets just don’t feel like Darnold is ready at all and want him to watch as the No. 3 quarterback.

Like I said, there are a lot of different directions this can go.

If Bridgewater does become the starter, his contract is loaded with incentives that can make him more money. Bridgewater has an inspirational story and is a guy Jets fans will be rooting for this summer. The early returns have been good on the signing, but things will be much clearer at the end of August.