Saleh said earlier this week that it would be "irresponsible" for the Jets to play Wilson if he's not fully healthy. In six games, Wilson, the No. 2 overall selection in the NFL Draft, has hit on 57.5% of his passes for 1,168 yards with 4 TDs and 9 INTs.
"We have the utmost confident in Zach when he gets ready to play and when he gets back on the football field that he's going to do a phenomenal job," Saleh said of the BYU product. "His talent is undeniable, so there is a great amount of growth that can happen whether he's playing or not."
In his three appearances, White, a fifth-round pick of the Cowboys in 2018, has completed 72.7% of his passes for 702 yards with 5 TDs and 4 INTs.
"Mike has done a phenomenal job in presenting the ability where you're getting good football out of the quarterback," Saleh said.
Despite Josh Johnson throwing for 315 yards and 3 TDs against the Colts, Joe Flacco, acquired from Baltimore on Oct. 26, will back up White against Buffalo.
"He's been elevated from practice squad twice already, we're dealing with a whole ton of injuries," Saleh said of Johnson. "So being able to get him to the 53, there is a numbers game. With Joe, it's basically giving him an [opportunity], too, he's ready to go. He's been studying his butt off the past couple of weeks."
Taking things day-to-day at quarterback, Saleh acknowledged the opportunity at hand for White. He'll have a stern test this weekend against a Bills defense that ranks No. 1 in multiple categories.
"I think it's going to happen organically," Saleh said. "If Mike does phenomenal like we think he's going to do, that's not weird, it's awesome to me in the sense the quarterback is a precious commodity in this league and we feel like we have four really good ones. I think it will all take care of itself, just have to let it play out."
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In addition to QB Zach Wilson (knee), RB Tevin Coleman (hamstring), DE Shaq Lawson (hamstring), WR Corey Davis (hip), LG Alijah Vera-Tucker(sprained toe) were all limited in practice on Wednesday. Saleh said that Wilson will participate in individual drills and run the show team.
"It is a 2-to-4 week injury obviously," said the Jets' first-year head coach. "He's trending in the right direction and we'll see how he practices this week which was always the goal and see how he feels coming out of this week."
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