Jets pick Ainge in fifth

The New York Jets selected Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge with the 162nd overall pick of Sunday’s NFL draft.

Ainge is the ninth quarterback selected, going with the 27th pick of the fifth round to New York where he'll join former Webb School quarterback Chad Pennington.

The Oregon native, compiled a 27-10 record as a starter, including a 10-4 record last season.

In 2007, he set UT’s single-season completion record with 325 passes and averaged 242.8 yards per game.

In 2006, he set UT’s single-season record for completion percentage at 67 percent.

Ainge becomes the first UT quarterback picked since Tee Martin went in the fifth round of the 1999 draft.

More updates on UT players as the NFL draft continues with rounds six and seven.

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