Alijah Vera-Tucker has been receiving high praise this season, no matter which position he plays on the New York Jets offensive line. In fact, teammate Connor McGovern seems ready fit Vera-Tucker for a gold jacket and usher him straight to the Football Hall of Fame.

“In my opinion, ‘AVT’ is a future Ring of Famer, if not Hall of Famer,” McGovern, the Jets center, said Monday. “The dude’s a freak. He’s the epitome of a great offensive lineman.”

That’s quite a statement about a player who has 21 games on his NFL resume.

Vera-Tucker, though, has been quite impressive since being selected No. 14 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. He started 16 games at left guard as a rookie and received some Pro Bowl consideration.

This season, the former USC standout has excelled with the Jets offensive line in a constant state of flux. Vera-Tucker played the first three games at right guard. He started at left tackle in Week 4 after George Fant landed on IR with a knee injury. Then this past week, he started at right tackle when Duane Brown was elevated from IR to start on the left side (despite a reported torn rotator cuff) and rookie Max Mitchell, who’d been starting at right tackle, was placed on IR with a knee injury.

Despite the head-spinning circumstances, Vera-Tucker has deftly moved from position to position. And he’s been a standout performer, even this past week when he played right tackle for the first time at any level.

“He’s a selfless warrior,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said. “Whatever you ask of him, he’s going to do.”

Vera-Tucker has played all 361 offensive snaps and allowed one sack this season. Pro Football Focus has him graded as the Jets top offensive lineman overall (74.5).

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Again, these numbers are with Vera-Tucker playing a different position nearly every week.

“It’s incredible what he’s done,” Saleh said. “He’s been lights out.”

It might be a little early, but perhaps McGovern is on to something about Vera-Tucker and his long-term greatness.