The Mike White era lives.

Jets coach Robert Saleh announced Wednesday that White, the overnight backup-quarterback sensation, will start again Sunday against the Bills. Saleh said rookie Zach Wilson is not fully recovered from his right knee injury even though he returned to practice Wednesday.

White, who left Thursday’s loss to the Colts with a bruised nerve in his right arm that caused his fingers to go numb, is healthy and ready to start for the third straight week.

“We had a feeling on Monday with Zach’s knee, that he’s not fully ready to go,” Saleh said. “Mike, obviously, got all his strength back. He feels good, no residual effects from Thursday, so we’re going with Mike.”

The decision for the this week seems like an easy one for the Jets. Wilson gets another week to rest and the Jets get another look at White, who threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns against the Bengals, his only full game.

Things get interesting if White plays well Sunday and Wilson is fully recovered next week. On Monday, Saleh said that Wilson would be the Jets’ starter when healthy, but he walked that back Wednesday, saying he would take it “day-to-day” with that decision.

“If Mike is playing phenomenal football, it is what it is,” Saleh said. “You might call it a controversy or not, but I think I can pull up an article on every single one of you guys that has mentioned that the best thing for a young quarterback is to watch. So, there’s no harm in either way. We have the utmost confidence in Zach when he gets ready to play and he gets back on the football field that he’s going to do a phenomenal job. His talent is undeniable. There is a great amount of growth that can happen, whether he’s playing or not. Those are facts. Those are history proven throughout the history of time. Playing or not playing, you can get both done. At the end of the day, it comes down to what’s best for the organization and the team. That, I’m very confident will happen organically.”

The Jets now saying Wilson can benefit from watching is a far cry from what their approach was this offseason after drafting him with the No. 2-overall pick out of BYU. They handed him the job, deciding not to bring in any competition for him and not giving first-team reps to anyone else in training camp. They preached learning through playing then, but Wilson has struggled through six games, throwing nine interceptions and just four touchdowns.

The offense has gone over 400 yards and scored 30 points in each of the last two games with White and Josh Johnson at quarterback.

“There’s value in both. And I’ve always stood by that,” Saleh said. “There’s always going to be value in both. But you also don’t want to force one over the other. Mike has done a phenomenal job in presenting the ability where you’re getting good football out of the quarterback. So, it’d be one thing if you were throwing out a quarterback and he was just playing terrible and there’s nothing to learn from. It’s another thing when there’s a quarterback that’s giving you a clear blueprint on how this offense is supposed to be run in that regard. So, absolutely do I think that playing and getting those reps? Absolutely. Do I think watching good ball is vital? Absolutely.”

Saleh said Wilson would be able to practice fully Wednesday. He was going to be playing the role of Josh Allen on the scout team. It is quite a turn of events for this 2-6 team to have its would-be franchise savior now running the scout team.

It could get more interesting if White rolls on Sunday.

“If Mike does phenomenal like we think he’s going to do, that’s not weird, that’s awesome to me, in the sense that quarterback is a precious commodity in this league, and we feel like we’ve got four really good ones,” Saleh said. “To answer your question, I think it’ll all take care of itself, we just have to let it play out.”