Garrett Wilson keeps putting up numbers for the Jets, and the part that should make everyone pause is how much he’s done without anything close to a stable setup around him.
Now in year five after being selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft at No. 10 overall, Wilson has already built a résumé that would look even louder if the quarterback situation in New York had ever settled down. History says the Jets probably won’t hand him a perfect answer under center, and that reality has shaped everything around him.
Even so, Wilson has found a way to produce. Whenever he’s healthy and plays 17 games, he has topped 1,000 receiving yards every season.
That’s the floor. The ceiling, though, is what really jumps out: with a superstar-level quarterback, he could be the kind of receiver who stacks 1,500 yards without breaking a sweat.
The numbers from his early career only sharpen the point. Since 2022, Wilson is tied for ninth among wide receivers in receptions with 350, alongside Puka Nacua. He has caught passes from 10 quarterbacks, a group that includes Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trevor Siemian and Tim Boyle, and he has played for five offensive play callers.
As Zack Rosenblatt put it: “The Jets haven’t made it easy on him, but he’s produced anyway. Just look at the list of wide receivers with the most receptions since 2022: Wilson is tied for ninth with Puka Nacua (with 350) during that span. He’s caught passes from 10 quarterbacks - a list that includes such names as Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trevor Siemian and Tim Boyle - and played for five offensive play callers.
“On that top-10 list, only Michael Pittman (Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers) has caught passes from that many quarterbacks. Only Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders, Jets, Los Angeles Rams) has played for that many play callers,” Zack Rosenblatt wrote.
That’s the backdrop for Wilson’s career so far: elite production, constant turnover, and a franchise that has never really given him the kind of quarterback stability his talent deserves. It’s fair to wonder whether that eventually wears on him, though he doesn’t seem like the type to force an exit. Still, he wants to win.
And the Jets, at least on paper, have the kind of offseason assets that could finally let them make the move Wilson needs.
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