Gang Green Nation
The Jets have a heck of a number one receiver and a heck of a lot of question marks elsewhere.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn listed wide receiver as one of the positions he values most during the 2025 offseason. Based on the Jets’ roster construction, it seems like he was telling the truth. Wide receivers account for almost 15 percent of the players on the Jets roster as we approaching training camp. There is no question about the quantity. The real question is the quality.
Garrett Wilson
There probably aren’t enough superlatives to describe how good Garrett Wilson has been with the Jets through his first three seasons. Despite a lot of losing and a lot of bad quarterback play, Wilson has consistently produced at a high level. He is one of only eight wide receivers in the rookie wage scale era to start his career with three consecutive 1,000 yard seasons.
Wilson will be the most important wide receiver for the Jets in 2025, mainly because he’s the only proven pass catcher. Garrett’s talent is also a bit of a burden in some ways. The Jets will need to lean on him. It would not be a surprise to see him finish in the top five in the NFL in targets. There will be quite a bit of pressure on him to produce with those targets. The Jets can’t afford for him to have an off day.
If Ja’Marr Chase has a rough game in Cincinnati Tee Higgins can step up, and the Bengals can still move the ball. If AJ Brown has a rough game in Philadelphia Devonta Smith can step up, and the Eagles can still move the ball. If Garrett Wilson has a rough game, the Jets will have a challenge moving the ball. Unfortunately this has been the case through Garrett’s career, save the last three quarters of 2024 when he was paired with Davante Adams.
This sets the standard impossibly high for Garrett Wilson. Yet with his effective route running, he finds a way to deliver far more often than not. Defenses can focus on him, but he will still figure out ways to get open and produce. One of the biggest tests of new offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand will be to make life as easy as possible for Garrett, figuring out ways to deploy him within formations to get free releases and easier cornerback matchup.
No matter what, you can virtually pencil in Garrett Wilson for over 1,000 yards if he stays healthy.
Josh Reynolds
Allen Lazard
Tyler Johnson
It seems to me that whenever a player lasts a few years in the NFL he starts to get the label “solid veteran” whether or not it’s accurate.
The Jets have three veterans in their wide receiver room whose play has occasionally been solid through their respective careers but has more frequently been underwhelming.
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