It’s no secret that the New York Jets haven’t exactly been off to a stellar start to the 2025 season, with a 2-7 record through 10 weeks.
Things only got worse coming out of Week 10, despite a win over the Cleveland Browns, with the news that star wide receiver Garrett Wilson would miss 3-4 weeks with a knee injury. The Jets officially ruled him out for Week 11 on Wednesday and placed him on injured reserve ahead of Thursday’s game.
It’s more bad news for a passing offense that was already struggling to find its footing with quarterback Justin Fields, who’s had fewer than 10 completions and 54 passing yards in four separate games started this year.
Wilson unsurprisingly leads the team in targets (59), receptions (36), receiving yards (395) and receiving touchdowns (4).
His absence will require an already barren receiving corps to step up. The team did make two moves to acquire some receiver help ahead of the trade deadline with Adonai Mitchell, who was acquired in the trade of Sauce Gardner to the Colts, and John Metchie III in a swap with the Eagles.
Beyond that, the rest of the depth chart consists of fourth-round rookie Arian Smith, who’s run the second-most routes on the team this year per PFF, and veteran Josh Reynolds.
Among those who could be the biggest beneficiaries of opportunity in Wilson’s absence is rookie tight end Mason Taylor, who ranks second on the team in targets and receiving yards as a second-round pick out of LSU.