Oct 18, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (5) runs with the ball after a catch in the first quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images
Garrett Wilson is far more patient than others, because most of the top NFL wide receivers would have blown their lids if they were being treated this way.
The New York Jets’ star pass-catcher was rendered obsolete by his own team for yet another week on Sunday afternoon in an embarrassing 28-25 loss to the previously winless Miami Dolphins. Wilson was not targeted at all in the first half, then just had two catches on three targets in the second half for 26 yards — this coming after a disappointing four-catch, 44-yard in Week 6 against the Patriots.
“A player of his magnitude, we have to do everything we can to try to get him the ball,” head coach Aaron Glenn said. “Again, I’m going to put that on myself of him not getting the targets that he needs. Trust me, that’s in the game plan to make sure he gets the ball.”
If that is the plan, quarterback Geno Smith is not following it. Braelon Allen, Omar Cooper Jr., and Mason Tyler had more targets than Wilson. Adonai Mitchell and Isaiah Davis had just as many looks.
It got to the point where a visibly heated Wilson was yelling on the Jets’ sidelines, presumably at Smith, who sat there unfazed. Both receiver and quarterback denied that there was any sort of exchange.
“We were collaborating. I don’t even think I was talking to Geno,” Wilson said. “I think we were both heated, but not at each other at all. We were just disappointed with how we were playing.”
For a player who is in the second year of a four-year, $130 million contract, Wilson’s usage by the Jets is utter malpractice. There is no denying he is one of the best receivers in the game, yet Smith and the Jets’ offense appear too timid to trust him. Every single quarterback in the NFL will, multiple times per game, throw it up for their best pass catchers to come down with it. Why can’t the Jets do that?
It’s getting to a point where the frustration will come to a head in the form of Wilson wanting out, regardless of how well he is able to hold his tongue.
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