Garrett Wilson: will not request a trade from Jets
THE FACT. Jets receiver Garrett Wilson told reporters Wednesday that he wants to stay and win in New York and has not asked to be traded, per NBC Sports' Josh Alper. RotoWire, via CBS Sports, relayed the same from The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt. His sideline frustration in Sunday's loss to Miami had fueled deadline chatter ahead of the November 10 cutoff.
THE VERDICT. He is not going anywhere by his own hand, and that keeps his usage stable for now. Redraft: keep starting him, because RotoWire puts his target share at 25.8 percent with 1.98 yards per route run, and that is WR2 volume even on a losing team. Dynasty: hold rather than sell at a discount, since a deadline move to a contender would only lift his outlook. DFS: tournament play, not a cash-game anchor, until the offense produces more than it has.
Respect the data, but 25.8 percent is a season average and the last few weeks tell a different story. Against Miami he saw three targets, same as Isaiah Davis, roughly ten percent of the team's looks, and his first one didn't come until the third quarter. Two catches, 26 yards. Meanwhile Omar Cooper has gone over 100 yards with a touchdown in back-to-back games and Mason Taylor drew six targets with two scores. Through seven games Wilson sits at 51 targets and 444 yards. That's a flex you hope on right now, not a WR2 you lock in.