There are two ways to play fantasy football. You can play it safe, or you can swing for the fences. It’s always risky to chase outliers, but outliers are how we separate from our competitors.
With that in mind, we’re going through bold fantasy takes for every NFL team, with this installment looking at the New York Jets.
New York Jets: Aaron Rodgers Is Done, Another Failure-To-Launch Season for Garrett Wilson
I have zero doubts about Garrett Wilson’s talent. He’s as good as everyone thinks but can’t overcome poor QB play (very few can).
For the past two seasons, Wilson has been unable to realize his potential with Zach Wilson under center. This year, he’s finally poised to get a healthy Aaron Rodgers…or is he?
Rodgers is 40 years old and coming off a torn Achilles. When we last saw him play, he was pretty mediocre throwing to a similar group of receivers that Jordan Love was able to thrive with last season in Green Bay.
What if it’s over for Rodgers?
The Jets are better insulated than they were last year now that they have Tyrod Taylor as the backup quarterback. However, Taylor isn’t about to propel Wilson to the WR1 season his ADP suggests he’ll have.
Garrett Wilson Fantasy Profile
What do we know about Wilson through two seasons? We know that the athletic profile is as elite as we suspected and that the ceiling efforts are there.
Despite the struggles listed above, Wilson does have five 100-yard games on his NFL résumé. He has more catches in each of his professional seasons than Mike Evans or Amari Cooper has in either of their past two.
Talent and opportunity are bubbling beneath the surface; we just need some stability under center to unlock them.
There’s no debating that Rodgers is going to upgrade the quarterback position, but he comes with a wide range of outcomes.
Not long ago, he won back-to-back MVPs, but Rodgers also posted the lowest passer rating of his career in his final season with the Green Bay Packers. He is a 40-year-old coming off a brutal injury.
How lucky do you feel?
Check out Pro Football Network’s full fantasy football profile of Garrett Wilson right here.