Garrett Wilson made a pair of catches on third down, one for 15 yards in the first quarter and one for 19 yards in the third quarter, that accounted for 34 of his 54 receiving yards in Sunday’s 19-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at MetLife Stadium.
The third-year wide receiver who was the Jets’ top selection (No. 10 overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft, is on the cusp of surpassing 1,000 receiving yards for the third straight season. He currently has 987 yards (to go with his team-leading 90 catches) to his credit, with two games left in the 2024 NFL season. He has eclipsed 100 yards in four games so far this season, though he has expressed his frustration over limited targets (6 at Jacksonville, 7 vs. the Rams) in recent games. There’s little doubt he will become the first Jet and the fifth NFL receiver to start an NFL career with three consecutive 80-catch, 1,000-yard seasons.
“We got to find ways to get Garrett the ball more often,” interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich told reporters Monday morning. “He’s one of the best players on our team, if not one of the best players in this league, especially at his position. So the progression, for a lot of different reasons, from a cover standpoint, took him [QB Aaron Rodgers] off Garrett. But at the same time, we got to find ways to get him the ball for sure.
“When you have a player as good as he is who is very obviously frustrated. I mean, he’s made that pretty apparent over the last couple of weeks.”
Coming from a winning college program — at Ohio State — like so many other NFL players, Wilson has often spoken about his burning desire to win and frustration over losing. No. 5 has proved his worth and his talent for the spectacular, like his incredible one-handed TD grab in a win over Houston on Halloween night that can easily qualify as one of the best plays in the league this season.
“I think if you weren’t frustrated, I think that would bother me,” Ulbrich said. “I…
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