Garrett Wilson

Wide Receiver, New York Jets · #5.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 5
Born: Jul 22, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Austin, TX, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 183 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

8th in receptions 31

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	31	42	374	12.1	3	32	18	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	31	42	374	11.8	3	32	18	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	346	570	4,018	11.6	21	68	199	10	9	0.9	7	7	5

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	48 targets	+0.51	58%		18th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	7	11	104	14.9	1	32	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CHI	L 23-12	3	4	27	9.0	0	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DET	L 31-24	10	13	107	10.7	1	32	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	5	7	57	11.4	1	17	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	6	7	79	13.2	0	31	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Garrett Wilson (born July 22, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected 10th overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL draft. Wilson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

From Wikipedia’s article on Garrett Wilson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Wilson was born in Chicago on July 22, 2000, but grew up in Dublin, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus) until the age of 11. He attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, winning a 6A state championship along with Charlie Brewer in 2016; Wilson would go on to break multiple Lake Travis wide receiver records, including total career receptions (204), total yards (3,359) and total touchdowns (55). Wilson played in the 2019 All-American Bowl. A five-star recruit, he was ranked as the second-highest receiver and committed to play college football at Ohio State University.

College career

As a true freshman at Ohio State in 2019, Wilson played in all 14 games and had 30 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns. Entering 2020, he was moved from an outside receiver to slot receiver. On November 21, 2020, Wilson became the second player in school history to record four straight games with at least 100 yards receiving. Wilson opted out of the 2022 Rose Bowl to focus on preparing for the 2022 NFL draft.

Personal life

Wilson's father, Kenny Wilson, played basketball at Davidson College. Wilson has been friends with New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty since childhood.

From Wikipedia’s article on Garrett Wilson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹