Garrett Wilson is headed to the New York Jets. How he fits on their depth chart
Garrett Wilson is headed to the New York Jets after being selected 10th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday.
Wilson, a 6-foot, 183-pound junior, played in 33 games for the Buckeyes, starting 19 during his final two seasons in Columbus. He caught 143 passes for 2,213 yards and 23 touchdowns. Like most players in the draft, Wilson's career numbers were impacted by lost games during the 2020 campaign that was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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His best season was his last and it came as Ohio State had an NFL-caliber wide receivers room. Wilson's teammate Chris Olave was taken right after Wilson with the 11th pick by New Orleans, and his other teammate, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, could be among the top receivers in the 2023 NFL Draft.
As a junior, Wilson caught 12 touchdowns and 70 passes and averaged 15.1 yards per catch. He finished with 1,058 yards receiving. He opted out of the Rose Bowl.
The star from Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, the same program that produced Browns quarterback Bake Mayfield, is now headed to New York.
Here's how he fits in on his new NFL team.
How Garrett Wilson fits on the Jets depth chart
Leading up to the draft, the rumor was the Jets would trade the No. 10 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers for wide receiver Deebo Samuel. Instead, they used the pick on Wilson to go along with second-year quarterback Zach Wilson. The Jets have now surrounded the former BYU signal caller with several weapons on Robert Saleh's offense.
“The Jets got themselves a playmaker,” Joel Klatt said of the pick of Wilson on NFL Network.
Wilson joins a wide receiver group in New York with Corey Davis, Elijah Moore and Denzel Mims. Moore paced New York in receiving last season with 43 receptions for 538 yards and five touchdowns.
“I’m excited to go to the Big Apple for sure,” Wilson told Melissa Stark on the NFL Network broadcast.
Here's what the Jets wide receiver depth chart looked like before the draft:
Corey Davis
Elijah Moore
Braxton Berrios
Denzel Mims
DJ Montgomery
Jeff Smith
Buckeyes drafted in the first round
2022: 10, Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets
2021: 11, Justin Fields, QB, Chicago
2020: 2, Chase Young, DE, Washington
2020: 3, Jeff Okudah, CB, Detroit
2020: 19, Damon Arnette, CB, Oakland
2019: 2, Nick Bosa, DE, San Francisco
2019: 15, Dwayne Haskins, QB, Washington
2018: 4, Denzel Ward, CB, Cleveland
2018: 21, Billy Price, C, Cincinnati
2017: 11, Marshon Lattimore, CB, New Orleans
2017: 15, Malik Hooker, S, Indianapolis
2017: 24, Gareon Conley, CB, Oakland
2016: 3, Joey Bosa, DE, San Diego
2016: 4, Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas
2016: 10, Eli Apple, CB, New York
2016: 16, Taylor Decker, T, Detroit
2016: 20, Darron Lee, LB, New York Jets
2014: 15, Ryan Shazier, LB, Pittsburgh
2014: 31, Bradley Roby, CB, Denver
2011: 31, Cameron Heyward, DE, Pittsburgh
2009: 14, Malcolm Jenkins, CB, New Orleans
2009: 31, Beanie Wells, RB, Arizona
2008: 6, Vernon Gholston, DE, New York Jets
2007: 9, Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Miami
2007: 32, Anthony Gonzalez, WR, Indianapolis
2006: 5, A.J. Hawk, LB, Green Bay
2006: 8, Donte Whitner, S, Buffalo
2006: 18, Bobby Carpenter, LB, Dallas
2006: 25, Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh
2006: 29, Nick Mangold, C, New York Jets
2004: 18, Will Smith, DE, New Orleans
2004: 28, Chris Gamble, CB, Carolina
2004: 29, Michael Jenkins, WR, Atlanta
2001: 21, Nate Clements, CB, Buffalo
2001: 29, Ryan Pickett, DT, St. Louis Rams
2000: 24, Ahmed Plummer, CB, San Francisco
1999: 8, David Boston, WR, Arizona
1999: 23, Antoine Winfield, CB, Buffalo
1999: 28, Andy Katzenmoyer, LB, New England
1997: 1, Orlando Pace, T, St. Louis Rams
1997: 3, Shawn Springs, CB, Seattle
1996: 7, Terry Glenn, WR, New England
1996: 9, Rickey Dudley, TE, Oakland
1996: 14, Eddie George, RB, Houston
1995: 8, Joey Galloway, WR, Seattle
1995: 24, Korey Stringer, T, Minnesota
1995: 30, Craig Powell, LB, Cleveland
1994: 1, Dan Wilkinson, DT, Cincinnati
1993: 21, Robert Smith, RB, Minnesota
1992: 22, Alonzo Spellman, DE, Chicago
1991: 19, Vinnie Clark, CB, Green Bay
1988: 16, Eric Kumerow, DE, Miami
1986: 10, Keith Byars, RB, Miami
1985: 12, Jim Lachey, T, San Diego
1984: 27, William Roberts, G, NY Giants
1982: 4, Art Schlichter, QB, Baltimore
1979: 1, Tom Cousineau, LB, Buffalo
1978: 4, Chris Ward, T, New York
1977: 23, Bob Brudzinski, LB, LA Rams
1976: 21, Tim Fox, DB, New England
1976: 24, Archie Griffin, RB, Cincinnati
1975: 12, Kurt Schumacher, G, New Orleans
1975: 20, Doug France, T, LA Rams
1975: 24, Neil Colzie, DB, Oakland
1974: 3, John Hicks, T, New York Giants
1974: 13, Rick Middleton, LB, New Orleans
1974: 14, Randy Gradishar, LB, Denver
1971: 9, John Brockington, RB, Green Bay
1971: 19, Jack Tatum, DB, Oakland
1971: 24, Leo Hayden, RB, Minnesota
1969: 14, Rufus Mayes, T, Chicago
1969: 26, Dave Foley, T, New York Jets
1964: Paul Warfield, WR, Cleveland
1963: Daryl Sanders, T, Detroit
1963: Bob VGel, T, Baltimore
1962: Bob Ferguson, FB, Pittsburgh
1961: Tom Matte, RB, Baltimore
1960: Birtho Arnold, OL, Buffalo
1960: Jim Houston, LB, Cleveland
1960: Bob White, FB, Houston
1959: Don Clark, RB, Chicago
1959: Dan James, T, San Francisco
1957: Jim Parker, T, Baltimore
1956: Hopalong Cassady, RB, Detroit
1950: Fred Morrison, FB, Chicago
1938: Jim McDonald, DB, Philadelphia
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: How Ohio State star Garrett Wilson fits on the New York Jets
