Fantasy Football Week 3 Waiver Wire Player Spotlight: Garrett Wilson Becoming Go To Wide Receiver For Jets
The 2022 NFL rookie wide receiver class was once again loaded with Drake London, Garrett Wilson, Jameson Williams, Chris Olave, Jahan Dotson, Treylon Burks all being drafted among the first 20 picks of the draft. Through two weeks we've seen top performances from a handful of these receivers with Jahan Dotson having three touchdowns through the first two games for the Commanders, Drake London leading the Falcons in all receiving categories and Garrett Wilson having a breakout Week 2 as pat of the Jets comeback win against the Browns.
When it comes to the Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire, London is unlikely to be had but both Dotson and Wilson do find themselves with rostership percentages under 40% in some standard league platforms. So, when picking between the two which should you be looking to put a waiver wire claim in on this week? For me, the answer if Garrett Wilson. Let's dive in on the Jets first round pick wide receiver.
Garrett Wilson Taking Over As Jets WR1
With the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft the New York Jets made Garrett Wilson the second wide receiver drafted, going two picks after the Falcons took Drake London. Wilson had a fantastic final season at Ohio State, finishing with 70 receptions for 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns. Heading into the year he figured to immediately break the Jets starting lineup but some still wondered where he would rank in the target pecking order after Elijah Moore and Zach Wilson connected during the final stretch of the 2021 regular season. A preseason injury to Wilson however moved veteran QB Joe Flacco into the starting role and through the first two weeks of the year Wilson has been one of the top receiving option in this Jets offense. In Week 1 against a tough Ravens defense Wilson finished with four catches on eight targets for 52 yards. He saw just 49% of the team's offensive snaps with both Corey Davis and Elijah Moore seeing more playing time. In Week 2 Wilson saw his snap share increase to 61% and while, one again, Davis and Moore played more snaps, it was Wilson who led the team in receiving with eight catches on 14 targets for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson has a team best 21.4% target rate and seeing the jump in snap share is exactly what fantasy managers need to pay attention to as the Jets used more three wide receiver sets than they did the week prior. After a big performance like this Wilson is going to be a hot waiver wire commodity and one you should look to target because this rookie wide receiver draft class is shaping up to be a special one.
The upcoming schedule for the Jets isn't exactly a walk in the park but that may only help the value of Wilson as New York figures to be playing from behind and we did just see Joe Flacco with 59 pass attempts against the Ravens so the team is not shy about letting him sling it. In Week 3 the Jets are home against the Bengals who are 0-2 on the season after losing to Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2. Let's see if Wilson can take advantage of this Bengals defense.
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