Garrett Wilson

Now that's what we want to hear. It would have been really silly given the current look of the roster for the Jets to not forcefeed Wilson -- we're talking about a depth chart where Allen Lazard is an easy second -- but it's always good to hear some validation behind the idea. The overall talent level of the Jets offense may cap Wilson's ceiling, but he looks like a great bet to rebound from a down 2024 spent watching Aaron Rodgers throw at other targets.

The Jets want to get through the draft first. Once they do, GM Darren Mougey said, they ll talk to representatives of Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson about contract extensions. The Jets goal: Find good, young players.

The Jets drafted Wilson (No. 10 overall) and Gardner (No. 4 overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft, both players will almost assuredly have their fifth-year options picked up. That means the Jets will be negotiating from a position of strength with two years of rights in hand. There were trade rumors around Wilson late last season, but they seem to have dissipated since the team parted ways with Aaron Rodgers. We expect these talks to drag out through the remainder of the offseason as extension talks often find a natural deadline right before the start of the season, but Wilson and Gardner are players the Jets should be building around.

The Jets drafted Wilson (No. 10 overall) and Gardner (No. 4 overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft, which means both players are scheduled to hit free agency after the 2025 NFL season. Both players can be retained for the 2026 NFL season via their first-round contract's fifth-year option, but the deadline to activate the option is May 1st. The 2025 NFL Draft takes place April 24th-April 26th. Jets general manager Darren Mougey can, of course, continue long-term negotiations after activating the option, but the May 1st activation date still serves as a soft deadline of sorts.

The deal is worth "up to" $5 million. "Up to" is undoubtedly doing even more heavy lifting than usual in the case of a player who was cut by the Broncos in December and Jaguars earlier this month. Now on the wrong side of 30, Reynolds does offer plenty of experience as a boundary role player. We wouldn't consider him a guarantee to crack the Jets' 53-man roster, but he is signing relatively early in the offseason for a fringe option. That gives him a leg up in a really shaky receiver group behind Garrett Wilson.