When Corey Davis retired this past summer, the NY Jets wide receiver depth chart got much thinner. With Randall Cobb and Alan Lazard having disappointing seasons, the problem only seemed to get worse. Garrett Wilson has proven his worth with another 1,000-yard season. So the question on the minds of many Jets fans is, what will the Jets do at wide receiver next season? The draft is always possible, but I saw this thread posted in our Jets Community about the NY Jets Wide Receiver situation and felt it was worth sharing. Poster, Football Guy, outlined things this way:
A lot of talk has been about the OL and QB positions, but adding a perimeter WR is a move the Jets (and Rodgers) have made clear that they have been angling to do since the trade deadline.
Analyzing what they currently have, they realistically only need one piece at WR. Garrett Wilson is the bonafide #1, Lazard (hopefully) improves as the WR3/4. With a healthy Rodgers throwing to him, Gipson maintains a situational role, Jason Brownlee serves as a backup, and Irv Charles sticks as a core special teamer. They may acquire more than one, but chances are they would be depth options to compete with Gipson/Brownlee/Charles.
It was reported that the Jets reached out to Las Vegas, Tampa Bay, and Cincinnati to check on the availability of Davante Adams, Mike Evans, and Tee Higgins, but they were not available first go around. None of them is a given. Adams may opt to remain on the West Coast, Evans could be franchised/remain in TB, and Tee Higgins is likely to be franchise-tagged (possibly traded thereafter). Still, we’d face stiff competition for all. Below are all the names I’m monitoring as potential Free Agents / trade candidates:
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