Jets huge receiver Garrett Wilson will return to his residence state this weekend, however it’s a little bit of a enterprise journey. Gang Green will hit the highway for the primary time this season in opposition to the Cleveland Browns.
Wilson, who was born in Columbus and spent the majority of his childhood in Ohio, could have a ton of members of the family in attendance for Sunday’s sport.
“The air is real smooth in Ohio and I’m excited to go back with all my family and friends in the stadium watching,” Wilson stated to the Daily News. “I’m ready to see some familiar faces on the other sideline. I’m really excited for all of that.”
Wilson grew up in Dublin, Ohio, which is a suburb of OSU’s hometown of Columbus. He received a number of youth soccer titles as a quarterback whereas additionally taking part in AAU basketball.
Then when he was within the sixth grade, Wilson moved to Austin, Texas, as he attended Lake Travis High, the identical college that produced former Browns and present Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield.
From there, Wilson dedicated to taking part in for Ohio State as he grew to become a star. But it didn’t occur in a single day as Wilson needed to compete for enjoying time with three future NFL draft picks — Okay.J. Hill Jr., Chris Olave and Jameson Williams, who ended up transferred to Alabama.
In three seasons, Wilson caught 143 catches for two,213 yards and 23 touchdowns. His finest season got here throughout his third 12 months in Columbus as Wilson recorded 70 receptions for 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns in 11 video games.
After his junior season in Columbus, Wilson declared for the NFL Draft and the Jets chosen him with the tenth general choice. Despite his enjoyment with the Jets to this point, Wilson says he nonetheless feels nostalgic desirous about his Buckeye teammates.
“I miss the Buckeyes,” Wilson stated. “It’s a particular factor they acquired there. Sometimes, I miss being a university scholar and the comradery and all of that.
“I always keep track of what’s going on. If I’m not watching the game, I got my app up checking the score. I always keep track of all the players that are doing well. I saw Marvin Harrison’s (Jr.) performance last week. Those are all my boys, my dogs and I love them. And I have to keep track of them still. I know they do the same thing for me.”
The Jets are coming off a troublesome 24-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Although Wilson solely performed 41 snaps in opposition to the Ravens, he caught 4 passes for 52 yards as he averaged 13 yards per reception.
The downside for the Jets was they couldn’t discover the tip zone till 1:04 left within the contest. With Gang Green’s offensive deficiencies, there’s an opportunity Wilson may very well be extra concerned within the sport plan in opposition to the Browns this weekend.
“He’s not going to be at just one position,” stated offensive coordinator Mike Lafleur. “He’s going to be at our slot place, he’s going to be at our Z and for him with the ability to function each single play and never simply the move performs the place he’s getting the ball, but in addition after we are operating the ball. When he’s operating the pretend jet sweeps and stuff, that operation must get to 100% and he is aware of that.
“The game is not too big for him. “You never know going into the first game, but I had a pretty good idea on how he was going to react. But I also felt like that with other rookies and all of a sudden, the bright lights get pretty big.”
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