The finest journeys take you house.
Jets extensive receiver Garrett Wilson will return to his house state of Ohio this weekend, however regardless of all of the family and friends set to observe him play on Sunday, it’s a enterprise journey for the rookie extensive receiver.
Gang Green will hit the highway for the primary time this season in opposition to the Cleveland Browns.
Wilson was born in Columbus and spent the majority of his childhood within the Buckeye State.
“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 informed 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 Columbus, the house of Ohio State University. He received a number of youth soccer titles as a quarterback whereas additionally enjoying AAU basketball.
Then when he was within the sixth grade, Wilson moved to Austin, Texas, the place he later attended Lake Travis High, the identical college that produced former Browns and present Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield.
From there, Wilson dedicated to enjoying for Ohio State as he ultimately 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 — Ok.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 yr in Columbus as Wilson recorded 70 receptions for 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns in 11 video games.
After his junior season, Wilson declared for the NFL Draft and the Jets chosen him with the tenth total choice. Although he’s having fun with his time with the Jets, Wilson says he nonetheless feels nostalgic serious about his Buckeye teammates.
“I miss the Buckeyes,” Wilson mentioned. “It’s a particular factor they bought there. Sometimes, I miss being a school pupil 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 tough 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 top zone till 1:04 left within the contest. With Gang Green’s offensive deficiencies, there’s an opportunity Wilson might be extra concerned within the recreation plan in opposition to the Browns this weekend.
“He’s not going to be at just one position,” mentioned 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 go performs the place he’s getting the ball, but additionally 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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Source: www.bostonherald.com