CBS Sports just became Garrett Wilson and the Jets’ newest enemy

At some point, perhaps even in a past life, New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson wronged CBS Sports NFL analyst Pete Prisco.

Maybe Wilson cost Prisco his fantasy league last year, or he accidentally took his parking spot outside a coffee shop.

Walking that extra block can be a pain, especially when the calendar turns to December.

Whatever Wilson did, Prisco clearly still holds a grudge, because how else can you explain Prisco omitting the Jets’ fifth-year receiver from his annual top-100 players list?

CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco did Garrett Wilson dirty, and we’re not sure why

Prisco included 13 receivers among his top 100 players, and most of the names won’t surprise you. 

Respectfully, no one is putting Wilson in the same category as Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, or Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

But when you see some of the players who did crack Prisco’s list, you’ll understand our incredulity.

Atlanta’s Drake London, who has one 1,000-yard season through four years, is No. 96. Wilson opened his career with three consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns, yet he’s not above London? 

Alright then.

Prisco then ranked the Giants’ Malik Nabers No. 99 despite two knee surgeries, the latter of which could keep him out for Week 1. 

“So there is reason for concern,” Prisco wrote. 

If there’s reason for concern, then why is Nabers on the list, and Wilson isn’t!?

CBS Sports keeps disrespecting Garrett Wilson — and, by extension, the Jets

We can look past no other Jets players making Prisco’s rankings, though former Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (No. 48 on Prisco’s list) and defensive lineman Quinnen Williams (No. 54) deservedly earned spots.

Our problem is that Prisco determined the NFL’s 100 best players, yet he went with a slightly above-average receiver and someone whose status is unclear instead of picking Wilson.

It’s also worth noting that Prisco’s CBS Sports colleague, Garrett Podell, recently suggested that Wilson could be the next big-name NFL player to request a trade.

Podell argued that things are “bleak” in New York, but conveniently failed to point out that if Wilson felt that way, he’d likely have asked out following Gardner and Williams’ departures last November.

Take a step back and look at things objectively, and you’ll understand why I’m personally so flabbergasted. 

If we’re going to analyze the NFL, then we need to be fair and use common sense. 

The idea that Wilson isn’t a top-13 receiver is mind-boggling. I personally have no problem if someone says he’s not quite a top-10 receiver, though I’d disagree. 

Putting Nabers and London higher is certainly a choice, and it’s absolutely the wrong one.

But, Prisco wrote something, we read it, and then we reacted, so CBS Sports wins.

So it goes in the modern NFL.

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