Good luck to NFL teams looking to 'check in' on Jets only star

The New York Jets enter the 2026 NFL Draft looking for new stars to add to their ranks. After all, what other kinds of players are teams looking for with premier draft picks like No. 2 and No. 16 overall?

After the team dealt cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams last offseason, there's little to no star power on the Jets' roster. There aren't many names that will ring a bell in casual football watchers' households.

All but one name, that is. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson, the lone player remaining from New York's star-studded 2022 draft class, is arguably one of the top receivers in all of football. He's under contract until 2030 and isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

The Jets definitely know that, but it appears teams around the league aren't aware of the fact that you would have to pry Wilson from New York's cold, dead hands.

No, Garrett Wilson is not getting traded at the 2026 NFL Draft

Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson reported that NFL teams are expected to "check in" on Wilson around the 2026 NFL Draft.

Sure, teams can check in all they want, but that doesn't change the fact that the star wideout isn't going anywhere. At last year's trade deadline frenzy, when the Jets were taking calls on every player they could, Wilson was the only player who wasn't on the table.

Even this offseason, when it looked like the Jets were once again ready to start wheeling and dealing with moves like dumping Jermaine Johnson and Justin Fields, Wilson was once again off limits.

It's not hard to imagine why. The Ohio State product is easily the Jets' best player, especially after moving on from Gardner last year. He's the key to New York's offense and will be the safety blanket for whichever young quarterback they land in the near future.

Even this past season, when the Jets had one of the league's worst passing offenses, Wilson was finding a way to put up numbers.

Heading into Week 6 against the Denver Broncos, Wilson was the AFC's leading receiver in yards and touchdowns, boasting 36 catches, 395 yards, and four touchdowns in six games. Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury during the game that would cost him the rest of the season.

Despite not catching a pass after that game, Wilson still managed to lead the Jets in receiving yards, which may be an indictment on New York's pass-catching core, but is still an eye-opening stat nonetheless.

All this to say, the Jets won't be trading Wilson before, during, or after the 2026 NFL Draft, unless some team decides to offer their entire stock of draft capital and throw in a star player or two.

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