The latest Garrett Wilson snub should rightfully leave Jets fans furious

Not even the good vibes of training camp can convince CBS Sports that New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson is worth respecting. 

For undetermined reasons, the outlet has been especially hard on Wilson throughout the offseason, even to the point where we’ve questioned whether there’s a personal anti-Wilson bias involved. 

The latest insult came on Friday, when a 12-man panel voted on the 10 best players at each position. Wilson failed to crack the top 10 receivers, which is unsurprising given CBS Sports’ previous lack of love for the fifth-year wideout. 

However, none of the 12 even deemed Wilson worthy of a vote. Yet Rashee Rice collected four points, and Zay Flowers even got a 10th-place vote. 

Anti-Garrett Wilson crusade just keeps getting worse for the New York Jets

To be clear, I’m not arguing that Wilson should have placed among the top five receivers. He’s an above-average starting wideout who is far closer to No. 10 than he is to No. 1, and there’s no shame in that. 

But you cannot convince me that Rice or Flowers were more deserving of at least one vote, whereas Wilson didn’t even land a single point. 

Rice’s continued off-field troubles make him a liability, and that’s being generous. All the talent in the world means nothing if you’re a liability with a track record of immaturity and terrible decision-making.

In fairness to Flowers, he’s quietly been incredibly reliable through his first three seasons. He already has two 1,000-yard campaigns, nearly 250 catches, and 15 touchdowns. 

Flowers only earned one vote, though. And yet Wilson didn’t even crack someone’s ballot? Make it make sense. 

Malik Nabers, being an honorable mention, fits a league-wide trend of analysts betting overly high on a receiver battling a lingering knee injury. Although I’m not as optimistic about Nabers as others are, I have less of an issue with him receiving votes than I do with Flowers or Rice. 

Based on their system, it looks like Rice only got one vote. However, someone likely ranked him No. 7, giving him four total points. 

Without getting too deep into Rice’s off-field problems, we should all collectively agree that availability must matter on a list like this. So is Wilson getting penalized for missing a significant part of last year? Nabers keeps getting love despite suffering a season-ending injury in the Giants’ fourth game. 

Then again, Drake London placed No. 9, and he’s become a media darling in the way that Wilson never has. Yet their situations are fairly similar: Both have shined for teams lacking stability at quarterback, though Wilson has three 1,000-yard seasons to London’s one. 

Look, I’m all for an open conversation. All I ask for is that you come with indisputable facts and meaningful analysis. We’ll see if CBS Sports ever takes that approach with Wilson and the Jets, though this summer has understandably left us skeptical.

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