Tyrod Taylor just put Garrett Wilson on a Hall of Fame path with bold claim

The NY Jets finally drafted a young wide receiver who has developed into one of the best in the game, and they have rewarded emerging star Garrett Wilson with a four-year contract extension that will pay him over $32 million per season. The team is expecting big things from their best skill position player heading into the 2025 season.

With Josh Reynolds currently the No. 2 wide receiver on the depth chart, the Jets' passing game will be Wilson's show to run in 2025. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who has seen a thing or two in this league, thinks that Wilson's potential is sky high.

Taylor said that Wilson is one of the top two receivers that he has ever played with, which is saying a lot for a player who came into the league during the 2011 season. Taylor has played with some of the best receivers of his era, adding even more force behind this comment.

Keep in mind that Taylor played with Anquan Boldin during his first few seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and linked up with Keenan Allen in his time with the Los Angeles Chargers. Putting Wilson ahead of one of those players is one of the biggest compliments Taylor could hand out.

Jets QB Tyrod Taylor puts Garrett Wilson in elite WR tier

Wilson is one of just five players in NFL history who has recorded 80 catches and over 1,000 yards in each of the last three seasons. That production is even more impressive in hindsight, as Wilson had arguably the worst collective quarterback play in the league during that time.

Even in the one year where Wilson received competent quarterback play from Aaron Rodgers, he had to deal with Davante Adams arriving mid-season and taking away targets. Zach Wilson was No. 5's quarterback for most of his career, and names like Mike White, Tim Boyle, and Chris Streveler all tossed passes to Wilson in that span.

Even though the Jets plan to run the ball often with Justin Fields (or Taylor) as their quarterback, Wilson has proven to be a fairly quarterback-proof player early in his career. This passing game is going to live and die with Wilson, and that is by design.

Wilson needs to show that he can take the step from a very good wide receiver to an unquestioned elite one this season, but Taylor thinks he has more than enough baseline raw talent to accomplish that goal.