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When is Garrett Wilson coming back? Will Garrett Wilson play again this season? Read about Garrett Wilson's return date and injury updates for 2026.
There was hope that 2026 would finally be the year veteran wide receiver Garrett Wilson takes the next step and becomes the WR1 his talent suggests he could be. The Jets entered the season with an upgraded quarterback room (Geno Smith) and a new offensive coordinator (Frank Reich).
Instead, it’s been another frustrating season where fantasy managers have been forced to watch Wilson produce high-end weeks while navigating duds and mediocre performances. Those frustrations likely culminated in a missed game in Week 9 due to the concussion protocol.
Is Garrett Wilson healthy? When will he return to the field? Read below to find out.
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Garrett Wilson Injury Update for Fantasy Football
Garrett Wilson was having one of his better games of the season against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8, catching six of 12 targets for 83 yards. Unfortunately, Wilson took a big hit from safety Jeremy Chinn on the second-to-last play of the game and suffered a concussion.
Wilson was unable to clear concussion protocol before Week 9’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs and was promptly ruled out. Head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters he was hopeful that Wilson would be able to play in Week 10, a sentiment that was backed up by a limited practice participation on Wednesday.
Given that he has already returned to practice, he is on track to suit up in Week 10.
Analysis: Aaron Glenn "Very Hopeful" That Garrett Wilson Will Play in Week 10
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Garrett Wilson Fantasy Football Outlook
Fantasy managers bought back into the Garrett Wilson experience in 2026 under the belief that his inability to truly break out at this point in his career was due to the quality of his offensive environment and a string of bad to terrible quarterback play.
Wilson has flashed the talent to be a WR1 in the NFL despite bad quarterbacks. Over his first three seasons, he averaged 156.3 targets, 93 receptions, 1,083 receiving yards, and 4.7 touchdowns per season. However, the lack of receptions and touchdowns kept Wilson from ever averaging more than 15.0 fantasy points per game or finishing above WR18 in PPR scoring formats.
Injuries cut Wilson’s 2025 season short, where he once again produced 14.2 fantasy points, which would have helped him finish as the WR15 if it held up for the full season.
The target quality for Wilson has been better this season, but he’s struggled to command the same target share as previous years thanks to an influx of pass-catching competition and a quarterback who is capable of spreading the ball to numerous players.
Over Wilson’s first four seasons, he averaged 9.1 targets per game. That number is down to 7.8 in 2026. Wilson has been efficient as ever (12.3 yards per reception), but the lack of volume and the depth of the targets (10.4, highest since his rookie season) have led to inconsistent weekly production. He is once again averaging 14.2 PPR points per game and is currently the WR18 in PPR.
There have still been occasional flashes of brilliance. Wilson finished as the WR3 in Week 3 (26.7 points) and the WR7 in Week 5 (23.4). He has three games with double-digit targets and has gone over 100 receiving yards twice.
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Wilson is still far outpacing the rest of the team’s pass-catching weapons in targets (63), but there are five other players on the team who have between 24 and 34 targets. Seven different players have caught a touchdown this season, which also limits Wilson’s ability to have explosive scoring weeks.
There is no question that Wilson is a weekly top-24 option in fantasy again this season. However, the team has a number of other weapons like Adonai Mitchell or 2026 first-round picks Omar Cooper Jr. and Kenyon Sadiq that are also capable of earning targets. He will need to get hot touchdown luck to finally climb into the top 12 WRs on a weekly basis.
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