Two young stars for Jets acknowledged by national media in rare honor
Ah, to be young and talented. That’s exactly what pff.com thinks of a few New York Jets. In a recent post, pff.com put together an all 2000’s team. And I don’t mean a list of the best players who played from 2000 to now. I mean a list of the best players who were born […]
Ah, to be young and talented. That’s exactly what pff.com thinks of a few New York Jets.
In a recent post, pff.com put together an all 2000’s team. And I don’t mean a list of the best players who played from 2000 to now. I mean a list of the best players who were born after the year 2000.
While the sample size for this type of list is relatively small in the NFL, there are a lot of really talented big names that have bright futures in the NFL. Including two who play for the Jets.
The first and most obvious name on the list is Sauce Gardner. PFF writes about the starting corner.
Arguably already the best cornerback in the NFL, Gardner has posted a 91.2 PFF overall grade over the past two seasons to lead all cornerbacks. He has allowed a 60.8 passer rating over that stretch, which ranks second at the position, as well as 0.52 receiving yards per coverage snap, which not only leads all players at the position, but the gap between him and the second-best cornerback is the same size as the gap between the second-best and the 15th-best player.
Gardner is truly one of the best young players in the game today. Pff had already graded Sauce the best corner in the game in an early publication. In just two seasons since being drafted number four overall out of the University of Cincinnati, Gardner has been the best corner in the league and is still working to get better.
The Jets realize the talent they have in Sauce and head coach Robert Saleh intends to maximize on that talent a little bit more this season by allowing the 23-year-old to travel with the opposing team’s best receiver.
While Sauce was an obvious choice for the defense, not surprising to Jets fans is that the man taken 10th overall that same year is the other Jets name to appear on this list. 23-year-old Garrett Wilson is one of the three receivers to make the “all 2000’s team”. Pff wrote this of Wilson:
While Wilson lacked stability at quarterback over the first two seasons of his career, he has already established himself as one of the best young wide receivers in the league. Despite experiencing a sophomore slump in 2023, he still earned an 83.0 PFF receiving grade over the past two seasons, ranking 20th among 82 qualifying receivers. Once Wilson gets better quarterback play — the hope is that comes from Aaron Rodgers in 2024 — he is expected to put up better numbers. The Jets' passing game revolves around him, as he has been targeted on 24.2% of pass plays since 2022, which ranks 15th among wide receivers.
Wilson has quietly amassed fantastic numbers in two years with the Jets, but everyone in Jets nation is excited to see what he will do this year with a healthy Aaron Rodgers at the helm. We all remember what we saw in the very limited time when both Rodgers and Wilson were on the field.
Both Sauce and Garrett Wilson will be focal building blocks for the New York Jets for years to come. Hopefully the Jets can get out ahead of the market next offseason to get them both locked up to a long term deal. It is nice to see them get the recognition they deserve from a national media outlet.
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