Garrett Wilson on Frank Reich's offense: 'one of the offenses I'm going to look back on and love the most'
The Jets' star receiver is on his fourth offense in five years. At OTAs he gave Frank Reich's system a full endorsement, calling it player- and receiver-empowering.
Garrett Wilson is entering Year 5 on his fourth different offense, the kind of churn that wears on a young receiver. At the Jets' second OTA he sounded genuinely sold on the latest one: 'Honestly, this is probably one of the offenses that I'm going to look back on in a few years and love the most.'
What did Wilson actually say?
He described Frank Reich's system as player- and receiver-empowering, and framed it as the offense he expects to look back on most fondly. That's a notable endorsement from a player who has been through four coordinators in five seasons and has every reason to be skeptical of a new one. The buy-in matters because Wilson is the Jets' best offensive player, and his belief in the scheme tends to set the tone for the rest of the skill group.
Who's throwing him the ball?
Geno Smith. The Jets paired new offensive coordinator Frank Reich with Smith and a revamped pass-catching corps after a 3-14 2025 that featured a carousel of quarterbacks and a thin receiver room. Head coach Aaron Glenn has said Reich can take advantage of Smith's maturity and his ability to get the offense into the right play at the line. Smith operates behind a sturdier offensive line with Wilson and running back Breece Hall as the headline weapons.
What's the backup QB picture?
An open competition. Bailey Zappe, the most experienced of the group with nine career starts, took second-team reps in Week 1 of OTAs, but Glenn is explicitly calling the No. 2 job a competition between Zappe, Brady Cook, and rookie Cade Klubnik. It's the same situation we flagged earlier in the spring: the Jets never signed an established veteran backup, leaving the spot genuinely open through camp.
Why does the endorsement matter for the Jets?
Because the 2025 offense bottomed out, and the fix is scheme plus stability rather than a single star addition. Reich's track record is built on quarterback-friendly structure, and Wilson's public buy-in is the early evidence that the install is landing with the players who have to run it. A star receiver entering a contract-relevant stretch of his career saying this is the offense he'll love most is the kind of soft signal that tends to precede a bounce-back year.
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Sources
- ESPN: Jets' Garrett Wilson fully endorses Frank Reich at OTAs
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