Is Garrett Wilson playing this week?
No injury designationGarrett Wilson has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Chicago Bears.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
Injury ripple · Week 4
Mitchell Out: Garrett Wilson Could See More Work, Allen and Williams Dip
↑ Up · More targets and snaps in games Mitchell has missed, though QB usage differs from now.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Scored 16.7 points last game against a typical 7.1 (trending up).
Why we say start
- Projected 9.6 points, #11 among WRs this week, inside the top 24 we recommend starting.
- Scored 16.7 points last game against a typical 7.1 (trending up).
- CHI's defense has allowed 14% more points to WRs than the league average.
- Averaging 9 targets a game.
- Played 94% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 7.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~20 pts
- Vegas line
- NYJ underdogs by 3.5
- Game total
- 43.5
- CHI vs WRs
- 14% more points
- Last game snaps
- 94%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
26
Height
6'0"
Weight
183 lb
College
Ohio State
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #10 (NYJ)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 71.8?
Wilson's grade of 68.1 is above average mainly because of his solid per-target value, worth +0.477 expected points per play, ranking 31st among 89 qualifying receivers. Everything else about his game graded close to average, and the slightly easier defenses he faced trimmed a small amount off the score. His grade is based on just 28 targets over 3 games, a small sample.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target of +0.477 per play, 31st of 89, drove most of the grade.
- Week 3 at Detroit: drew a defensive pass interference penalty on a 22-yard catch on 4th and 6, worth +4.7 expected points.
- Week 1 at Tennessee: converted a 4th and 2 with a 9-yard catch, worth +2.8 expected points.
Holding it back
- Week 2 vs Green Bay: two incomplete targets on 3rd and 7 and 2nd and 10 cost -1.6 and -1.2 expected points.
- Week 3 vs Detroit: a short catch for no gain on 3rd and 15 cost -1.0 expected points.
- Facing easier-than-average defenses trimmed 0.040 expected points per play off the grade.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.517
Success rate
57%
WPA (sum)
0.52
Opponent adj.
-0.041
Plays graded
28
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.