New York Jets QB Zach Wilson heads into his 2nd professional season in 2022, and he is expected to take a big step forward. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft could get off to a slow start, however.
Below, we look at Zach Wilson‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Wilson suffered a torn meniscus and bone bruise in the 1st quarter of the team’s Aug. 12 preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, he will miss 2 to 4 weeks, and is a question mark for the regular-season opener, clouding his fantasy future a bit.
Wilson passed for 2,334 yards, 9 TD and 11 INT in 13 games last season, completing just 55.6% of his pass attempts. He was also on his back a lot, getting sacked 44 times, or an average of more than 3 times per game.
The good news for Wilson is that the team brought in WR Garrett Wilson, arguably the top wide receiver available in the 2022 NFL Draft, snagged free agent TE C.J. Uzomah, upgraded the run game significantly with the drafting of RB Breece Hall and spent big money to grab T Laken Tomlinson on a 3-year deal.
Zach Wilson’s ADP: 127.63
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Wilson’s ADP (in redraft leagues) means he will likely be available off the waiver wire in a majority of leagues. At this point he is looking like a low-end QB2 or high-end QB3, and the early preseason injury and questionable status for the regular-season opener certainly doesn’t help his fantasy cause.
In keeper league drafts his ADP is a tick better at 103.83, but he is still well down the line and it won’t take a major investment if you’re rather bullish on him.
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Zach Wilson’s 2021 stats
Games: 13
Passing yards: 2,334
Completions | attempts: 213 | 383
Passing touchdowns: 9
Interceptions: 11
Carries | rushing yards: 29 | 185
Rushing touchdowns: 4
Where should you draft Wilson?
In redraft leagues the answer to the above question is rather simple – you shouldn’t. Even in leagues requiring 2 starting signal callers, it’s unlikely Wilson will be drafted. If so, he’ll be nothing more than a late-round pick in those formats as a reserve.
Toss in the fact he enters the season with an injury, coming off an August arthroscopy, he is a huge question mark. Fantasy managers do not like uncertainty heading into a new season, even from a tried and true veteran. Wilson is none of those things, and while he has tremendous upside, it’s probably best to either let him be someone else’s headache, or snag him off the waiver wire once he starts to get rolling well into September.
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