Garrett Wilson

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2021: 70 catches, 1,058 receiving yards, 12 TD.

WR · Ohio State · So. · #5

6′0″ · 193 lb · Austin, TX

CFB Index 84 · #25 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAll-AmericanNew York — drafted 2022, Rd 1, Pick 10, #10 overall

On production he ranks #25 of 468 WRs; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

5★

WR recruit

No. 20 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

Statement game10 rec · 126 yds · 3 TDvs Purdue (FBS) · W 59-31

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2021: 70 catches, 1,058 receiving yards, 12 TD.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Ohio State in 2019.
Drafted round 1 by the New York in 2022.
Named All-America (The Athletic) in 2021.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #10 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 2,213 receiving yards, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #10 overall by New York.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 169 yds vs Indiana.Indiana · W 42-352020

201913 games

Signed with Ohio State5-star out of Lake Travis

20206 games

The snaps went the other way.

All-Big Tenfirst

202111 games

All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
All-Big Tensecond

2022

Drafted by New Yorkround 1, pick 10

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#20 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #10

New York · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

2 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM

All-Big Ten 2nd team (2021)

Featured in The Canon

#56

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

#10Rd 1 · Pick 10

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ryan Day — 31-4 over that span.

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

84All-Conference level #25 of 468?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (85th percentile). Strength: rec tds (98th percentile). Concern: catch rate (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#97 / 655 · 85th pct

11.9%

Yards / catch#135 / 655 · 79th pct

15.1

Explosive rate#166 / 655 · 75th pct

17.8%

EPA / target#178 / 655 · 73rd pct

0.84

Catch rate#468 / 655 · 29th pct

69.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#7 / 557 · 98th pct

Rec yards#32 / 557 · 94th pct

1058

Long catch#33 / 557 · 94th pct

Receptions#42 / 557 · 93rd pct

Rush yards#29 / 273 · 89th pct

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Yards / catch#146 / 557 · 73rd pct

15.1

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	6.7	104	16.6	1.3
Road4g	5.8	82.2	15.8	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	91.0	19.0	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	7.8	102	13.2	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #25 of 468 WRs

Former five-star. Now #25 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Ohio State	70	1,058	15.1	12	--
2020	Ohio State	43	723	16.8	6	--
2019	Ohio State	30	432	14.4	5	--
Career		143	2,213	15.5	23	--

Season	Team
2021	Ohio State	4	76	--	68	--
2020	Ohio State	2	67	4	51	--
2019	Ohio State	--	--	--	86	--
Career		6	143	4	205	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.21C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 77 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 1 · Minnesota · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.37Garrett Wilson 56 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick)
Week 11 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.92Garrett Wilson run for 51 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 11 · Purdue · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +3.59C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 24 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 4 · Akron · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.36Kyle McCord pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 57 yds to the Akron 16 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Penn State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.30C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 10 yds to the OHIOST 49 for a 1ST down PENN ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Joey Porter Jr.) to the PnSt 34 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Purdue · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.22C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 21 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)
Week 6 · Maryland · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.06C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 29 yds to the Mary 34 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Rutgers · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.87Garrett Wilson 32 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick)
Week 6 · Maryland · 4&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.85C.J. Stroud pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 2 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-31@ Minnesota	5	80	16.0	1	56
Wk 2	L 28-35vs Oregon	8	117	14.6	1	27
Wk 3	W 41-20vs Tulsa	6	70	11.7	1	20
Wk 4	W 59-7vs Akron	4	124	31.0	0	57
Wk 5	W 52-13@ Rutgers	3	71	23.7	1	32
Wk 6	W 66-17vs Maryland	5	84	16.8	2	29	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 54-7@ Indiana	5	59	11.8	0	21
Wk 9	W 33-24vs Penn State	7	82	11.7	0	19
Wk 11	W 59-31vs Purdue	10	126	12.6	3	24	Season-high 126 yds
Wk 12	W 56-7vs Michigan State	7	126	18.0	2	77	2 TD catches
Wk 13	L 27-42@ Michigan	10	119	11.9	1	25
Total		70	1058	16.3	12	77