Garrett Wilson finished Week 5 with 22 targets. Since 2000, a wide receiver has had that many targets in a game only seven previous times.
| Season | Week | Player | Targets | reFPOE | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | Garrett Wilson | 22 | -9.8 | 29.1 |
| 2015 | 9 | Antonio Brown | 23 | 8.7 | 47.6 |
| 2015 | 4 | DeAndre Hopkins | 22 | -11.4 | 24.7 |
| 2013 | 7 | Vincent Jackson | 22 | -2.2 | 35.8 |
| 2010 | 1 | Roddy White | 23 | -13.8 | 24.1 |
| 2009 | 14 | Brandon Marshall | 28 | 3.2 | 53 |
| 2005 | 13 | Chris Chambers | 26 | -1.2 | 44.8 |
| 2000 | 16 | Terrell Owens | 22 | 19.5 | 54.8 |
Wilson’s performance wasn’t the worst of the high-target outings — both DeAndre Hopkins and Roddy White were less efficient. But when you see the point totals some of these other games have produced, you can’t help but think that this was a bit of a missed opportunity for Wilson.
In many ways, Wilson’s career has been a series of missed opportunities. He has yet to have a season with positive FPOE. In fact he’s only had two games with positive FPOE since Week 3 of 2023.
To be sure, some of this is the fault of quarterback play. But that problem was supposed to be solved in 2024. Unfortunately, things seem to have gotten worse.
