The New York Jets certainly hope this isn’t the last time Zach Wilson shows up in a top-five listing.
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein placed Wilson fifth in his ranking of 2021 Offensive Rookie of the Year candidates released on Monday. The Jacksonville Jaguars’ top overall selection Trevor Lawrence tops the list ahead of Wilson, Kyle Pitts, Justin Fields, and Najee Harris. He’s the third-ranked quarterback behind Lawrence and Chicago’s Justin Fields, who ranks third.
Zierlein admits that he has a “lingering hesitation” about placing Wilson so high due to the Jets’ “recent woes”.