Target practice
Jets receivers are finally healthy
LONDON — For the first time this season, the Jets should have their full complement of wide receivers on the field with quarterback Zach Wilson.
Elijah Moore is expected to return from a concussion. Jamison Crowder returned last week after missing three games with a groin injury. That means the Jets will have Moore, Crowder, Corey Davis, Keelan Cole, Braxton Berrios and Denzel Mims (expected to be active) all together.
“We’ve got a lot of weapons,” Davis said. “What makes it special is it’s a lot of dudes that do different things. [Moore] does different things than I do and Keelan and Mims. The big thing is we have a lot of weapons and a lot of depth. It’s huge having [Moore] back. He’s a big weapon for us. I’m excited to get going.”
Wilson said he does not feel pressure to spread the ball around to everyone.
“Everyone’s always like, ‘He only throws the ball to Corey,’ ” Wilson said. “But like, I don’t think people understand sometimes that I’m just going through my reads. There’s very rarely where I’m looking left and right and it’s like, ‘Hey, where is Corey at?’ I have trust with every single guy on the field. With your point there, those guys are going to have their opportunities as plays go on. Obviously, I need to get them the ball when those times come. But we’re putting those guys in different positions to be successful, of course.”
Wilson sounded excited that his fellow rookie Moore will be back after missing last week. Moore (eight catches, 66 yards) has yet to have a breakout game, but Wilson predicted it is coming.
“He’s a super talented guy and you guys have seen it,” Wilson said. “Physically, just an absolute freak and he’s figuring out the game just like I am and just like every other rookie is. We’re going through that whole process. It’s exciting to have him back because I got a lot of trust in him and the player he is. He’s a really good player, it’s going to be good. He’s going to be another weapon I feel like a lot of people aren’t going to be ready for.”
Falcons rookie TE Kyle Pitts was one of the most hyped players in the draft. Atlanta took him No. 4 overall and the Jets are expecting to see a lot of him Sunday with Calvin Ridley not playing. Pitts has 15 catches for 189 yards this season. He has not yet scored a touchdown.
“He’s pretty much a receiver,” Jets LB C.J. Mosley said. “Once he is not in the tight end position it gives you a high alert, especially with the weapons they have not playing, I would think he’s going to get a lot of touches. When we are in our coverages, we have to make sure we do a great job to stay down on him because we can’t let his position let us think, ‘OK, he’s just going to be a tight end.’ He runs all the routes all the receivers do, he has great hands and if this becomes a red-zone game we know he can become a hot target.”
➤ The Jets activated LB Blake Cashman off of IR. They also elevated TE Kenny Yeboah and S Jarrod Wilson off the practice squad.