The pluses: Wilson would appear to be an ascendant player, going from 189 yards in 2020 to 602 in 2021, despite being on a stacked wide receiver unit for the Cowboys. The Boise State product is just 26 years old and coming off a six-touchdown season that saw him average 13.4 yards per catch and post eight receptions of more than 20 yards (including a 73-yarder). At 6-2, 195 pounds, he brings a physical presence to Miami, and he also has return and passing abilities (5 for 5 for 111 yards and a score in his career) for new coach Mike McDaniel to play around with.
The negatives: Projecting a fourth receiver into an expanded role on another team is always tricky, and it's fair to ask where Wilson fits on a corps that (at the moment) features Jaylen Waddle, Tyreek Hill, and DeVante Parker, as well as -- to a lesser extent -- Preston Williams and Lynn Bowden, Jr. Wilson fumbled three times in 47 touches a season ago and is likely not a viable rushing option (five career carries for -1 yards).
The bottom line: The biggest question that occurs with Wilson is would the 'Fins have made the signing if they already had Tyreek Hill at the time? Miami has $12.75 million guaranteed invested in Wilson, and one starts to wonder just how many balls the offense will have to go around when you factor in Waddle, Hill, Parker, Mike Gesicki, Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert, and others. While Wilson made a ton of sense at the time and the corps is likely to shake itself out over time, circumstances have changed enough to consider this addition more of a luxury than a necessity.
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