2025 Receiving Stats
REC
78
YDS
1006
TD
7
AVG
12.9
TAR
126
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
A 2023 third-round pick who ran a 4.58 40 at 6-foot-2, 213 pounds, Wilson is shaping up as Arizona's version of Darius Slayton -- good enough to keep a starting job, but not good enough to prevent discussion of replacing him. Wilson dropped from 14.9 yards per catch as a rookie to 11.7 in 2024, but there wasn't much change in his peripheral stats, and the overall production ended up being similar thanks to staying healthy for all 17 games. The Cardinals then declined to add serious target/snap competition in the offseason, apparently content to start a lightly targeted player like Wilson in an offense where WR Marvin Harrison and TE Trey McBride figure to account for at least half of the volume and production. A Year 3 breakout for Wilson isn't impossible, but it would probably look something like 800 yards and 5-6 TDs, still leaving him short of mainstream fantasy value as anything other than a bye-week replacement. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year, $5.34 million contract with the Cardinals in May of 2023.
First 1,000-yard season of career
Wilson had five receptions on eight targets for 99 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Rams.
ANALYSIS
WR Marvin Harrison was officially placed on IR after reinjuring his heel in Week 17, affording Wilson the opportunity to ball out in his teammate's absence like he already had on multiple occasions this season. The 25-year-old Wilson experienced a true breakout campaign after reaching 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his three-year career. A significant portion of Stanford product's 78-1,006-7 line came in games that either QB Jacoby Brissett started or Harrison missed due to injury, so Wilson's 2026 outlook will hinge greatly on how committed the franchise will remain to the underperforming duo of Harrison and Kyler Murray. Wilson will enter next season playing on the fourth year of what now feels like an undervalued rookie contract.
WR Marvin Harrison was officially placed on IR after reinjuring his heel in Week 17, affording Wilson the opportunity to ball out in his teammate's absence like he already had on multiple occasions this season. The 25-year-old Wilson experienced a true breakout campaign after reaching 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his three-year career. A significant portion of Stanford product's 78-1,006-7 line came in games that either QB Jacoby Brissett started or Harrison missed due to injury, so Wilson's 2026 outlook will hinge greatly on how committed the franchise will remain to the underperforming duo of Harrison and Kyler Murray. Wilson will enter next season playing on the fourth year of what now feels like an undervalued rookie contract.
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How do Michael Wilson's 2025 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
87.2Air Yards Per Snap
1.62% Team Air Yards
33.6%% Team Targets
20.6%Avg Depth of Target
11.7 YdsCatch Rate
61.9%Drop Rate
1.6%Avg Yds After Catch
3.7% Targeted On Route
21.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2025 Michael Wilson Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Michael Wilson's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 2"Weight
213 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.58 secShuttle Time
4.27 secVertical Jump
37.5 inBroad Jump
125 inBench Press
23 repsHand Length
9.75 inArm Length
31.00 in
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A 2023 third-round pick, Wilson earned a starting job right away amidst a thin Arizona receiving group. Despite playing the first half of the year with backup quarterbacks, Wilson averaged 50 receiving yards a game. A Week 8 shoulder injury cost him four of the next five games and he wasn't right until late in the year. By that time Kyler Murray was back from his ACL injury and the QB and WR clicked, with Wilson catching 10 of 12 targets for 130 yards and a TD in the final two games. The Cardinals added Marvin Harrison with the fourth overall pick in the draft and then signed 6-2 Zay Jones in May. That probably leaves Wilson as the No. 3 WR with an opportunity to continue playing a lot of snaps in a possession role. Target volume is a bigger question, as Murray really honed in on TE Trey McBride last year and also seems to like slot man Greg Dortch. And while Wilson produced 9.7 YPT last year, he drew targets on only 14.7 percent of his routes -- a similar rate as players like DJ Chark, Darnell Mooney and Jahan Dotson.
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Finds end zone in Week 17 loss
Wilson caught five of 10 targets for 89 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 37-14 loss to the Bengals.
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Makes most of decreased role
Wilson finished with two receptions on three targets for 52 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 26-19 loss to Atlanta.
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Harrison back in lineup
Wilson may cede some targets to Marvin Harrison (heel) in the latter's return to the lineup Sunday versus the Falcons, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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Finds end zone again in Week 15
Wilson caught five of 11 targets for 54 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 40-20 loss to the Texans.
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Positioned as WR1 for Week 15
Wilson will operate as Arizona's top wide receiver versus the Texans on Sunday, with Marvin Harrison (heel) ruled out, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
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Back to No. 1 receiver role Sunday
Wilson will serve as the Cardinals' No. 1 receiver for Sunday's Week 18 regular-season finale against the Rams due to Marvin Harrison having been ruled out because of a foot injury, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Harrison suffered the injury in the Week 17 loss to the Bengals, exiting after just 19 snaps. Wilson logged double-digit targets yet again against Cincinnati with Harrison sidelined for most of the game, with the volume unsurprising considering he averaged 15 targets across his position mate's four full absences in Weeks 11-12 and Weeks 14-15.
Harrison suffered the injury in the Week 17 loss to the Bengals, exiting after just 19 snaps. Wilson logged double-digit targets yet again against Cincinnati with Harrison sidelined for most of the game, with the volume unsurprising considering he averaged 15 targets across his position mate's four full absences in Weeks 11-12 and Weeks 14-15.