Cedrick Wilson Jr.

Career StatsF

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		93	126	1,524	12
2025		10	5	44	0
2024		15	20	211	1
2023		15

Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	TD	YPR	Grade
2025		10	5	44	0	8.8	F F Bottom 5%
2024		15	20	211	1	10.6	F F Bottom 5%
2023		15	22	296	3	13.5	F F Bottom 5%
2022		15	12	136	0	11.3	F F Bottom 5%
2021		16	45	602	6	13.4	C- C- Below average
2020		16	17	189	2	11.1	F F Bottom 5%
2019		6	5	46	0	9.2	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Cedrick Wilson Jr.'s $0.8M AAV deal with Miami represents a shrewd low-risk move that earns a B- CVI grade, offering the Dolphins significant upside at minimal cost. Wilson enters as an unproven commodity at the NFL level, but securing any receiver with legitimate potential for less than $1M annually creates immediate value in today's inflated market where proven slot options routinely command $8-12M per season. At 28, Wilson sits in his theoretical prime years, meaning Miami is buying into his peak athletic window rather than paying for decline-phase production. The minimal financial commitment eliminates downside risk entirely — even if Wilson flames out, the Dolphins can cut ties without meaningful cap implications while maintaining roster flexibility. This represents exactly the type of calculated gamble contending teams should make on the margins, where the potential return on a breakout season far exceeds the modest investment required.

Performance Analysis

Cedrick Wilson Jr. is firmly in replacement-level territory at the wide receiver position, and the production data backs that up without much room for debate. Through 10 games, he has accumulated just 44 receiving yards — a number that reflects the profile of a depth piece who sees the field sparingly and contributes little when he does. There is no statistical strength to anchor a case for a larger role; even by reserve receiver standards, that yardage total is thin. As a 7-year veteran at 31 carrying an $0.8M salary, Wilson Jr. occupies the fringe of this roster, likely competing for a fourth or fifth receiver spot where his experience offers marginal value over younger developmental options. The media framing around him is telling — the near-total absence of coverage is not an oversight, it is a signal that he registers as roster filler rather than a player with any meaningful offensive role. Miami's recent offseason activity has focused on adding bodies at linebacker, tight end, and special teams, which does nothing to clarify or elevate Wilson Jr.'s standing on the depth chart. With 136 days until the regular season opens, he faces real roster competition, and at this stage of his career, the path to a meaningful role runs entirely through coaching preferences and preseason performance rather than any track record that demands a spot.

Fan Sentiment

Cedrick Wilson Jr. enters the 2026 season with a D+ sentiment grade that captures precisely where he stands in the NFL's public consciousness — largely invisible, and not in a good way. The media narrative around him is essentially silence, which for a 31-year-old receiver in his seventh season is a story in itself; minimal coverage is the loudest signal that he operates well outside the sphere of receivers who command fantasy relevance, trade buzz, or even casual fan curiosity. That media indifference aligns almost exactly with his on-field production grade of F, and his 2025 season numbers — 44 receiving yards across 10 games — confirm a player who is contributing at replacement-level at best, logging snaps without generating meaningful offensive output. Miami's recent roster activity, largely centered on special teams and depth shuffling rather than any wide receiver investments, does nothing to elevate his standing; when the front office's offseason moves orbit around long snappers and an outside linebacker, it reinforces that Wilson Jr. is not part of any meaningful roster conversation. At $0.8M and carrying the career profile of a role player and special-teamer, he is the definition of a bubble-roster veteran, and the narrative heading into the regular season — still 126 days away — is that he will need a strong preseason just to remain relevant in Miami's plans.