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Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz fantasy football takes on Michael Wilson
Every source-backed video insight STACKED has extracted from Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz about Michael Wilson.
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All Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz insights about Michael Wilson
PositiveUsageOct 7, 2026
Force-fed target machine with 30 targets over the past two weeks in a Cardinals game with 54.5-point total; has a 12-13 game sample dating back to last season of consistently strong production, making him a primary beneficiary alongside Trey McBride in Arizona's passing game. Ian Hartitz ranks him WR15 through Week 5 and notes his second-half boom from last season was not a fluke, validating continued production despite low yards-per-route-run ranking (WR47) early in the season.PositiveUsageSep 28, 2026
Wilson had a great day in Week 3 with significant unrealized air yards, indicating downfield opportunity and target volume. He could have had a second touchdown after catching a pass from 12 yards out but was unable to get his second foot down in the end zone.PositiveProjectionSep 23, 2026
Ian Hartitz ranks Michael Wilson as WR31, projecting a potential bounce-back against the 49ers based on his 18-target, 185-yard performance against them in Week 11 of last season. Hartitz notes that while starting Wilson may not feel ideal, he is not overly concerned about Marvin Harrison Jr. cannibalizing his target share, viewing Kendrick Bourne as the more significant competition.NegativeProjectionSep 21, 2026
Drew two defensive pass interference penalties totaling 21 yards in Week 2, reflecting some downfield target opportunity despite limited yardage on the penalties.NegativeMatchupSep 16, 2026
Ranked WR40 in Week 2 against the Seahawks, ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr., but Ian Hartitz explicitly doesn't recommend attacking this matchup. Wilson produced only 15 yards and 34 scoreless yards in two matchups against the Seahawks last season. Hartitz expects bigger days ahead for Wilson but not this week.PositiveValueSep 10, 2026
In a trade comparison between Jacobs/Tate and Wilson/Mandre, Ian Hartitz prefers the Wilson/Mandre side, indicating Wilson has better value or upside than Jacobs in the current context. Hartitz also notes that Jacobs cannot be stashed on IR, which is a roster management disadvantage.NegativeBustSep 8, 2026
Ian Hartitz expresses caution about Michael Wilson despite his recent 3-year, $75 million contract extension. While Wilson was wide receiver 4 from weeks 8-18 last year, Hartitz identifies significant concerns: (1) 57.6 PPR points came in garbage time while trailing by 3+ scores in the second half—the highest mark of any receiver over the last five seasons; (2) with Marvin Harrison Jr. on the field playing 70%+ snaps, Wilson averaged 0.67 yards per route run (dead last among the sample), but jumped to 2.33 yards per route run (12th highest) when Harrison was sidelined; (3) this production split suggests Wilson's late-season success was largely dependent on Harrison's absence and losing season context.PositiveProjectionAug 28, 2026
Used as a comparison point for Marvin Harrison Jr.'s potential; Wilson finished as a WR2 in the final nine weeks of 2024, and speaker argues Harrison could have achieved similar 'upside wide receiver two numbers' if he had remained healthy with Jacob Cobb, suggesting an alternate timeline where Harrison's draft value would be significantly higher.PositiveUsageAug 17, 2026
Ran routes on all five of first-team QB Bret Hundley's dropbacks in the Cardinals' preseason week one game, indicating strong first-team offensive involvement and route participation.PositiveProjectionNo date
Ian Hartitz ranks Michael Wilson as WR22 but expresses significant uncertainty about Arizona's offense. Wilson is averaging 5.3 yards per target, a bottom-10 mark. Hartitz notes the Cardinals' volume is inflated by defensive weakness and Jacoby Brissett's dink-and-dunk approach favoring Trey McBride. Wilson has outproduced Marvin Harrison Jr., but Hartitz sees a wide range of outcomes: top-8 finish with 15 more targets, or WR40 if Brissett doesn't need to throw 50 times. Against the Giants (weak run defense, lost Brian Burns), Hartitz expects the Cardinals to win, which could provide opportunity.PositiveUsageNo date
Michael Wilson is being actively schemed into the Cardinals' offense, receiving significant motion work and snaps in both the Z and slot positions. Ian Hartitz argues that Wilson is a better bet for total catches than Marvin Harrison Jr. because the team is prioritizing Wilson for the 'easy stuff' in their new offense.