Third of an 11-part series. Coming tomorrow: Tight ends.

Garrett Wilson thus far has fashioned a significantly good career in his chosen profession.

The Jets are thrilled with him as a big-play wide receiver.

The NFL also is impressed with him: Wilson was the league’s 2022 Offensive Rookie of the Year. Perhaps soon enough, Aaron Rodgers as the Jets’ new quarterback, will be excited to throw to him.

If Wilson wants to expand his professional portfolio, perhaps he can turn to player representation.

He already sounds like an agent when he speaks about — and gushes over — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, his former college teammate at Ohio State.

“Jaxon is a cold-blooded man, man,” Wilson said, not long after he completed his outstanding rookie year with the Jets. “That boy is, we call him ‘The Natural.’ He’s got hands, he’s got feet that will make you miss. He’ll do the laundry for you. Jaxon’s cold, man. I’m confident that wherever he goes, he’s going to make a big impact early.”

How early?

That is the question that awaits Smith-Njigba, a sure-fire first-round pick when the NFL draft kicks off April 27.

The widespread consensus is this is not a strong draft class at wide receiver, and there is no clear-cut No. 1 guaranteed to go in the top five picks.

Jim Nagy, the executive director of the Senior Bowl and a former NFL scout, recently revealed several teams have only one wide receiver graded as a first-round pick, based on his conversations with scouts and team officials.

That receiver is Smith-Njigba.

That jibes with Wilson’s contention that there is no other option as the first receiver off the board.

“If he’s not, there’s a problem, I promise,” Wilson said.

If he is not, it will also be a problem in the eyes of Brian Hartline, Ohio State’s offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.

“At some point you’re just bad at your job if you can’t figure that out and you’re in NFL scouting,’’ Hartline posted on his Twitter account.

Perhaps the bigger Quentin Johnston of TCU will hear his name as the first receiver selected.

Zay Flowers of Boston College also has his supporters, as do Jordan Allison (USC) and maybe even Jalin Hyatt (Tennessee).

“I just think my playmaking ability is second to none in this draft,’’ Smith-Njigba said at the NFL scouting combine. “I see myself as a top-five player in this draft, just being able to make plays and given the opportunities. You throw me the ball seven to nine times, I can win you the game.’’

It is not helpful that Smith-Njigba is coming off a lost season for the Buckeyes.

A lingering hamstring injury limited him to just three games. His 2022 production: five receptions for 43 yards.

All the fuss over him began in 2021.

The Buckeyes were operating in a high-octane offense that also included C.J. Stroud tossing to Wilson and Chris Olave, but Smith-Njigba was the king amid all that offensive royalty, setting school single-season records for receptions (95) and receiving yards (1,606).

Saving his best for last, he set a single-game record with a 15-reception, 347-yard eruption in a 48-45 Rose Bowl victory over Utah.

This output came as no surprise to Wilson — the 10th-overall pick in 2022 — or Olave, taken by the Saints one pick after Wilson. Prior to the 2021 season, before Smith-Njigba had proven anything to anyone — he had 10 catches as a freshman — his talented teammates predicted greatness for him.

“He’s a rare talent,’’ Olave said at the time.

“Jaxon is as good as I’ve ever seen, probably the best I’ve ever seen — the most natural athlete I’ve ever seen,’’ Wilson said. “Being like I am, I feel like I’m the best on the field every time. I saw Jaxon for the first time and I was like, ‘OK, Jaxon, I mean, he’s everything and then some, for sure.’’

Many scouts view Smith-Njigba as a slot receiver, but critics have said he does not possess game-breaking speed or separation skills.

His size (6-foot-1, 196 pounds) is fine, but all of his production at Ohio State essentially came in one season.

Questions about his speed, Smith-Njigba said, are “a little disrespectful.’’ He ran 4.48 in the 40-yard dash three weeks ago at the Ohio State Pro Day.

“I’m ready to show people what I can do,’’ he said.

Based on what has gone down in the NFL, taking a quarterback out of Ohio State high in the draft has its risks.

That’s not so at receiver.

Wilson, Olave and Terry McLaurin are recent draft picks teams are thrilled to have on their rosters. And Wilson and Olave think Smith-Njigba is the best of them.

“Honestly, I mean, in my eyes, I think they’re the best,’’ Smith-Njigba said. “They’re doing it right now, they’re showing out in the league. So I definitely appreciate them saying that, it means a lot, but as me being a younger guy, I feel like just me being able to watch how they work and take things from their game, I think just gives me maybe an upper hand, an advantage.’’