Adonai Mitchell caught 7-of-9 targets for 142 yards and a touchdown in the Jets’ Week 8 loss to the Raiders.

Looking to bounce back from a Week 7 doughnut in his return from a marathon injury absence, Mitchell responded with by far the best game of his career. This, even as one of his two missed connections was a heinous deep drop. Geno Smith never stopped looking his way, and the quarterback was rewarded with multiple chunk gains. Smith once again failed to get fully in sync with Garrett Wilson. Smith also targeted Omar Cooper Jr. zero times. That was hard to see coming, and will be difficult to sustain going forward, keeping Mitchell as more of a boom/bust WR3/4 than weekly must start. This blow-up effort confirmed he still has life in 12-team leagues, however. That will include for Week 9 against a Chiefs defense that is admittedly much better than Vegas’ porous unit.