FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Kyle Wilson doesn't doodle. His New York Jets spiral notebook, which he carries in his Boise State knapsack, is filled with copious notes -- organized and neat. You won't find any daydreamer's art in the margins, just X's-and-O's stuff:

Offensive formations. Route combinations. A plus/minus grade for every play in practice. And a memo to himself, an alert, for every defensive call.

Kyle Wilson's first career interception helped beat the Bolts in Week 7, but the studious second-year corner says it's just a small taste of what's to come. Al Pereira/Getty Images

"Hands and feet."

"Physically dominate."

It's a serious notebook for a serious player. Wilson's position coach, Dennis Thurman, said it's one of the most detailed notebooks he's ever seen.

"He writes down everything," the Jets' secondary coach said. "He draws the formation, too, and most don't do it that way."

Said Wilson: "It helps me know where I need to be."

Lately, he's been in the right place at the right time. After a disappointing rookie season in which he dropped to the bottom of the depth chart, prompting whispers of the "B" word, the former first-round pick is enjoying a breakout year.

The Jets' pass defense is a nightmare for quarterbacks, and one of the reasons is Wilson's dramatic improvement. He has solidified the slot position, creating an impressive troika of cornerbacks -- Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie and Wilson.

"He's playing unbelievable for us and it's only going to get better," said Revis, who mentored Wilson in the offseason. "He wants it. He wants to be great and he's on the way to doing it."

Eric Mangini was the Browns' coach for the 2010 draft and his team almost chose Wilson with the seventh overall pick. Cleveland wound up picking another cornerback, Joe Haden, but Mangini was high on Wilson. Still is.

"Outstanding balance in his backpedal and the best distribution of weight I had seen in a long time -- and that really helps you break a lot quicker on balls," the former Jets coach said, reading from his old draft notes on Wilson.