Quarterback, Wisconsin (from NC State), 2007–11
Russell Wilson
Lettered 2008–10 at NC State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Richmond, VA
- Born
- Nov 29, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Russell Wilson played quarterback at NC State (2007–10) and Wisconsin (2011). He finished ninth in the 2011 Heisman vote. The Seattle Seahawks took Wilson in round 3, No. 75 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
368passing yards, career highat Georgia Tech, 20105touchdown passes, career highat Florida State, 200991rushing yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20093rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida State, 2010Honors
- 2008ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 2008ACC Rookie of the Year
- 2011Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
- 2011First-team All-Big Ten
- 2011National leader in passer rating (191.8)
- 2011Ninth in the Heisman vote
- 2024Big Ten Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2011
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Wisconsin 14 games, 3,175 passing yards, 33 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UNLV | W 51–17 | 10 | 13 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Oregon State | W 35–0 | 17 | 21 | 189 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 49–7 | 23 | 32 | 347 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| Sep 24 | vs. South Dakota | W 59–10 | 19 | 25 | 345 | 3 | 0 | −2 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Nebraska | W 48–17 | 14 | 20 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Indiana | W 59–7 | 12 | 17 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Oct 22 | at Michigan State | L 31–37 | 14 | 21 | 223 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| Oct 29 | at Ohio State | L 29–33 | 20 | 32 | 253 | 3 | 0 | −12 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Purdue | W 62–17 | 15 | 20 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 76 |
| Nov 12 | at Minnesota | W 42–13 | 16 | 17 | 178 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois | W 28–17 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Penn State | W 45–7 | 19 | 29 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Michigan State | W 42–39 | 17 | 24 | 187 | 3 | 0 | −5 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 38–45 | 19 | 25 | 296 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
2010 NC State 13 games, 3,563 passing yards, 28 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Carolina | W 48–7 | 21 | 31 | 306 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at UCF | W 28–21 | 10 | 30 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Cincinnati | W 30–19 | 26 | 40 | 333 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Sep 25 | at Georgia Tech | W 45–28 | 28 | 41 | 368 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 30–41 | 21 | 49 | 362 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Boston College | W 44–17 | 38 | 51 | 328 | 3 | 2 | 45 |
| Oct 16 | at East Carolina | L 27–33 | 26 | 52 | 322 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Florida State | W 28–24 | 18 | 28 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Nov 6 | at Clemson | L 13–14 | 22 | 36 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Wake Forest | W 38–3 | 24 | 35 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 20 | at North Carolina | W 29–25 | 15 | 29 | 163 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 27 | at Maryland | L 31–38 | 31 | 60 | 311 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 23–7 | 28 | 45 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
2009 NC State 12 games, 3,027 passing yards, 31 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Carolina | L 3–7 | 12 | 23 | 74 | 0 | 0 | −17 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Murray State | W 65–7 | 15 | 21 | 228 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 45–14 | 26 | 36 | 345 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 38–31 | 21 | 35 | 322 | 4 | 0 | 91 |
| Oct 3 | atWake Forest | L 24–30 | 20 | 43 | 275 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Duke | L 28–49 | 15 | 27 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Oct 17 | atBoston College | L 20–52 | 23 | 40 | 243 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Oct 31 | atFlorida State | L 42–45 | 20 | 30 | 349 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Maryland | W 38–31 | 25 | 38 | 343 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Clemson | L 23–43 | 12 | 32 | 183 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Nov 21 | atVirginia Tech | L 10–38 | 15 | 26 | 234 | 1 | 1 | −43 |
| Nov 28 | vs.North Carolina | W 28–27 | 20 | 27 | 259 | 4 | 0 | −16 |
2008 NC State 11 games, 1,955 passing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | atSouth Carolina | L 0–34 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 13 | atClemson | L 9–27 | 10 | 21 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Sep 20 | vs.East Carolina | W 30–24 | 21 | 31 | 210 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Boston College | L 31–38 | 19 | 33 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Florida State | L 17–26 | 13 | 25 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 25 | atMaryland | L 24–27 | 18 | 28 | 187 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Nov 8 | atDuke | W 27–17 | 13 | 25 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Wake Forest | W 21–17 | 16 | 33 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
| Nov 22 | atNorth Carolina | W 41–10 | 17 | 28 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Miami | W 38–28 | 11 | 23 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Rutgers | L 23–29 | 11 | 23 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (North team, won 23–13).
| Drill | Combine 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅝″ |
| Weight | 204 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
14 seasons, 205 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
Pro Bowls: 9 (2012–13, 2015, 2017–21, 2024) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2019
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2019.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 252 | 393 | 3,118 | 26 | 10 | 489 |
| 2013 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 257 | 407 | 3,357 | 26 | 9 | 539 |
| 2014 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 285 | 452 | 3,475 | 20 | 7 | 849 |
| 2015 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 329 | 483 | 4,024 | 34 | 8 | 553 |
| 2016 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 353 | 546 | 4,219 | 21 | 11 | 259 |
| 2017 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 339 | 553 | 3,983 | 34 | 11 | 586 |
| 2018 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 280 | 427 | 3,448 | 35 | 7 | 376 |
| 2019 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 341 | 516 | 4,110 | 31 | 5 | 342 |
| 2020 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 384 | 558 | 4,212 | 40 | 13 | 513 |
| 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 259 | 400 | 3,113 | 25 | 6 | 183 |
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 292 | 483 | 3,524 | 16 | 11 | 277 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 297 | 447 | 3,070 | 26 | 8 | 341 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 214 | 336 | 2,482 | 16 | 5 | 155 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 6 | 69 | 119 | 831 | 3 | 3 | 106 |
| NFL career | 205 | 3,951 | 6,120 | 46,966 | 353 | 114 | 5,568 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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