
Quarterback, BYU, 2018–20
Zach Wilson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2020)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Draper, UT
- Born
- Aug 3, 1999, in Draper, Utah
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Zach Wilson played quarterback at BYU (2018–20). He finished eighth in the 2020 Heisman vote. The New York Jets took Wilson in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
425passing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20204touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. North Alabama, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2020Honors
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.
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BYU | 255 | 0.33 | 72nd (n=160) | 0.26 | 82.8 | 41% | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 2019 | BYU | 380 | 0.24 | 38th (n=155) | 0.27 | 90.1 | 59% | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| 2020 | BYU | 335 | 0.62 | 98th (n=116) | 0.27 | 208.0 | 45% | 0.62 | 0.37 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2020 BYU 12 games, 3,651 passing yards, 32 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | W 55–3 | 13 | 18 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 48–7 | 21 | 25 | 352 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 45–14 | 24 | 26 | 325 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 27–20 | 22 | 30 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 43–26 | 25 | 35 | 400 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 52–14 | 19 | 25 | 287 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 41–10 | 18 | 32 | 224 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 51–17 | 21 | 27 | 359 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 66–14 | 10 | 16 | 212 | 4 | 0 | 33 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 17–22 | 19 | 30 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 28–14 | 26 | 35 | 303 | 3 | 0 | −4 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | W 49–23 | 26 | 34 | 425 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
2019 BYU 9 games, 2,381 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 12–30 | 21 | 33 | 208 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 29–26 | 19 | 29 | 232 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 30–27 | 20 | 33 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 19–45 | 26 | 42 | 277 | 1 | 1 | −14 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 21–28 | 22 | 38 | 315 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 42–10 | 19 | 31 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 56–24 | 17 | 20 | 293 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 3–13 | 31 | 53 | 316 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | L 34–38 | 24 | 40 | 273 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
2018 BYU 9 games, 1,578 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 30–3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 20–45 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 49–23 | 16 | 24 | 194 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 6–7 | 18 | 30 | 208 | 0 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 16–21 | 18 | 27 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 35–16 | 14 | 22 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 45–10 | 12 | 26 | 172 | 0 | 0 | −12 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 27–35 | 20 | 29 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 49–18 | 18 | 18 | 317 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″W | |
| Weight | 214 lbW | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″W | |
| Hand size | 9½″W | |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 38 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New York Jets | 13 | 213 | 383 | 2,334 | 9 | 11 | 185 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 9 | 132 | 242 | 1,688 | 6 | 7 | 102 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 12 | 221 | 368 | 2,271 | 8 | 7 | 211 |
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 4 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 38 | 572 | 1,004 | 6,325 | 23 | 25 | 499 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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