Zach Wilson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
3,651
Passing yards, 2020 (BYU, 11–⁠1)
Best game
425 yards
Vs. UCF, bowl season 2020: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in passing yards, 2020
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 2021 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

425passing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20204touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. North Alabama, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2020

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018BYU12018265.91,5788.7123
2019BYU19931962.42,3817.5119
2020BYU24433373.33,65111.0323
Career56383467.57,6109.15515

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018BYU732122.9236
2019BYU671672.5326
2020BYU692653.81033
Career2096443.11536

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018BYU1QBFr.
2019BYU1QBSo.
2020BYU1QBJr.6′3″210

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018BYU2550.3372nd (n=160)0.2682.841%0.320.32
2019BYU3800.2438th (n=155)0.2790.159%0.260.18
2020BYU3350.6298th (n=116)0.27208.045%0.620.37

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atNavyW 55–⁠31318232217
Sep 26vs.TroyW 48–⁠72125352202
Oct 2vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠1424263252043
Oct 10vs.UTSAW 27–⁠2022302922019
Oct 16atHoustonW 43–⁠2625354004040
Oct 24vs.Texas StateW 52–⁠1419252874015
Oct 31vs.Western KentuckyW 41–⁠1018322243135
Nov 6atBoise StateW 51–⁠172127359208
Nov 21vs.North AlabamaW 66–⁠1410162124033
Dec 5atCoastal CarolinaL 17–⁠2219302401155
Dec 12vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠14263530330−4
Dec 22 ✦vs.UCFW 49–⁠2326344253012
2019 BYU 9 games, 2,381 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.UtahL 12–⁠3021332080243
Sep 7atTennesseeW 29–⁠26192923210−6
Sep 14vs.USCW 30–⁠2720332801010
Sep 21vs.WashingtonL 19–⁠45264227711−14
Sep 28atToledoL 21–⁠282238315211
Nov 16vs.Idaho StateW 42–⁠1019311872119
Nov 23atMassachusettsW 56–⁠2417202934013
Nov 30atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠1331533160229
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 34–⁠3824402730272
2018 BYU 9 games, 1,578 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 22vs.McNeeseW 30–⁠31212000
Oct 5vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠4534521025
Oct 13vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠2316241943116
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 6–⁠7183020801−4
Nov 3atBoise StateL 16–⁠2118272520038
Nov 10atMassachusettsW 35–⁠1614221672053
Nov 17vs.New Mexico StateW 45–⁠10122617200−12
Nov 24atUtahL 27–⁠3520292042173
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠1818183174023

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021Combine or pro day 2021
Height6′2⅛″W
Weight214 lbW
Arm length30⅝″W
Hand size9½″W
Wingspan74¼″W
Broad jump9′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.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2021New York Jets132133832,334911185
2022New York Jets91322421,68867102
2023New York Jets122213682,27187211
2025Miami Dolphins461132001
NFL career385721,0046,3252325499

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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