BYU Career Summary
A three-year starter before declaring early for the NFL Draft, Wilson was drafted No. 2 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft to the New York Jets. Wilson played in 30 career games for BYU with 28 starts. The youngest freshman quarterback to ever start for the Cougars, Wilson finished his career going 566-837 for 7,652 yards passing yards with 56 touchdowns at a 162.91 efficiency rating. The athletic quarterback added 212 rushing attempts to his career stat line for 642 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Wilson was one of the nation’s most productive quarterbacks during the 2020 season. The veteran signal-caller finished the 2020 season ranked No. 2 nationally in points responsible for (264), passing efficiency (196.4) and completion percentage (73.5); No. 3 in passing yards (3,692), passing touchdowns (33), yards per pass attempt (10.99) and points responsible for per game (22.0); No. 4 in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (10); No. 5 in passing yards per completion (14.95); No. 8 in total offense (328.8); and No. 10 in passing yards per game (307.7).
In 2020 he earned Pro Football Focus All-America Second Team, Phil Steele All-America honorable mention, Co-Polynesian College Player of the Year and finished No. 8 in the Heisman Trophy voting. A team captain in 2020, Wilson was a Manning Award Finalist, Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist, Maxwell Award Semifinalist and Davey O’Brien Semifinalist.
The 6-foot-2, 214-pounder achieved a 96.5 Clean Pocket Grade from PFF – ranking the highest in the nation and set a new PFF record with an overall passing grade of 95.5, topping Joe Burrow’s 94.9 in 2019. On his way to a hallmark season, Wilson broke the BYU record, previously held by Steve Young, for completion percentage, completing 73.5 percent of his passes in 2020 while also rushing for 255 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Personal
- Parents are Lisa and Michael
- Has three brothers and two sisters
- Plans to major in construction management
Before BYU
- Prepped at Corner Canyon High School
- Passed for 2,986 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior at Corner Canyon and also ran for 752 yards on eight scores
- Named 5A MVP and first-team all-state selection
- Led Corner Canyon to the 5A state semifinals, region championship and an 11-1 overall record
- Runner-up for Utah Mr. Football
- Threw for 2,708 yards and 20 touchdowns to go along with 539 rushing yards as a junior
- Also played varsity basketball
- Earned a spot on the honor roll
- Coached by Eric Kjar
- Also recruited by Boise State, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon State, Syracuse, Utah State, Hawaii, Fresno State, Nevada, Rice, Idaho, Weber State and Colorado State