Zach Wilson

Zachary Kapono Wilson (born August 3, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the BYU Cougars.

Zach Wilson
BYU Cougars – No. 1
PositionQuarterback
ClassJunior
MajorConstruction Management
Career history
College
  • BYU (2018–2020)
Bowl games
High schoolCorner Canyon
(Draper, UT)
Personal information
Born: (1999-08-03) August 3, 1999
Draper, Utah
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)

High school career

Wilson attended Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. As a senior, he passed for 2,986 yards and 24 touchdowns and also rushed for 752 yards and eight touchdowns. He committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[1]

College career

2018 season
See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team

As a true freshman at BYU in 2018, Wilson played in nine games and made seven starts. He started his first career game against Hawaii, becoming the youngest quarterback to start a game for BYU.[2] He finished the season having completed 120 of 182 passes for 1,578 yards with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions.[3] He was named the MVP of the 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl after completing all 18 of his passes for 317 yards and four touchdowns.[4]

2019 season
See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

As a sophomore in 2019, Wilson started nine games, completing 199 of 319 passes for 2,382 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions.[5][6] That season, the Cougars were invited to the 2019 Hawaii Bowl, where Wilson was named BYU's MVP.[7]

2020 season
See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team

Returning for his junior year with the Cougars, Wilson started 12 games, completing 247 of 336 passes for 3,692 yards, 33 touchdowns and three interceptions.[8] He was named the offensive MVP of the 2020 Boca Raton Bowl, after competing 26 of 34 passes for 425 yards and three touchdowns.

Statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GGSCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2018BYU 9712018265.91,578123157.2752212.92
2019BYU 9919931962.42,382119130.8671672.53
2020BYU 121224733673.53,692333196.4702543.610
Career302856683767.67,6525615162.92126423.015

References
  1. "Corner Canyon star QB Zach Wilson signs with BYU". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. Call, Jeff (October 13, 2018). "Zach Wilson becomes youngest QB to start at BYU". Deseret News.
  3. Robinson, Doug (August 25, 2019). "'All about family': How those closest to Zach Wilson – Ute fans to the core – influenced his football trajectory and played a hand in landing him at BYU". Deseret News.
  4. "BYU QB Zach Wilson a perfect 18 for 18 in Idaho Potato Bowl win over WMU". mlive. December 22, 2018.
  5. Drew, Jay (June 22, 2020). "A 'bigger, faster, stronger' Zach Wilson returns to BYU workouts eager to reclaim his starting quarterback position". Deseret News.
  6. "Zach Wilson is still BYU's starting QB, but he may have to fight for his job to keep it". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. Shimabuku, Christian (December 24, 2019). "Rainbow Warriors reach 10-win mark with last-minute 38–34 win over BYU in Hawaii Bowl". KHON2. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. Herald, Jared Lloyd Daily. "How BYU QB Zach Wilson is slicing up defenses early in 2020". Daily Herald.


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