Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 3/4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 82.2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs Richmond | 5/7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 78.0 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 8/11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 80.1 |
#10
Will Wilson
Sophomore quarterback for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Columbia, SC · Richland NE
Watch-list name (model)Returning to NC State for 2026
The numbers
33
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 0 INT · 3 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 car · 62 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 25 pass yds, 1 TD, 62 rush yds, vs Richmond
Swing playSwung NC State from 7% to 35% to win.NC State at Duke · 45-33
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
26.8own fans
30national conversation
In Their Words
474 windows · 2026 fan posts
wilson×25.3rivers×100.2let×14.0ball×6.6sophomore×5.6passing×5.5best×4.0
“I'd love to see Will Wilson get the 4th quarter and actually let him sling it around a bit. He was a solid passing QB in HS”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Will Wilson
He has spent two seasons in the NC State quarterback room. The receipt on tape: 62 rush yds, 25 pass yds against Richmond, Week 2, 2026.
33 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 83 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Richland Northeast
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 9-6 over that span.
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (100th percentile). Strength: completion % (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 16.5 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 2.8 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 73–0
vs Richmond
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Richmond · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.49(09:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush left for 5 yards gain to the RICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:04, 1ST DOWN #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
- Week 2 · Richmond · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90(08:31) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the RICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:30 #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
- Week 2 · Richmond · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA +1.74(11:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush left for 16 yards gain to the RICH26 (#12 T.Bullock), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Richmond · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA +1.49(09:24) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 24 yards gain to the RICH36 (#39 K.Mungro; #34 C.Calmus), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Richmond · 1&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46(04:12) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson pass complete short middle to #86 H.Provience caught at RICH00, for 3 yards to the RICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:12 #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
- Week 2 · Richmond · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.27(11:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 W.Wilson sacked for loss of 2 yards to the RICH42 (#91 J.Serkfem)
- Week 1 · Virginia · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.17(00:57) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NCS32 (#88 K.Choute; #93 B.Koudelka), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Richmond · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.14(12:30) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the RICH40 (#95 B.Lee; #40 J.Wilkes), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Virginia · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.07(00:35) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson pass complete short right to #20 D.Desinor caught at NCS27, for 1 yard loss to the NCS31 (#17 J.Ross)
- Week 2 · Richmond · 1&1 · Q2 · EPA -0.96(09:18) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 0 yards to the RICH01 (#11 B.Houser; #40 J.Wilkes)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · NC State
Returning around him
- 60% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #217
Peaked at #217 this season.
Background
AS A FRESHMAN (2025): • Joined the team in December and traveled to the bowl game. • Enrolled in January of 2025. HIGH SCHOOL: • Played under his father, Walter Wilson at Richland Northeast. • Career Stats: Totaled 11,080 yards and threw for 64 touchdowns. Also rushed for 55 scores. • Senior Stat...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology