Zach Wilson

Former quarterback at BYU. 2020: 3,651 passing yards, 32 TD, 3 INT.

QB · BYU · Jr. · #1

6′3″ · 210 lb · Draper, UT

POTY finalist (model)New York — drafted 2021, Rd 1, Pick 2, #2 overall

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 958 nationally · Signed with BYU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at BYU. 2020: 3,651 passing yards, 32 TD, 3 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2018.
Drafted round 1 by the New York in 2021.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #2 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at BYU, 7,610 passing yards — drafted at #2 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20189 games

Signed with BYU3-star out of Corner Canyon

2021

Drafted by New Yorkround 1, pick 2

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#958 national

CFB

College

BYU

2018–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #2

New York · 2021

Coaching lineage · 2018–2020

1 coach

2018–2020

Kalani Sitake

BYU

Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

#2Rd 1 · Pick 2

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 25-13 over that span.

2018BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

2019BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

2020BYU11-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / dropback (97th percentile). Strength: success rate (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / dropback#1 / 17 · 97th pct

0.61

Success rate#1 / 17 · 97th pct

61.6%

Interception rate#1 / 17 · 97th pct

0.9%

Explosive rate#2 / 17 · 91st pct

16.6%

Sack rate#3 / 17 · 85th pct

3.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#3 / 141 · 98th pct

3651

Yards / att#3 / 141 · 98th pct

11.0

Completion %#3 / 141 · 98th pct

73.3%

Pass TDs#3 / 141 · 98th pct

Rush TDs#3 / 141 · 98th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 130 · 89th pct

Rush yards#33 / 141 · 77th pct

265

Interceptions#27 / 141 · 76th pct

Season trend

EPA / dropback— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Sack rate— first qualifying season

Interception rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	285	2.9	11.0	0.1
Road4g	308	2.2	11.4	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-75g	320	2.4	12.1	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	271	2.8	10.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalani Sitake

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

POTY finalist (model)

Our Heisman model has him in the top five; no finalist honor is on the books yet.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	BYU	244	333	73.3%	3,651	11.0	32	3	195.3	94	--	--
2019	BYU	199	319	62.4%	2,381	7.5	11	9	130.8	--	--	--
2018	BYU	120	182	65.9%	1,578	8.7	12	3	157.2	--	--	--
Career		563	834	67.5%	7,610	9.1	55	15	162.3	94	--	--

Season	Team
2020	BYU	69	265	3.8	10	--
2019	BYU	67	167	2.5	3	--
2018	BYU	73	212	2.9	2	--
Career		209	644	3.1	15	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Texas State · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA +4.55Keanu Hill 33 Yd pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd Kick)
Week 1 · Navy · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.47Gunner Romney 45 Yd pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd Kick)
Week 15 · San Diego State · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.95Zach Wilson pass complete to Dax Milne for 34 yds to the SDSt 37 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Boise State · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.70Zach Wilson pass complete to Dax Milne for 38 yds to the BoiSt 43 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.57Zach Wilson pass complete to Gunner Romney for 50 yds to the NorAl 30 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UCF · 3&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.53Zach Wilson pass complete to Lopini Katoa for 18 yds to the UCF 31 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.50Zach Wilson pass complete to Dax Milne for 58 yds to the NorAl 17 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Texas State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.48Zach Wilson pass complete to Dax Milne for 45 yds for a TD (Jake Oldroyd KICK)
Week 12 · North Alabama · 2&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.35Zach Wilson pass complete to Kavika Fonua for 22 yds for a TD (Jake Oldroyd KICK)
Week 9 · Western Kentucky · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Zach Wilson pass complete to Gunner Romney for 38 yds to the WKent 3 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 55-3@ Navy	13/18	232	2	1	12.9	—
Wk 4	W 48-7vs Troy	21/25	352	2	0	14.1	—	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 5	W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech	24/26	325	2	0	12.5	—	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 6	W 27-20vs UTSA	22/30	292	2	0	9.7	—	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 7	W 43-26@ Houston	25/35	400	4	0	11.4	—	Season-high 400 yds
Wk 8	W 52-14vs Texas State	19/25	287	4	0	11.5	—	4 TD passes
Wk 9	W 41-10vs Western Kentucky	18/32	224	3	1	7.0	—	3 TD passes
Wk 10	W 51-17@ Boise State	21/27	359	2	0	13.3	—	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 12	W 66-14vs North Alabama	10/16	212	4	0	13.3	—	4 TD passes
Wk 14	L 17-22@ Coastal Carolina	19/30	240	1	1	8.0	—
Wk 15	W 28-14vs San Diego State	26/35	303	3	0	8.7	—	3 TD passes
Total		218/299	3226	29	3	11.1	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology