Zach Wilson: QB · BYU · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zach Wilson
Extends plays on the move until something opens up. Third year in the same quarterback room at BYU. On tape: 400 passing yards and 40 rushing yards against Houston, Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
77.8% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 40.7% conversion-per-dropback — 47.6% of completions land short of the sticks.
Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. checkdown by design
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (21.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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@ No. 21 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@ No. 14 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 | 10.8 | — |
Week 7 · 2020
W 43-26
at Houston
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 25-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
47.6%
371 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
70.8
11 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Our Heisman model had this player inside its top 25 in 2020.
Career, closed
Gone at #2 overall.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 7,610 passing yards — drafted at #2 overall by the New York Jets.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalani Sitake.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 6th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 6th NFL season
