Player Dossier

2008-2011

Wisconsin

Russell Wilson

QB • 5'11" • Richmond, VA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher

Russell Wilson is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

50

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
NC State • Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Player Story

Russell Wilson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Richmond, VA wearing No. 16, spending time with NC State and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Russell Wilson's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.8056

Lincolnton · Lincolnton, NC

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2012
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 75
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Russell Wilson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · NC State. Russell Wilson is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
13,141
Passing yards
11,720
Rushing yards
1,421
Touchdowns
133
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2011 · Wisconsin · Player Highlight

Russell Wilson college highlights at Wisconsin.

Season
2011
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Russell Wilson quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · QB
Career Total Offense
13,141
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · NC State
Top game
Boston College
Recruit profile
3-star · Lincolnton · NC State
High school pipeline
Lincolnton · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2012 · Round 3 · Pick 12 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2011
2011 Total offense rank
3,513 total offense · QB 23rd (top 9%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 23rd (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonNC State1123218646167.8
2008 Regular SeasonNC State112,1111,7693422067.8
2009 Regular SeasonNC State123,2873,0272603570.8
2010 PostseasonNC State1331627541278.3
2010 Regular SeasonNC State133,6823,2883943578.3
2011 PostseasonWisconsin1431429618367.7
2011 Regular SeasonWisconsin143,1992,8793203767.7

Related Context

Russell Wilson played QB for NC State and Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Russell Wilson recorded 11,720 passing yards, 1,421 rushing yards, and 60 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with NC State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

NC State paired 3,998 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 60.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Wisconsin.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2008 Postseason · NC State

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

213

Efficiency

60.7

Usage

31.5

Consistency

81.8

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 232. South Carolina: 19. Clemson: 118. East Carolina: 236. Boston College: 222. Florida State: 214. Maryland: 240. Duke: 234. Wake Forest: 221. North Carolina: 329. Miami: 278

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 31 by 68.2. South Carolina: 9 by 39.4. Clemson: 34 by 46.3. East Carolina: 43 by 61.5. Boston College: 48 by 53.8. Florida State: 29 by 73.7. Maryland: 41 by 65.2. Duke: 31 by 62.8. Wake Forest: 47 by 59. North Carolina: 39 by 72.3. Miami: 39 by 65.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins259.6 · Games = 5 · +85.4 vs Losses
Losses174.2 · Games = 6 · -85.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Miami

Best efficiency game

73.7 vs Florida State

Result
Mon 12/29@ RutgersL 23-29112318647.81068.28465.80016
Sat 11/29vs Miami3+ TD · Dual-threatW 38-28112322047.82065.916583.60129
Sat 11/22@ North CarolinaDual-threatW 41-10172827960.72072.311504.50026
Sat 11/15vs Wake Forest3+ TD · Dual-threatW 21-17163315248.5205914694.90123
Sat 11/8@ DukeW 27-17132521852.02062.86162.7006
Sat 10/25@ MarylandDual-threatL 24-27182818764.32065.213534.10027
Thu 10/16vs Florida StateL 17-26132518152.02073.74338.30025
Sat 10/4vs Boston College3+ TDL 31-38193321857.61053.81540.30210
Sat 9/20vs East Carolina3+ TDW 30-24213121067.73061.512262.20017
Sat 9/13@ ClemsonL 9-2710219247.60146.31326209
Fri 8/29@ South CarolinaL 0-34151220.00039.4471.8007

Player Story

Russell Wilson story

Russell Wilson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Richmond, VA wearing No. 16, spending time with NC State and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Russell Wilson's career was his passing role: 11,720 passing yards, 109 touchdown passes, 1,489 attempts, and 1,421 rushing yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with NC State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,421 rushing yards and 60 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State and Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Russell Wilson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wisconsin

    2011

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2008200820092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonNC State2,34360.731.5
2008 Regular SeasonNC State2,34360.731.50
2009 Regular SeasonNC State3,28762.626.7944
2010 PostseasonNC State3,99858.532711
2010 Regular SeasonNC State3,99858.5320
2011 PostseasonWisconsin3,51373.113.3-485
2011 Regular SeasonWisconsin3,51373.113.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Boston College

Week 6 · W 44-17 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

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Total Offense

85.1 takeover

373 total offense with 61.1 efficiency.

#2

@ Maryland

Week 13 · L 31-38 · Conference game

364

Total Offense

82.2 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

364 total offense with 54.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Miami

Week 14 · W 38-28 · Conference game

278

Total Offense

77.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

278 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Pittsburgh

Week 4 · W 38-31

413

Total Offense

77.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

413 total offense with 81.9 efficiency.

#5

@ North Carolina

Week 13 · W 41-10 · Conference game

329

Total Offense

76 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

329 total offense with 72.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · NC State

3,998 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 32 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · NC State

78.3

3,998 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 32 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · NC State

70.8

3,287 primary · 62.6 efficiency · 26.7 usage

Milestones

22

250+ passing yards

19

300+ total offense

30

3+ TD games

31

Above avg efficiency