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| Quarterback | Senior |
| Major: Communications | |
| Date of birth: November 29, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) |
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| High school: Collegiate School, Richmond, Virginia | |
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| Russell Wilson | |
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| Colorado Rockies – No. -- | |
| Second Baseman | |
| Born: November 29, 1988 Richmond, Virginia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Russell Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is a quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers football team. Wilson formerly played for the NC State Wolfpack football and baseball teams before transferring for his final season of eligibility in 2011. In 2008, Wilson was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year in football and became the first ever freshman quarterback named to the All-ACC first team. The Colorado Rockies of the Major League Baseball selected Wilson in the 2010 draft with the 140th pick. He played second base for the Asheville Tourists, the Rockies' Class A affiliate of the South Atlantic League in 2011.[1]
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Wilson attended the Collegiate School, a preparatory school in Richmond, Virginia. As a junior there in 2005, he threw for 3,287 yards and 40 touchdowns. He also rushed for 634 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was named an all-district, all-region, and all-state player. Wilson was twice named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year.[2]
As a senior in 2006, he threw for 3,009 yards, 34 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Wilson also rushed for 1,132 yards and 18 touchdowns. That year, he was named the conference player of the year, and also named an all-conference and all-state player. He was featured in Sports Illustrated magazine for his performance in the state championship game win.[2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Richmond, Virginia | Collegiate School | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.53 | Jul 23, 2006 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 67 (QB) Rivals: NR (QB), NR (VA) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Wilson committed to North Carolina State University on July 23, 2006.[3] Wilson also had a football scholarship from Duke University.[4]
Wilson chose to attend North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He sat out the 2007 season on redshirt status.
In 2008, Wilson initially split time at quarterback with senior Daniel Evans and junior Harrison Beck. However, Evans and Beck saw no regular season action after Week 2 and Week 5, respectively. Thereafter, Wilson led the team to a 4–3 record in the regular season which NC State finished out on a four-game winning streak. During a win over East Carolina, Wilson threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He threw for two touchdowns in each of the last six season games.[5]
In the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against Rutgers, Wilson threw for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 46 yards before halftime. Late in the first half, he scrambled to the Rutgers' four-yard line, where he was tackled and suffered a knee sprain. With Wilson sitting out the remainder of the game, his replacements threw a combined total of three interceptions with NC State eventually losing, 23–29.[6]
Over the course of the season, he completed 150 of 275 attempts for 1,955 yards and 17 touchdowns with just one interception. He also recorded 116 carries for 394 yards and four touchdowns.[5] The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) named him the first-team All-ACC quarterback. It was the first time in the conference's history that a freshman quarterback was named to the first team.[7]
On July 12, 2009, Wilson was named as the quarterback on the pre-season all-ACC football team.
On September 19, 2009, Wilson broke Andre Woodson's all-time NCAA record of 325 consecutive pass attempts without an interception against Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. The 389-pass streak ended in a game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
In a home victory over Pittsburgh, Wilson had over 400 yards total offense and 4 touchdowns.
Wilson led the 2010 NC State Wolfpack football team to a 9 win season (9–4), including a win over the West Virginia Mountaineers in the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl. Wilson passed for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Wolfpack defeated the Mountaineers 23–7.
Wilson led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 274.1 passing yards per game. Wilson also led the league in total offense with 307.5 yards per game.
Wilson was released from his athletic scholarship by NC State on April 29, 2011 with one year of eligibility remaining. On June 27th, Wilson decided to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and to play football in the fall for the Badgers. In his first game, against UNLV, he passed for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed for 62 yards, including a 46 yard touchdown run. The Badgers won 51-17. At the end of the regular season, Wilson was named first team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. Wilson also won the Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year award which was renamed in 2011 after Purdue's Bob Griese and Drew Brees.[8] On December 3, 2011, Wilson led the Wisconsin Badgers to victory in the inaugural Big 10 championship game and was named the game's Grange-Griffin MVP. Wilson threw for three touchdowns in the game which runs his season total up to 31. Wilson became just the fourth quarterback in Big Ten history to throw at least 30 touchdowns passes in a season (Purdue's Drew Brees, 1998 - 39, Purdue's Kyle Orton, 2004 - 31 and Ohio State's Troy Smith, 2006 - 30). Wilson's 31 TD passes is tied for second-most in Big Ten history.
On December 8, 2011, Wilson was named Third Team All-American by Yahoo Sports. Wilson's teammate Chris Borland joined him on the Third Team while Montee Ball was named to the First Team and offensive linemen Peter Konz and Kevin Zeitler were named to the Second Team.[9]
On December 10, 2011, Wilson finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He finished with 52 points. Wilson was joined by teammate Montee Ball who finished fourth in the voting with 348 points. Baylor's Robert Griffin III won the award.[10]
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| Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Pct | Eff | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2008 | NC State | 150 | 275 | 1,955 | 17 | 1 | 54.5 | 133.9 | 116 | 394 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 2009 | NC State | 224 | 378 | 3,027 | 31 | 11 | 59.3 | 147.8 | 103 | 260 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2010 | NC State | 308 | 527 | 3,563 | 28 | 14 | 58.4 | 127.5 | 143 | 435 | 3.0 | 9 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | 225 | 309 | 3,175 | 33 | 4 | 72.8 | 191.8 | 79 | 338 | 4.3 | 5 |
| College Totals | 907 | 1,489 | 11,720 | 109 | 30 | 60.9 | 147.2 | 441 | 1,427 | 3.2 | 22 | |
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