The regular NFL season is yet to begin, and some youngsters have already impressed the audience with their performances. Among many young talents is Zach Wilson who has attracted everyone’s attention recently. Born in August 1999, the quarterback is expected to be the successor of star player Aaron Rodgers.
Though the New York Jets recently lost the preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wilson gained the center stage. The Jets’ quarterback Rodgers revealed that he’s planning to mentor Wilson so that he can lead the team after him.
“I’d like to be able to play a few good years here and then hand it right back off to Zach and let him go for the next 15, and it be a really special 18 to 20-year run. Great quarterback,” Rodgers said.
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Zach Wilson played for Brigham Young University in his college days. The 24-year-old player became the youngest player to start a game for BYU in his very first match. During his first year for BYU, he impressed everyone by completing 120 of the 182 passes. Throughout his college career, Wilson passed for 7652 yards with 56 TDs and 15 interceptions.
Zach Wilson has been phenomenal ever since he began his football journey. The young talent even won the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award in 2020. Wilson has been astonishing to both fans and teammates with his performance and hopefully will continue doing it.
Zach Wilson’s NFL career stats
Zach Wilson began his NFL career when the New York Jets drafted him in 2021 as their 2nd pick. The star quarterback signed a four-year rookie contract with the team. It was a fully guaranteed $35.1 million contract, with a signing bonus of $22.9 million.
Wilson began his career with a 19-14 loss to the Carolina Panthers in 2021 and faced several more losses. However, he didn’t lose hope and won his first match against the Tennessee Titans in week 4 of NFL 2021. In that game, Zach Wilson completed 21 out of the 34 passes, along with 2 TDs and 1 interception.
Throughout his 2-year NFL career, Wilson has completed 345 out of the 625 passing attempts he made. He has passed for 4022 yards till now along with 15 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. The Jets star has a passer rating of 70.9 presently.
Zach Wilson has impressed everyone with his exceptional performance on the field. He has become a significant part of the Jets in such a short period of time, and it seems like the team is looking forward to keeping him in the long run.
A look at the personal life of Zach Wilson
Zach Wilson was born in Draper, Utah to Mike and Lisa Wilson. As per reports, the father of the young star is a football coach himself. Though Mile Wilson wasn’t ready to coach, his wife Lisa made him accept the offer to be a football coach.
The Wilson couple has 2 daughters and 3 more sons other than Zach. Mike Wilson has reportedly asked their kids to give their “best” in whatever they do. According to reports, he motivates his kids to put all their efforts instead of looking for “shortcuts”.
“We have just told our kids that they have to do something, and whatever they do, they have to give it their best. No shortcuts,” Mike Wilson said.
Along with a loving family, Zach Wilson has a beautiful girlfriend as well. As per reports, the quarterback has been dating model Nicolette Dellanno since June 2022. The couple have been together for more than a year now. Born in December 2001, Nicolette is from New Jersey.
Reports suggest that Zach Wilson and Nicolette began dating after his break-up with ex-girlfriend Abbey Gile. The influencer shares pictures with the quarterback quite often. The two seem to be so much in love, and Zach’s parents also like her a lot.
The young talent has a loving and supportive family that played a huge part in his success. Wilson must be looking forward to performing well in the NFL to make all of them proud.