Seattle Seahawks 2015 Profiles: Russell Wilson

In preparation for the 2015 NFL season, we are continuing to look at the player profiles of the top five players on the Seattle Seahawks’ current roster. Today at #2 on the list it’s the turn of dynamic quarterback Russell Wilson.

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No. 3

Full Name: Russell Carrington Wilson

Birthdate: November 29, 1988 (Age 26)

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio

Weight: 206 Lbs

Height: 5ft 11in (1.80 m)

Professional Career Highlights:

Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII)

2x Pro Bowler (2012, 2013)

2x NFC Champion (2013, 2014)

4x NFC Offensive Player of the Week

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (December, 2012)

Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (2012)

Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 10, 2012)

FedEx Air Player of the Week (Week 13, 2013)

Steve Largent Award (2012)

PFWA Good Guy Award (2014)

Ranked in the NFL’s top 100 players (2013-2015)

NFL Records:

Tied for most passing touchdowns in a season by a rookie: 26 (Tied with Peyton Manning)

Most passing yards in a playoff game by a rookie: 385

Most regular season wins by a quarterback in his first two seasons: 24

Most total wins in first two seasons including playoffs: 28

Most regular season wins by a quarterback in his first three seasons: 36

First quarterback to throw for 300+ yards and rush for 100+ yards in a single game (vs St. Louis Rams, 10/19/14)

NFL Career Statistics

Pass attempts: 1,252

Pass completions: 794

Pass percentage: 63.4%

TD-INT: 72-26

Passing yards: 9,950

Passer rating: 98.6

Rushing yards: 1,877

Rushing touchdowns: 11

Aug 29, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) runs during a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

How did Russell Wilson become a Seahawk?

Wilson attended North Carolina University from 2007-2010, where he played both football and baseball. He played football for head coach Tom O’Brien.

Wilson redshirted during the 2007 campaign. For the first five games in 2008, Wilson split playing time with both Daniel Evans and Harrison Beck.

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Thereafter, Wilson led the team to a 4-3 record and with a four game win streak helped the team earn bowl eligibility.

In the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against Rutgers University, Wilson suffered a knee sprain late in the second half. Before his injury he put in a great performance, where he threw for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 46 yards. With Wilson out the team lost 23-29.

Wilson finished the season with 150 completions for 1,955 yards and 17 touchdowns with only one interception. He also scored four rushing touchdowns and rushed for 394 yards. Wilson was also named the first-team All-ACC quarterback.

In 2009 Wilson threw for 3,027 yards, 31 touchdowns, rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns. He also broke Andre Woodson’s all-time NCAA record of 325 consecutive pass attempts without an interception (379).

In his last season (2010) at North Carolina Wilson led the team to a 9-4 record which included a 23-7 win over West Virginia in the Champs Sports Bowl. He led the ACC in passing yards and total offensive yards per game.

Wilson put up a career high 3,563 passing yards, scored 28 touchdowns through the air, rushed for 435 yards and scored nine touchdowns on the ground.

Wilson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies (Major League Baseball) in the 2010 MLB draft. He played for an affiliate team of the Rockies in the summer of 2010. In January 2011 he announced that he would report to spring training with the Rockies. Carolina head coach Tom O’Brien expressed reservations with Wilson’s decision.

On April 29, 2011 O’Brien announced that Wilson had been released from his football scholarship with one year left of eligibility.

In June 2011, the University of Wisconsin’s head football coach Bret Bielema announced that Wilson had committed to Wisconsin for the upcoming season.

2011 was a great season for Wilson. He passed for 3,175 yards and 33 touchdowns with only four interceptions. He finished the season with an incredible 72.8% pass completion percentage.

Wilson was named to the first-team All-Big ten team and won the Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year award. He also set the single season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8). Wilson ended his college football career at the 2012 Senior Bowl.

In the summer of 2011, Wilson again played baseball for an affiliate team of the Rockies. He informed the Rockies’ organisation in January 2012 that he would be pursuing a career in the NFL.

Wilson was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round with the 75th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

2014 Stats

The 2014 season was a career best in yards for Wilson. He started all 16 games under center and threw for 3,475 yards, 20 touchdowns, and seven interceptions with a passer rating of 95.0. Wilson was 15th in the league in passing yards and 16th in touchdowns. He also used his great mobility and rushed for 849 yards and scored six rushing touchdowns, both being the most by any quarterback.

Overall

Russell Wilson is a very accurate passer who can make any throw on the field. His ability to extend plays with his feet even when the pocket collapses is incredible. For me his mobility is his greatest weapon, he can also torque his body to make all sorts of accurate throws on the run. Wilson has great arm strength to make deep throws and has the touch to hit open receivers in the flat.

Wilson plays on a predominately run first offense but has still put up decent numbers through the air. If Wilson was playing for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons or the Indianapolis Colts then he has the talent to be over 4,000 passing yards every season.

Wilson has an amazing playoff record, with a 75 percent winning percentage. He has led the team to the playoffs every season of his three-year career and helped the Seahawks organization win their first ever Super Bowl in 2013 (Super Bowl XLVIII).

On July 31, 2015, Wilson signed a four-year, $87.6 million contract extension with the Seahawks, making him at the time the second highest paid player in the NFL.

“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”, Vince Lombardi

Wilson is the Seahawks quarterback and will be for years to come. He is a great leader and a born signal caller. He may not throw for 4,500 yards every year but he’s a winner and the results speak for themselves.

With the addition of talented rookie wide receiver Tyler Lockett and new tight end Jimmy Graham, Wilson’s numbers will improve in 2015. It will be exciting to see the new-look Hawks offense this upcoming season and the franchise has an excellent chance of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years.

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