Let’s start out with the positives of Zach Wilson’s statistical profile – strap yourself in, because there are a lot of them.
Wilson put up stupendous box score numbers in 2020, completing 247 of 336 passes for 3,692 yards, 33 touchdowns, and three interceptions. That’s an awesome line, but sometimes the box score numbers do not tell the correct story, mainly due to their lack of context. This is why advanced statistics exist; to add context, giving us a truer representation of a player’s impact and performance quality.
Wilson led the nation in Pro Football Focus’ passing grade (95.