Former NC State All-ACC Quarterback Russell Wilson made his 2024 NFL debut on Sunday night, after missing the first 6 games with a calf injury. Wilson’s debut with Pittsburgh was historic, throwing for 264 yards in the Steelers’ 37-15 win over the Jets, which is the most yards passing by a Quarterback in their first start in program history.
The record that Wilson broke had been standing since 1957, when Earl Morrall’s threw for 249 yards in his first start with the Steelers. Somewhere around 27 Quarterbacks have started at Quarterback for Pittsburgh since Earl Morrall, but Wilson was the one to break the 67-year old record.