BYU believed it had a good one in quarterback Zach Wilson, who took over as starter halfway through his true freshman season in 2018 to lead the Cougar offense.
His perfect 18-for-18, 317 yards and four touchdowns stat line from BYU’s 49-18 win over Western Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl back up that belief.
Advanced analytics back up that belief, too.
On Thursday, Pro Football Focus shared a graphic on Twitter that showed Wilson earned the third-highest grade among true freshman FBS quarterbacks last season, with a minimum of 150 dropbacks.
Being a starting quarterback isn't easy.