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Zach Wilson New Orleans Saints · #11

Quarterback · 6' 2", 214 lbs · Draper, UT · Age 27

Zach Wilson is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 2nd overall, 2021. In 2025 he passed for 32 yards with 0 touchdowns against 0 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 2nd overall4-yr veteran
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Season avg32 pass yds · 0 td · 0 int
Career avg6,325 pass yds · 23 td · 25 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
32yds
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Scouting report

Zach Wilson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Zach Wilson is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 2nd overall, 2021. In 2025 he passed for 32 yards with 0 touchdowns against 0 interce
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Passing
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Efficiency
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Scoring
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Passing volume
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Efficiency
Average · offense
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Accuracy
Average · offense
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Ball security
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Zach Wilson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1222 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
216Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Zach Wilson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Passing
32 YDS
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Efficiency
60.0 RTG
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Scoring
0 TD
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Ball security
0 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Zach Wilson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
1054
pass yds
159–1950
4
td
0–7
4
int
1–6
67.9
rating
61.0–74.7
8
games
4–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 32 → projected 1054 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1022.3 pass yds
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 9 / 12 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Zach Wilson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20211355.62,33491169.7
2022954.51,6886772.8
20231260.12,2718777.2
2025454.5320060.0
Career386,3252325
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Zach Wilson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-08-03

The beginning

Zach Wilson is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, in his 6th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 2nd overall, 2021 as a Quarterback.

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Zach Wilson is a New Orleans Saints quarterback, drafted 2nd overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2021–2025) he has thrown for 6,325 yards and 23 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 32 yards with 0 touchdowns and a 60.0 rating in 2025.

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Wilson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
214 lbs
Draft
2nd overall, 2021
Born
Draper, UT
Age
27
Jersey
#11
Background

Zach Wilson is from Draper, UT and is 27 years old. He was drafted 2nd overall, 2021 and plays quarterback at 6' 2", 214 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2021–2025) he has thrown for 6,325 yards and 23 touchdowns. Wilson is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Zach Wilson is a spot starter under center who has thrown for 6,325 yards and 23 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2021–2025).

Passing production6,325 career passing yards with 23 touchdowns and 25 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 2,334 yards and 9 TDs in 2021.
Ball securityA 0.9:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree2nd overall, 2021.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Zach Wilson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Zach Wilson, answered.

What position does Zach Wilson play?
Zach Wilson is a Quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Zach Wilson drafted?
Zach Wilson was drafted 2nd overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Zach Wilson played?
4 (2021–2025).
What are Zach Wilson's career stats?
He has thrown for 6,325 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Zach Wilson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB3
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
60
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Zach Wilson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2021
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk14 · Illness (Questionable)2023 Wk18 · Concussion (Out)2023 Wk17 · Concussion (Out)2023 Wk16 · Concussion (Out)2023 Wk15 · Knee2022 Wk5 · Ankle

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Zach Wilson head-to-head

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