Russell Wilson
Career information High school: Richmond (VA) Collegiate College: Wisconsin NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 Debuted in 2012 for the Seattle Seahawks Career history Seattle Seahawks (2012–present) Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Super Bowl champion (XLVIII) 2× Pro Bowl (2012, 2013) 2× NFC Champion (2013, 2014) Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (2012) 2× VIZIO Top Value Performer (2012, 2013) PFWA Good Guy Award (2014) PFF Offensive Rookie of the Year (2012) NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (December 2012) 4× NFC Offensive Player of the Week Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 10, 2012) FedEx Air Player of the Week (Week 13, 2012) Steve Largent Award (2012) Career NFL statistics as of 2014 Completion % 63.4 TD–INT 72–26 Passing yards 9,950 Passer rating 98.6 Rushing yards 1,877 Rushing TDs 11 Stats at NFL.com Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson was selected by the Seahawks with the 12th pick in the third round (75th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, in which he set the single season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8) and led the team to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl. Wilson received the Big Ten Quarterback of the Year award and was named a consensus first-team All-Big Ten and third-team All-American by Yahoo! Sports. Wilson played football and baseball for North Carolina State University before transferring to Wisconsin. In 2008, he was named the ACC Rookie of the Year in football and became the first freshman quarterback to receive first team All-ACC honors. Wilson also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman. Wilson signed a four-year, $2.99 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks on May 7, 2012 and was named the team's starting quarterback on August 26, 2012. Wilson was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year in 2012, and in 2013 led the Seahawks to its first ever Super Bowl victory. He led the Seahawks to their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance in 2014, losing to the New England Patriots 28-24.