Former Wisconsin Badger quarterback Russell Wilson has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL since he first took a snap in 2012.
Already a Super Bowl champion, seven time Pro Bowler, nine time NFC Offensive Player of the Week and two time Steve Largent Award winner, Wilson has begun to join some elite company of NFL quarterbacks.
His Week 1 performance yesterday–31/35 passing, 322 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 carries for 29 rushing yards–continued his rise on the all-time list and surpassed a milestone that put him in the class with arguably the second greatest quarterback to ever play in the NFL.
The milestone? His numbers gave him 30,056 career passing yards and 4,022 career rushing yards and joined him with Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young as the only other quarterback to ever surpass both 30,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards.
Oh, and he’s still in his prime.
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Seahawks’ QB Russell Wilson, who now has 30,056 passing yards and 4,022 rushing yards during his nine-year NFL career, joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young as the only players in NFL history with at least 30,000 career passing yards and 4,000 career rushing yards.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 14, 2020
The Badgers obviously do not have a history of sending quarterbacks on to the NFL and seeing them become Pro Bowl-level players and rise up all-time rankings.
Wilson, though, is the clear exception here and when it’s all said and done may start to enter the conversation as a top-5 quarterback in NFL history.