Russell Carrington Wilson, an American football quarterback, competes for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
He played second base for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011. Before that. The Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, currently hold his professional baseball rights.
Wilson was born at Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital and raised in Richmond, Virginia. His parents are Tammy Wilson (née Turner), a nurse director, and lawyer Harrison Benjamin Wilson III. Harrison IV is his older brother, while Anna is his younger sister.
When Wilson was four years old, he began playing football with his father and brother. In the sixth grade, he took part in his first official game for the Tuckahoe Tomahawks minor football club.
Wilson attended Richmond, Virginia’s Collegiate School, a prep school. He threw for 3,287 passing yards and 40 touchdowns as a junior in 2005, while also rushing for 634 yards and 15 scores.
He was selected as an all-state, all-region, and all-district performer. Wilson won the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year award twice.
On July 23, 2006, Wilson made a commitment to attend North Carolina State University. In addition, Duke University extended him an offer for a football scholarship.
Wilson started his preparation for the NFL Scouting Combine on January 16, 2012, at the IMG Madden Football Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Wilson was predicted by NFL scouts and analysts to go in the middle rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Wilson led a 21-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8 despite trailing 10-0 at the start of the game.
Wilson completed 18 of 30 passes for 252 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Wilson had a 21 of 42 performance for 286 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in Week 10’s 17-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
Where Did Russell Wilson Attend College?
Prior to transferring to Wisconsin in 2011, he played college football and baseball at NC State from 2008 to 2010 where he set the single-season FBS record for passing efficiency (191.8) and guided the Badgers to a Big Ten championship and the 2012 Rose Bowl.
Where Did Russell Wilson Attend High School?
Wilson attended Richmond, Virginia’s Collegiate School, a prep school. He threw for 3,287 passing yards and 40 touchdowns as a junior in 2005, while also rushing for 634 yards and 15 scores. He was selected as an all-state, all-region, and all-district performer. Wilson won the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year award twice.