North Carolina State University Athletics
Russell Wilson
2/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Russell Wilson • 5-11 • 191 • Quarterback
Richmond, Va. • Collegiate School
Threw for 3,009 yards and rushed for an additional 1,132 yards as a senior for coach Charlie McFall at Collegiate School … Completed 59.7 percent of his passes and threw for 34 touchdowns with only seven interceptions … Rushed for another 18 touchdowns as a senior … Named all-state, all-conference and conference player of the year as a senior … Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd section for his state championship game performance as a senior, when he completed 21 of 37 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns and ran 30 times for 223 yards and three more scores in a 38-17 win over Fork Union … Threw for 3,287 yards and 40 touchdowns as a junior while rushing for another 634 yards and 15 scores … Won the state title as a junior with a perfect 11-0 record … Earned all-state, all-region, all-district honors and was named the 2005 Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year as a junior … Also played shortstop in baseball and hit .467 at the plate with 15 runs batted in … Plans to walk-on in baseball at NC State.
