Russell Carrington Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers as of the 2024 NFL season. The Seattle Seahawks drafted him with the 75th overall pick in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. After spending 10 seasons with the Seahawks, he briefly played for the Denver Broncos (2022–2023) before joining the Steelers in 2024. In his first year in Pittsburgh, Wilson passed for 2482 yards and 16 touchdowns, as per Pro Football Reference. According to Spotrac, he signed a one-year contract worth $1.2 million with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024. Wilson is a Super Bowl XLVIII champion, a nine-time Pro Bowler, and the 2020 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
Wilson played college football at North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was named Big Ten Quarterback of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten in 2011. In 2008, he earned ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, and First-Team All-ACC honors. He was also named Second-Team All-ACC in 2010. Before college, Wilson played high school football at Collegiate School, where he was twice named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year.
Russell Wilson Playoffs Appearances
As of January 2025, Russell Wilson has appeared in 17 playoff games, with 16 of them coming during his time with the Seahawks from 2012 to 2021. Over these 17 playoff games, he has thrown for 4,056 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, with an average passer rating of 96.8 (via Pro Football Reference).
His latest trip to playoffs as of January 2025 came with the Steelers in the 2024 season. While Wilson played a clean game against the Baltimore Ravens throwing for two touchdowns and zero interceptions, Pittsburgh still came out of the game on the losing end, 14-28 (via Pro Football Reference).
According to Pro Football Reference, Wilson's playoff stats are as below:
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | ||
| 2012 | SEA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 39 | 62 | 62.9 | 572 | 9.2 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 102.4 | 15 | 127 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 2013 | SEA | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 43 | 68 | 63.2 | 524 | 7.7 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 101.6 | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | SEA | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 41 | 72 | 56.9 | 724 | 10.1 | 63 | 6 | 5 | 90.3 | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2015 | SEA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 44 | 74 | 59.5 | 508 | 6.9 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 81.4 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | SEA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 40 | 60 | 66.7 | 449 | 7.5 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 97.2 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2018 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 233 | 8.6 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 105.9 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2019 | SEA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 39 | 61 | 63.9 | 602 | 9.9 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 107.4 | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 174 | 6.4 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 72.1 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 20 | 29 | 68.97 | 279 | 9.31 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 121.3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 17 | 9–8 | 295 | 480 | 61.5 | 4056 | 8.5 | 63 | 27 | 12 | 96.8 | 86 | 533 | 6.20 | 3 | |
Russell Wilson Playoffs Win-Loss Record
According to Pro Football Reference, Russell Wilson has a 9-8 (win-loss) record in the playoffs in his career as of January 2025.
The below table is taken from Statmuse:
| Game | Date | Round | Opponent | W/L |
| 1 | 1/6/2013 | NFC Wild Card | @ Washington Commanders (WAS) | 1-0 |
| 2 | 1/13/2013 | NFC Divisional | @ Atlanta Falcons (ATL) | 0-1 |
| 3 | 1/11/2014 | NFC Divisional | vs New Orleans Saints (NO) | 1-0 |
| 4 | 1/19/2014 | NFC Championship | vs San Francisco 49ers (SF) | 1-0 |
| 5 | 2/2/2014 | Super Bowl | @ Denver Broncos (DEN) | 1-0 |
| 6 | 1/10/2015 | NFC Divisional | vs Carolina Panthers (CAR) | 1-0 |
| 7 | 1/18/2015 | NFC Championship | vs Green Bay Packers (GB) | 1-0 |
| 8 | 2/1/2015 | Super Bowl | vs New England Patriots (NE) | 0-1 |
| 9 | 1/10/2016 | NFC Wild Card | @ Minnesota Vikings (MIN) | 1-0 |
| 10 | 1/17/2016 | NFC Divisional | @ Carolina Panthers (CAR) | 0-1 |
| 11 | 1/7/2017 | NFC Wild Card | vs Detroit Lions (DET) | 1-0 |
| 12 | 1/14/2017 | NFC Divisional | @ Atlanta Falcons (ATL) | 0-1 |
| 13 | 1/5/2019 | NFC Wild Card | @ Dallas Cowboys (DAL) | 0-1 |
| 14 | 1/5/2020 | NFC Wild Card | @ Philadelphia Eagles (PHI) | 1-0 |
| 15 | 1/12/2020 | NFC Divisional | @ Green Bay Packers (GB) | 0-1 |
| 16 | 1/9/2021 | NFC Wild Card | vs Los Angeles Rams (LAR) | 0-1 |
| 17 | 1/11/2025 | AFC Wild Card | @ Baltimore Ravens | 0-1 |
| Total | 9-8 |
Russell Wilson Conference Finals Record
Wilson has a record of 2-0 in championship games in his career as of January 2025. Russell's first Championship win came over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship in 2014. In 2015, Wilson and the Seahawks defeated the Green Bay Packers in their second consecutive NFC Championship game (via Statmuse).
Wilson's Conference record as per Statmuse is as below:
| DATE | REC | ROUND | Team | OPP |
| 1/19/2014 | 1-0 | NFC Championship | SEA | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1/18/2015 | 1-0 | NFC Championship | SEA | Green Bay Packers |
| Total | 2-0 |
Russell Wilson's Super Bowl Record
Russell Wilson has two Super Bowl appearances in his career as of January 2025. He has a 1-1 record in the big game. His first appearance came in Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks in the 2013 season, where they defeated the Broncos 43-8. Wilson's second appearance came in the 2014 season in Super Bowl XLIX, where they lost to the New England Patriots, 24-28.
FAQs on Russell Wilson
A. Russell Wilson stands 5 feet 11 inches or 1.80 meters.
A. Russell Wilson wears jersey number 3, representing the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL.
A. Russell Wilson attended both North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
A. Russell Wilson is 36 years old as of January 2025.
