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Zach Wilson
Zach Wilson is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. Depth chart: QB3.
Scouting report
Zach Wilson: the full picture
Zach Wilson at a glance
Zach Wilson is a 27-year-old quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, listed at 6'2" and 214 pounds. The New York Jets drafted Wilson 2nd overall in the first round in 2021, out of BYU; this is year six in the league.
2026 projection
Our season projection has Wilson at 16.3 PPR points for 2026, which ranks QB63 at the position and works out to 1.3 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Wilson has finished as QB30 in 2021, QB34 in 2022, QB29 in 2023 and QB70 in 2025. The high-water mark is 151.9 PPR points in 2021. Across 38 regular-season games on record, the totals read 6,325 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 499 rushing yards and 5 rushing touchdowns.
Zach Wilson by the numbers
Wilson has finished in the weekly top five at the position 2 times and finished in the top twelve 5 times. The career high is 23.2 PPR points, set in Week 16 of 2021 against JAX. The game log also shows 3 300-yard passing games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Wilson has reached 20 points in 2 games, 5% of career appearances.
Contract
Wilson is playing on a one-year, $1.4 million contract signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2026, an average of $1.4 million per year with $598,800 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Wilson carries a GV stock price of 1,000, which ranks 333rd overall and QB48 among quarterbacks out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Wilson 480th overall. Value has moved up 1.4 since the previous model run. See where Wilson sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 16.3
- PPR / game
- 1.3
Zach Wilson fantasy outlook
Zach Wilson enters the 2026 season with NO and ranks QB85 and #638 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 16.3 PPR points across 12.9 games, or 1.3 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Zach Wilson as QB3, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Zach Wilson produced 1.4 PPR points in 4 games (0.3 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 26%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The primary risk is earning enough weekly opportunity from a lower depth-chart position.
Week 2 projection
Zach Wilson is projected for 0.2 PPR points on the road at BAL in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 1.9.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 1.4 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 5.7
- Dynasty
- 9.7
- Superflex redraft
- 14.3
- Superflex dynasty
- 20.5
- TE premium dynasty
- 5.8
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | Int | Rush yds | Rush TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIA | 4 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 12 | 221 | 368 | 2,271 | 8 | 7 | 211 | 0 | 119.9 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 9 | 132 | 242 | 1,688 | 6 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 98.9 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 13 | 213 | 383 | 2,334 | 9 | 11 | 185 | 4 | 151.9 |
Quarterbacks ranked near Zach Wilson
- Brady Cook QB60 · 18.3 PPR
- Dillon Gabriel QB61 · 17.2 PPR
- Taylen Green QB62 · 16.7 PPR
- Joe Milton III QB64 · 15.0 PPR
- Carson Beck QB65 · 14.8 PPR
- Drew Allar QB66 · 13.5 PPR
New Orleans Saints fantasy players
- Tyler Shough QB · 241.5 PPR
- Chris Olave WR · 228.6 PPR
- Travis Etienne RB · 167.2 PPR
- Juwan Johnson TE · 126.4 PPR
- Jordyn Tyson WR · 102.2 PPR
- Alvin Kamara RB · 102.1 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.