{"id":832582,"date":"2026-03-25T07:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/832582\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:17:19","slug":"former-byu-quarterback-zach-wilson-signs-with-new-orleans-saints-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/832582\/","title":{"rendered":"Former BYU quarterback Zach Wilson signs with New Orleans Saints \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Zach Wilson is on the move again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The former BYU quarterback is signing with the New Orleans Saints, according to a Tuesday report from Saints insider Nick Underhill.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saints are signing QB Zach Wilson, according to a source. Adds a veteran presence and some competition to the QB room behind Tyler Shough. Wilson, 26, was the No. 2 pick in 2021. He gives New Orleans a third quarterback with starting experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NMW4KX3SJ7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/NMW4KX3SJ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nick_underhill\/status\/2036623356426846405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Saints will be Wilson\u2019s third different team in the past three seasons, spending 2025 with the Miami Dolphins and 2024 in Denver with the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, has not started a game since 2023, but did make 33 starts for the New York Jets across his first three professional campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In six brief appearances as Miami\u2019s backup in 2025, Wilson completed 6 of 11 passes for 32 yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">During his time with the Jets, Wilson threw for 6,293 yards, 23 touchdowns and 25 interceptions while posting a 12-21 starting record. He has also ran for 499 yards and five touchdowns during his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">At BYU from 2018-20, the Draper, Utah native and Corner Canyon High product passed for 7,652 yards with 71 total touchdowns, leading the Cougars to a 11-1 record and No. 11 final national ranking as a junior in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Wilson now joins a New Orleans quarterback room that includes second-year starter Tyler Shough, who proved impressive as a rookie, along with fellow backup Spencer Rattler.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zach Wilson is on the move again. The former BYU quarterback is signing with the New Orleans Saints,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,216,251,2087,3309,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-832582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-dolphins","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-dolphins","12":"tag-miamidolphins","13":"tag-news-feed-local","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116288595489604341","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}