Erik Wegert

Erik Wegert (born September 9, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets. He played college football at Wisconsin. The Jets traded up to the #1 overall pick of the 2016 NFLHC Draft in order to select him. He was the 3rd #1 overall pick in NFLHC history, joining Christian Skaggs and Tyrone Jones.
==College Career==
Wegert attended the University of Wisconsin. He was a 2-year starter for the Badgers, backing up Darrell Murphy (though he did start 5 games in 2013) before earning the full-time starting job in 2014. In 2015, he finished 4th in Heisman voting.
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Season 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Passing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	
Season 	GP 	GS 	Cmp 	Att 	Cmp% 	Yds 	TD 	INT 	QBR 	Att 	Yds 	YPC 	TD 	FUM 	
2013 	5 	5 	116 	196 	62.0% 	1185 	10 	5 	133.59 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	
2014 	14 	14 	324 	481 	67.3% 	3641 	29 	7 	147.97 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	
2015 	13 	13 	222 	324 	68.2% 	3149 	28 	4 	175.21 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	
NCAA Career Totals 	32 	32 	662 	1001 	66.1% 	7975 	67 	16 	151.95 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	
==Professional Career==
===Pre-Draft===
Wegert was generally considered one of the top QBs available, though most considered Aaron Devereaux to be the top QB available. There were a few pundits that ranked Wegert as the top QB available.
===Draft===
The Jets traded up to #1 overall prior to the draft, and most thought that they would select a QB. The Jets selected Wegert with this pick.
===2016 Season===
Wegert was named Jets starting QB going into the year with the trade of Aaron Kotar.
He led the Jets to one of their most successful seasons in franchise history as the Jets finished 8-4. Wegert finished highly in most Rookie of the Year voting.
===2017 Season===
Wegert built a bit on his rookie year, finishing solidly but not spectacularly as he struggled a bit with #1 WR Jim Umenyiora going out for the year early in the season. He led the Jets to a second straight playoff appearance where they once again lost in the Wild Card round. He struggled a bit with hand injuries during the year, missing Week 17 with the injury.
===2018 Season===
Wegert looked to build a rapport with new receivers Paul Howell and (mid-season acquisition) Ken Brown. In a Week 10 Monday Night game against the Oakland Raiders, Wegert was injured by Raiders defensive tackle Fred Romanowski. He missed the next 5 games, but the Jets were still able to hang on and earn a first round bye in his absence. He won every regular season game he started, going 11-0.
===2019 Season===
Wegert was injured in game #2 and missed 2 games early in the season as the Jets struggled to a 1-4 start. This was the first 3000 yard season of Wegert's career. However, after being 4-5 going into Week 11 the Jets won 10 straight games going into Super Bowl VI, though the Jets lost the game 27-30.
===Statistics===
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Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Rating
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Comp 	Att 	Pct 	Yds 	YPA 	TD 	Int 	QBR 	Rating
2016 	NYJ 	12 	12 	159 	246 	64.63% 	2,046 	8.32 	14 	7 	99.75 	81
2017 	NYJ 	15 	15 	224 	361 	62.05% 	2,853 	7.90 	21 	10 	94.57 	88
2018 	NYJ 	11 	11 	224 	383 	58.49% 	2,748 	7.17 	24 	9 	91.81 	89
2019 	NYJ 	14 	14 	298 	454 	65.64% 	3,801 	8.37 	28 	7 	105.81 	91
2020 	NYJ 	16 	16 	353 	537 	65.74% 	4,316 	8.04 	35 	12 	102.81 	93
Career	Career	68 	68 	1,258 	1,981 	63.50% 	15,764 	7.96 	122 	45 	99.22 	
==Personal Life==
Wegert is the cousin of Vikings WR Wayne Wegert.
 
Category:Quarterbacks