Carson Wentz Fantasy News and Statistics

The Philadelphia Eagles have struggled to find a long-term solution at quarterback in the post-Donovan McNabb era. They had a unique habit of finding a passer that would look good for a year or two before tumbling down depth charts or off rosters. Mike Vick, Kevin Kolb, Nick Foles, Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford highlight the list of up-and-down quarterbacks the Eagles employed this decade. It wasn’t much of a surprise that the Birds made a trade to pick up the second overall pick from the Cleveland Browns in the 2016 NFL Draft to select Carson Wentz.

Wentz spent five years at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. Before he arrived, the Bison had never won a national championship. No one would have imagined they’d be a threat to Appalachian State’s record of three straight national championships or Georgia Southern’s six total national championships. But NDSU won the national title every year Wentz was on the roster, shattering App State’s record and closing in on Georgia Southern’s. When front offices are looking for a “winner” at quarterback, it’s tough to do better than a five-time national champion.

While Wentz was on all five championship teams, he didn’t become the starter until his redshirt junior season. He finished 15-1 and threw for 3,111 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 642 yards and six scores.

As a fifth-year senior, Wentz broke the wrist on his throwing arm and missed eight games. However, he returned for the national championship game and scored three touchdowns. He was named Most Outstanding Player in each of the championship games he started.

As a rookie, Wentz took the league by storm for about three weeks. Then the Eagles had a bye week and things went slightly downhill. He was capable of providing yards or touchdowns, but rarely in the same week.

His first big yardage highlight came in Week 9 against the Giants. He completed 27-of-47 passes for 364 yards, but he had no touchdowns and two interceptions. In Week 13 against the Bengals, he connected on 36-of-60 passes for 308 yards and a touchdown, but also threw three interceptions. He picked up 314 yards the next week against Washington, but he only had one touchdown and threw an interception.

He threw two touchdowns twice after Week 5. One was against Seattle in Week 11, though he also threw two interceptions, and his second touchdown came in garbage time. The second was in Week 17, when Wentz threw two touchdowns and no interceptions against a Cowboys team that was resting for the playoffs.

Wentz may not have been incredible in his rookie season, but he’s in a position to succeed. The Eagles added Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith in the offseason, plus former first-rounder Nelson Agholor is supposedly rejuvenated and will take over for the departed Jordan Matthews in the slot. It won't be a shock if people are using Wentz more and more as the season goes on.