Kirk Herbstreit believes that Zach Wilson has the makeup to flourish in New York.
Herbstreit, an ESPN college football analyst, recently spent time with Wilson to film his new TV show “QB21 with Kirk Herbstreit.” Herbstreit was impressed by what he heard from the BYU quarterback, who is expected to be the No. 2 overall pick by the Jets on April 29 in the 2021 NFL Draft.
“I would be careful to look at her with my child’s face and grow up in Utah and look at the cover of the book on what you see,” Herbstreit said. “This child got some good wiring. I like people who are out to prove everyone wrong, and I think she’s not passionate about it … more [on] Social media you will see that there is nothing like this. It is like an internal fire that I think is real. “
One question about Wilson is what he will do as a face of the New York franchise after growing up in Utah and playing at BYU. Herbstreit said he saw a motivated player.
“You know how it is, trying to predict how a player, whether it’s baseball or football or basketball, how they’re going to project in that market from the point of view of a personality,” Herbstreit said . “I was impressed. When I got a chance to sit down with all these people and what I liked about Zach Wilson is that this guy has a chip on his shoulder. He wears a wristband that says, ‘ Prove them wrong ‘, and I was like, what you’re trying to prove wrong, like everyone loves you. But he wasn’t heavily recruited. He grew up in Salt Lake. His father, Utah I used to play in it. Utah didn’t recruit him. And I think, from that point on, he had a chip on his shoulder and he didn’t let him go. “
The episode “QB21” with Wilson is scheduled to air on ESPN2 on Tuesday nights at 9 p.m.
The big knock on Wilson is the level of competition he faced in 2020. BYU played no Power Five conference opponents. So Wilson’s flamboyant stats (33 touchdowns, three interceptions) and his rapid improvement have raised some eyebrows.
Herbstreit said, “As far as he played, there is a concern that you know that the boy started for three years.” “He played in some big games. He made a move to a different level throughout this year, apparently considering that some of it had to do with his competition. I think some of it just had to be done, they were better. “
Herbstreit said the quality of opponents should not be against Wilson.
“I don’t think it takes away from the player he’s based on like I saw him growing from 1 to 2 years,” he said, “and then being completely strong.” And there’s a commitment to get better physically and work on their game, and I don’t think that will change. I don’t know if he’s the man we all believe in. We’ll see, and I think you Will fall in love with the child according to his attitude and determination. “
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