Wilson left N.C. State and transferred to Wisconsin for the fall of 2011. He threw for 3,175 yards and 33 touchdowns, leading the Badgers to the Rose Bowl, and Seattle drafted him in the third round.

Wisconsin Badgers QB Russell Wilson avoids the tackle of Oregon Ducks Dewitt Stuckey during the first half of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on January 2, 2012.