*Zach Wilson, Brigham Young Football News: Draft Scout Player News

05/16/20 - QB *Zach Wilson, Jr/2021, Brigham Young

Pandemic or not, nothing's going to stop Zach Wilson from getting ready for the upcoming season - whenever it starts and whatever it looks like. When spring practice started in March, it became clear three quarterbacks would be vying for BYU's QB1 role. All three - Wilson, Jaren Hall and Baylor Romney - got starts during the Cougars' 2019 injury-laden season. Most importantly, they all showed they could do the job well. "I think just knowing that there's always going to be a competition is the way to treat everything," Wilson said. "Competition is what strives people to be their best selves. I know that's what the coaches are looking for in pushing me." But all three went through their fair share of injuries themselves last year. Before the season even started, Wilson had surgery on his shoulder and sat out spring practice, opening up the door for Hall to step in and get a majority of the reps at the time.

Then, once the season started, Wilson broke his right (throwing) thumb during the fifth game of the season, Hall sustained concussions in both games he started and Romney suffered a foot injury before the Utah State game that he was still recovering from in March. The Draper native thinks about last season often. He doesn't really like how it played out. "Last year, my biggest weakness was probably me physically," Wilson said. "With the shoulder being so rushed and having a broken hand halfway through the season, it was just hard to stay ready to go. Obviously, every week, mentally I felt like I was ready to go, but physically, it was hard to stay on top of it. So, that's probably my biggest focus now, just staying healthy and just continuing to get stronger and the shoulder continues to get healthier." - Salt Lake Tribune

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