![]() ![]() Utah began recruiting Wilson early on, starting to pay him interest during his sophomore season. In May, before his senior season, Wilson committed to Utah, choosing the Utes over offers from Oregon, Miami, UCLA, Oklahoma State and BYU, among others. Just the all-time Utah high school football record for total offense in a season - 4,595 passing yards and 1,306 rushing yards, totaling 5,901 yards of total offense. ![]() So just having that moment with my teammates has been great.” “I got to break the state record, which I mean it was always in the back of my mind, but we were shooting for that championship to win it as a team. “It’s probably the best memory to remember, best way to go out in my opinion,” Wilson said. The next time he’ll put on pads at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be as a member of the Utah football program. Wilson hoisted the championship trophy on his future college field, having accomplished his goal of winning a state championship as a starter. He saved his best performance for the biggest game of his high school career in the 6A championship rematch against Skyridge - 255 yards and two touchdowns through the air, 192 yards and three scores on the ground.Ī 19-yard touchdown throw on the run to Jerome Myles, who made a fantastic tip-toe catch in the end zone, opened the scoring and a 54-yard touchdown run by Wilson put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. The Chargers dispatched their playoff opponents by an average of nearly 30 points, and Wilson threw for 1,236 yards and 12 touchdowns with just one interception in his four playoff wins. So just being there for my teammates and playing the last year of my high school career really did it for me.”Īfter losing 17-7 to Skyridge in the 6A state championship in 2022, Wilson was on a mission in 2023.Ĭorner Canyon went 13-1, losing only to national powerhouse Bishop Gorman (Wilson threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns in the 63-42 loss), and defeated Skyridge 41-27 in the 6A state championship game. “I discussed with my parents, I’m like, ‘I don’t want to let down my teammates and I want to continue to play all my senior season.’ So that just really came down to it. Isaac Wilson one of five finalists for MaxPreps National Player of the Year.What experts said about Isaac Wilson committing to Utah football.Blazing his own path: Isaac Wilson talks about choosing Utah over BYU. ![]() My dad’s got millions of scopes because his knees are jacked up,” Wilson said. “I mean, when I heard about it, I was like, we could take those (bone fragments) out real quick. Wilson already had a state championship ring from 2020 - he played in three blowouts, throwing for 27 yards, behind starting quarterback Jaxson Dart - but 2023 was his final chance to win a state title as a starting quarterback, and he wasn’t going to miss out on it. “That’s just what you love, especially if your quarterback’s like that, that’s going to trickle down to the rest of your team and create a toughness just in your team culture,” Kjar said. Turns out Utah’s potential quarterback of the future has that warrior mentality in spades. Standing on the field at Corner Canyon a couple weeks before he officially signs to play at Utah, Wilson described Utes quarterback Cam Rising as a “warrior.” ![]() “It’s up there with one of my favorite things ever about him,” Kjar said. Sure enough, on Thursday, Wilson was going through Corner Canyon’s walkthrough, and he indeed started that Friday contest against Farmington, leading the Chargers to a 42-3 win and throwing two touchdown passes. He told Chargers coach Eric Kjar he was going to play in that Friday’s game. So that’s the ultimate goal, but I got to play now, play good when I get up to Utah.” - Isaac Wilson That’s what I really need for development, going to the NFL, where I want to be. “Coach Ludwig’s offense really, really marked it off for my brother Zach when he came and looked at it. ![]()
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