There's no doubt that Russell Wilson is one of the top quarterbacks in Wisconsin history, even in his short stint as a Badger. He brought them a Big Ten Championship and sent the Badgers to the Rose Bowl. He also racked up in his total career between NC State and Wisconsin 11,720 passing yards while also rushing for 1,421 yards. He added an impressive 132 total touchdowns (passing and rushing). He then went on to win a Super Bowl for the Seattle Seahawks.
Back in March, ESPN's Bill Connelly ranked college football's best passers from No. 90 to No. 1. Russell Wilson came in at No. 30 on the list. You can read the whole article here (though it is ESPN+ content).
Russell Wilson ranked No. 30 QB of the 2000s by ESPN
The list only covers their college careers and not what happened after, so in many ways, Wilson finds himself in a decent spot considering many of the players ahead of him were Heisman winners, with Baker Mayfield landing at the top spot on the list.
Wilson is ahead of players like Justin Fields, Michael Penix Jr., Brady Quinn, and Eli Manning, among many others on the list. Wilson has impressive stats, and his ability to throw the deep ball and scramble around has made him elite.
On this list, his completion percentage is listed as 61%, but it's heavily skewed by his time at Wisconsin, where he went 225-309, which is 72.8%. He threw for 3,175 yards with 33 touchdowns. He also rushed for 338 yards and six touchdowns. He came to Wisconsin as a grad transfer from NC State and that decision allowed him to go from an unheralded player to a NFL Draft pick. While he was selected into the 5th round, that had more to do with his height than his ability.
Wisconsin would love to have another QB come in and tear it up like Wilson did in 2011.