There are three stats, however, that show Russell Wilson to be well on his way to becoming an 'elite' QB.
Wilson's career QB rating of 98.6 is 2nd all-time in NFL history behind only Aaron Rodgers.
Wilson is also ranked 2nd all-time with a career TD to INT ratio of 2.77 behind only Rodgers.
And Wilson is ranked 3rd all-time with a career INT rate of only 2.1% behind only Rodgers and Brady.
It is a small sample size, but also an indication of great things to happen in the future.
I hate to keep beating this dead horse, but
Wilson is playing in the most quarterback-friendly offensive era in football history. Even dating back 10 years ago, quarterback efficiency has risen dramatically. It is simply disingenuous to compare his numbers to career totals of others who played when it was harder to pass.
For example.... let's look at Colin Kaepernick, who also became a starter in 2012:
- Colin Kaepernick's career rating is 90.7, 12th-best in NFL history
- Colin Kaepernick's career TD to INT ratio is 2.38, 4th-best in NFL history, behind Rodgers/Wilson/Brady
- Colin Kaepernick's career INT rate is only 1.9%, 2nd-best in NFL history (Rodgers, better than Wilson)
Even RG3 (90.6 rating [13th-best in NFL history], 1.74 TD:INT [17th-best], 2.2 INT% [6th-best]) has, historically speaking, extremely strong numbers.
Generally, Kaepernick is regarded as extremely mediocre/bad, and RG3's stock has fallen so far that we're not even sure he'll start in 2015. Despite this, their career numbers are very, very good. Not as good as Wilson's, but there are unbelievably strong nonetheless. I'm just trying to drive home how different the game is today. Video game numbers are routine and common.