![]() Wentz in 2022 | |||||||||||||
No. 11 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | December 30, 1992||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Century (Bismarck, North Dakota) | ||||||||||||
College: | North Dakota State (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Carson James Wentz (born December 30, 1992) is an American professional football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, where he won two consecutive NCAA FCS national championships as the starter. Wentz was selected second overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2016 NFL draft, making him the highest drafted FCS player.
Wentz's greatest success with the Eagles was in 2017 when he led them to an 11–2 record, and although Wentz suffered a season-ending injury, that put the Eagles in position to go on to obtain their conference's top seed and win the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl LII. He also earned Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors. Wentz helped take Philadelphia back to the playoffs during his next two seasons, but further injuries limited his participation. After losing his starting position due to a production decline, Wentz spent the next two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders, but lost his starting role at the end of his Commanders tenure. Wentz later joined the Los Angeles Rams as a backup midway through the 2023 season before signing with the Chiefs ahead of the 2024 season.