Zach Wilson is breaking out his Mardi Gras beads.
The Jets’ second overall pick in 2021 has signed a one-year deal with the Saints, according to multiple reports.
The financial terms of the deal are unknown at the moment, but Wilson will join a quarterback room that includes Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler.
Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football was the first to report the news of the signing on Tuesday night.
Wilson has bounced around the NFL since his stint with the Jets came to an end and spent 2025 with the Dolphins.
He appeared in four games and completed six of his 11 passing attempts for 32 yards and no touchdowns.
And when Tua Tagovailoa was benched in Week 16 during the dreadful Miami season, the organization opted to turn things over to rookie Quinn Ewers, with Wilson remaining in the backup role.
The Saints are Wilson’s fourth team since he entered the league.
He had started 13 games during his first season in the league with the Jets and nine the following year before briefly being usurped by Aaron Rodgers in 2023, before the future Hall of Fame QB suffered a season-ending Achilles injury that threw Wilson back into the starting role.
Wilson went 12-21 in three seasons with the Jets, completing 566 passes for 6,293 yards and 23 touchdowns.
The Jets traded Wilson in 2024, ending his run in East Rutherford and began a brief new chapter in Denver.
Wilson ended up as the Broncos’ third-string quarterback and did not appear in a single game that year.
The QB did say he learned “a ton” during his stint in Denver.
Wilson started at BYU from 2018-2020, where he had 7,652 passing yards and 71 total touchdowns, and led the program to an 11-1 record during his junior season in 2020.
He wed girlfriend Nicolette Dellanno in June, and now the pair are heading to the Big Easy.
