Carson Wentz named to ESPN’s World Fame 100 list

Carson Wentz has battled some adversity of the past two years, working his way back from a torn ACL, while having to cheer on his team and Nick Foles in a Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots. IN 2018, Wentz worked hard to return and lead the Eagles, only to suffer another late-season injury (back), that allowed Nick Foles to once again, lead the Eagles to a playoff run.

Wentz is now the unquestioned leader of the Philadelphia Eagles, and according to ESPN’s fourth annual fame list, one of the most discussed athletes on the planet.

ESPN’s Fame List is a ranking of the biggest names in sports, and sports moments, based on measurements by Google Trends, and three factors:

Per ESPN

1
Search score

Measuring how often a name is searched on Google. We took a weighted average of an athlete’s Google Trends peak score (how much he spiked on his most searched day) and his average score (how much he was searched throughout 2018, on average.)

2
Endorsement dollars

Our sources ranged from Forbes to ESPN contributors.

3
Social media followers

Since not all athletes are on every platform, we used only the number from their most popular account.

While dealing with discussions about his knee, Nick Foles ascension, and stories of him being a “selfish” quarterback teammate, Wentz has become one of the most searched and talked about athletes in the world. The Eagles star quarterback came in at #89 on the 2019 ESPN World Fame list, and is one of only 8 NFL players on the list, joining Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Odell Beckham Jr., Colin Kaepernick, Aaron Rodgers, and Rob Gronkowski.