Tickets2022 Second Team Academic All-American
Two-Time Academic All-District (2021-2022)
2022: Team captain who started all 13 games at linebacker…Recorded a career-high 54 tackles (21 solo) with 6.5 TFLs and one sack in his first season as a starter…Led nation’s 17th-best red zone defense…Registered a career-high nine tackles vs Indiana… Season-high 2.5 TFLs versus South Florida…Recorded a sack at Tulsa…Had at least five tackles in five games…Opened season with five tackles at No. 19 Arkansas and added five stops and 1.5 TFLs against Miami (Ohio)…Had four tackles at SMU and seven stops versus Navy…Had two tackles and one sack in his final game at Nippert Stadium against Tulane…Capped his career with two tackles against Louisville in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl…Finished his career with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance, while earning his real estate license…Two-time academic all-district and 2023 Second Team Academic All-American…Father Daryl played tight end at UC, winning four letters between 1985-88, was a team captain in 1988 and also earned All-Metro Conference honors...Wilson and Daryl are believed to be the first father-son duo to both be Bearcats captains…Played in 62 games and made 85 tackles in his career.
2021: Appeared in all 14 games as a reserve linebacker and special-teams ace, registering 15 tackles (nine solo) with four TFLs and three sacks...Appeared in most third-down packages...Recovered a fumble on a kickoff at Notre Dame and blocked a punt against SMU...Also had sacks against Temple and SMU, plus a TFL versus UCF...Recorded a sack on Heisman Trophy-winning QB Bryce Young against No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic...Already has a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in finance...Completed his real estate license this summer...Collected Academic All-District honors and was named the Cotton Bowl’s Dan S. Petty Scholar-Athlete Award honoree for UC...Five-time member of the AAC Academic Honor Roll...Interested in following in his father’s footsteps in the finance industry after his playing days are over...Father Daryl played tight end at UC, winning four letters between 1985-88, was a team captain in 1988 and also earned All-Metro Conference honors...Will be the elder statesmen of the Bearcats in 2022, returning for his sixth season...Has appeared in 49 games with 31 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, four sacks and three punt blocks in his career.
2020: Key special teams standout and reserve linebacker played in eight games on the season...Totaled five tackles and a sack. Best statistical game of the year came against Memphis where he had two tackles and a sack for a nine-yard loss...Also had two stops in the season opener against Austin Peay...Earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in April 2020.
2019: One of the most versatile players on the squad, played in all 14 games and saw time on offense, defense and special teams...Made the first start of his career at Ohio State when UC lined up in a four TE set on its opening offensive drive...Tied for the lead on UC’s special teams units with seven stops, five on kickoff and two on punt coverage...Set a career high with two tackles against Miami (OH)...blocked two punts on the year, at USF and in the AAC Championship game at Memphis...Had his first career rush in the regular-season finale at Memphis after accidentally backhanding a misdirected snap in the first quarter...The heads-up move on a 4th & 2 play and went for a 13-yard first down and led to UC’s first score of the game, a 30-yard field goal from K Sam Crosa...Made the transition to linebacker during the lead up to the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl, played defense during the game and recording a tackle and a PBU...Named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams but also saw time at tight end...Totaled three tackles, all coming on kickoff...Had a pair of receptions, including a career-long 16-yarder in the opener at UCLA...Recovered a fumble in the end zone against Alabama A&M for his first career TD.
2017: Redshirted.
PERSONAL: Tabbed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Scout.com...Caught 78 passes for 996 yards and 11 TDs and recorded 50 tackles, 11.5 for a loss and eight sacks during his prep career...247 rated him as a Top-20 player in the state of Indiana and one of the top 80 tight ends in the nation...Was an all-state and all-county selection in 2016...Finished with 28 receptions for 357 yards and three TDs as s senior...Caught 43 passes for 553 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior...Also registered 41 tackles with 8.5 coming for loss and five sacks as a linebacker that season.C.coached by Grant Lewis.