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42 DT Wilson

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hartsville, S.C.
  • Highschool Hartsville

Biography

CAREER: Played in 50 games with 42 starts at linebacker ... Recorded 241 career tackles, with 19.5 tackles for loss, six sacks and an interception ... 2019: Played in all 12 games with six starts at inside linebacker ... Recorded 29 total tackles, including three tackles for loss ... In the season opener at South Carolina State (8/31) had three tackles ... Against Samford (9/14) had a sack and intercepted a pass in the third quarter ... At VMI (9/28) had three tackles and shared a sack with Joe Beckett in the second quarter ... Against Furman (11/16) had four tackles and shared a tackle for loss ... At The Citadel (11/23) had four tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) had four tackles ... 2018: Started all 13 games at inside linebacker ... Finished season with 44 total tackles and six tackles for loss ... In the season opener against The Citadel (9/1) had six tackles, including one for a loss ... At Gardner-Webb (9/29) had four tackles ... Added four tackles at Furman (10/13) ... Against Mercer (10/27) had five tackles, including a sack of Kaelan Riley in the second quarter ... At Samford (11/3) had four tackles and shared a sack of Devlin Hodges with Miles Brown in the first quarter ... At Western Carolina (11/10) had six tackles to lead the team ... Against Presbyterian (11/17) had four tackles, two of which were for a loss ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Elon (11/24) had four tackles with one for a loss ... At Kennesaw State (12/1) had two tackles ... 2017: Started eleven games at inside linebacker ... Finished fourth on the team with 71 total tackles and had 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and two fumble recoveries ... In the season opener against Furman (9/2) had six tackles ... At Mercer (9/9) led team with seven tackles ... Against Western Carolina (10/7) had seven tackles ... At The Citadel (10/14) had a team-high 12 tackles and recovered a fumble in the third quarter ... Against Samford (10/21) had seven tackles, with 1.5 tackles for loss ... At ETSU (10/28) had five tackles, including a sack of of Austin Herink in the third quarter that forced a fumble ... Recorded seven tackles against Chattanooga (11/4) ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Furman (12/2) had seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Added six tackles at North Dakota State (12/9) ... 2016: Started all 14 games at inside linebacker ... Led the team in tackles with 97 and also had six tackles for loss and two sacks ... Was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team and HEROES All-Freshman Team ... In the season opener at Tennessee Tech (9/1) had five tackles, with one tackles for loss ... At Ole Miss (9/10) had five tackles ... At Western Carolina (10/8) led the team with ten tackles and sacked Tyrie Adams in the fourth quarter to force a fumble that Wilson recovered ... Against The Citadel (10/22) led the team with 15 tackles, including one tackle for loss ... At Furman (11/5) had eight tackles to lead the team ... At Chattanooga (11/12) had five tackles, including a sack for a loss of eight yards, and recovered a fumbled ball in the end zone for a safety in the second quarter ... Against VMI (11/19) led the team with 11 tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs, had four tackles against Charleston Southern (11/26) ... At The Citadel (12/3) had a team-high 14 tackles ... In the quarterfinals at Youngstown State (12/10) had five tackles ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at linebacker for Hartsville High School ... Earned All-State honors for three seasons and Region Defensive Player of the Year honors twice ... During his senior season, recorded 107 tackles, eight tackles for loss and three interceptions as the team won a region championship with a 12-1 mark ... As a junior, had 158 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss, and three fumble recoveries ... Hartsville was 14-1, region champion, and state runner-up during his junior year ... Added 96 tackles and a pair of interceptions during his sophomore year ... Team won the state championship with a 15-0 record his freshman season ... Named Defensive Player of the Year three times for Hartsville and earned All-Conference honors for three seasons ... Took part in Palmetto Boys State ...

PERSONAL: Son of David Wilson and Taneisha Pendergrass ... Born November 21, 1997 ...  A business economics major.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2017Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 225 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2019Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 225 lbs
    42