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41 Jireh Wilson

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Calhoun, Ga.
  • Highschool Calhoun

Biography

CAREER: Played in 52 games with 29 starts at linebacker ... Recorded 196 total tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and two interceptions ... 2019: Started all 12 games at outside linebacker ... Led the team with 56 tackles and was second with 4.5 sacks ... Named All-Southern Conference first team by the coaches and media ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/21) led the team with eight tackles and had three sacks for a loss of 24 yards ... At VMI (9/28) had ten tackle, including two for a loss ... At ETSU (10/5) had four tackles, including 1.5 sacks ... Against Chattanooga (10/26) had an interception in the second quarter ... At Clemson (11/2) had five tackles ... Added six tackles at Mercer (11/9) ... Had five solo tackles against Furman (11/16) ... At The Citadel (11/23) had four tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) had nine tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2018: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker ... Led the team with 59 total tackles ... Added two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, six tackles for loss and a sack ... In the season opener against The Citadel (9/1) had six tackles ... At Gardner-Webb (9/29) led the team with eight tackles ... At Chattanooga (10/6) had four tackles and forced a fumble in the first quarter ... At Furman (10/13) had five tackles ... Against ETSU (10/20) had six tackles and sacked Austin Herink in the first quarter ... Led the team with nine tackles against Mercer (10/27) ... Had four tackles at Samford (11/3) ... At Western Carolina (11/10) had four tackles, along with a forced and recovered fumble by Tyrie Adams in the first quarter ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Elon (11/24) had seven tackles, two of which were for a loss ... At Kennesaw State (12/1) had two tackles ... 2017: Played in all 13 games with four starts at outside linebacker ... Recorded 47 total tackles, with 4.5 tackles for loss ... Had four tackles each in games against Furman (9/2) and at Mercer (9/9) ... Led the team with eight tackles against Gardner-Webb (9/23) ... At Presbyterian (9/23) had four tackles ... Added four tackles against Western Carolina (10/7) with one tackle for a loss ...  Had four tackles at The Citadel (10/14) ... At ETSU (10/28) had a tackle for loss ... At South Carolina (11/18) had nine tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs, had two tackles against Furman (12/2) and had a tackle for loss at North Dakota State (12/9) ... 2016: Played in all 14 games and recorded 34 tackles on the season ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Against Johnson C. Smith (9/17) had three tackles, including a sack for a loss of five yards ... Had four tackles each in games against East Tennessee State (9/24) and at Samford (10/1) ... At Furman (11/5) forced a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered by Terrance Morris ... At Chattanooga (11/12) intercepted a pass in the third quarter and returned it ten yards to the Mocs five-yard line, setting up a touchdown ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs, had a total of seven tackles in the three games, including four at The Citadel (12/3) ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman in football and basketball at Calhoun High School ... As a senior had 79 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and two sacks as the team was 13-1 ... During his junior year, the team was 15-0 and won the state championship ... Had 84 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and six sacks ... Honors received included County Defensive Player of the Year, All-Region, All-Chattanooga first team, and All-State ... Team reached the state championship game his freshman season ... Named All-Region in basketball, scoring over 1,000 career points and holds school records for single season and career assists ...

PERSONAL: Son of Jackie and Tera Wilson ... Born September 7, 1997 ... A biology major ... Older brother, Terrell, played football at the University of the Cumberlands.

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2016Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 222 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2017Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 222 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 223 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2019Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 220 lbs
    41