George Wilson (football player)

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George Wilson
Date of birth	March 14, 1981
Place of birth	Paducah, Kentucky
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	University of Arkansas
NFL Draft	2004 / Round Undrafted
Team(s)
2004–Present	Buffalo Bills

George Wilson (born March 14, 1981 in Paducah, Kentucky) is a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.

[edit] High school career

Wilson played high school football for Paducah Tilghman High School in Paducah, Kentucky. He twice was named all-state and was honorable mention All-America as a senior. He was also named all state in basketball, and lettered in baseball and track as well. During his high school football career, Wilson had 81 catches for 1,723 yards and 24 touchdowns. Wilson played in the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game.

[edit] College career

Wilson played at the University of Arkansas. He was a starter for three years at Arkansas and led the team in receptions for two of those years. He had at least one reception in 38 of his final 40 games. For his career, he played in 44 games, catching 144 passes for 2,151 yards (14.9 average) and 16 touchdowns. Wilson left Arkansas with the second most receptions in a career there (behind Anthony Eubanks) and he had the third highest total for receiving touchdowns and receiving yardage there (behind Eubanks and Anthony Lucas). In 2003, Wilson had 172 yards on 9 receptions and one touchdown in Arkansas's 71-63 overtime win at Kentucky.

[edit] Pro career

Originally signed in 2004 as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions, George Wilson didn't play a game during his rookie season. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills, and played his first regular season game on September 11, 2005 against the Houston Texans. He has played in only 3 games in his NFL career and has not recorded a reception.^[1]