Tyler Wilson (American football)

Not to be confused with Tyler Wilson.
Tyler Wilson

Wilson during 2010 Spring Practices
Arkansas Razorbacks — No. 8
Quarterback Junior
Major: Sports Management
Date of birth: August 16, 1989 (1989-08-16) (age 22)
Place of birth: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Career history
High school: Greenwood High School,
Greenwood, Arkansas
 College(s):
Career highlights and awards
  • Landers Award (2007)
  • Arkansas Record for Passing Yards in a Game, 510 yards (Oct. 1, 2011 vs. Texas A&M)
  • Arkansas Record for Consecutive Completions, 19 (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Auburn)
  • Arkansas Record for Pass Attempts Without an Interception, 184 attempts
  • Arkansas Record for Pass Completions in a Game, 32 Completions (Nov. 19, 2011 vs. Mississippi St.)
  • SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5, 2011)[1]
  • SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 12, 2011)[2]
  • AT&T ESPN All-America Player (Week 5, 2011)
  • Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist (2011)
  • Manning Award Finalist (2011)
  • Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist (2011)
  • AP All-SEC First Team (2011)
  • Coaches All-SEC First Team (2011)
Stats at ESPN.com

Tyler Wilson (born James Tyler Wilson, August 16, 1989), is the starting quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[3]

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High School Career

Wilson graduated, in 2008, from Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Arkansas. He was ranked as the #9 pro-style quarterback in the nation and #5 overall player in the state of Arkansas by Rivals.com. ESPN Rated Wilson as the #8 quarterback recruit in the nation. Wilson led his team to its third straight state championship, second as the starting quarterback. In his two years as starter for the Bulldogs, Wilson threw for over 8,000 yards with 94 touchdown passes. Wilson won the 2007 Landers Award as the state of Arkansas' top football player. He was selected as an all-conference and all-state performer. Also an outstanding baseball player, Wilson was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for 2007-08. He finished his senior campaign 11-0 and had a 1.42 ERA while striking out 92 batters in 64 innings. He batted .415 with four home runs, 14 doubles,and 30 RBI. He had a career record on the mound of 32-9 with 386 strike outs in 251.1 innings.[4][5]

High School Statistics

Season COMP ATT COMP% YDS TD INT
2005 (So.) 7 16 43.8 65 1 1
2006 (Jr.) 294 434 67.7 4,222 50 14
2007 (Sr.) 294 473 62.0 3,939 43 14
Career 595 923 64.5 8,226 94 29

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Tyler Wilson
QB		 Greenwood, Arkansas Greenwood High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.75 Dec 17,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 35th (QB)   Rivals: 9th (QB), 5th (AR)  ESPN: 8th (QB), 81st (OVR)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Source:[6]

College career

2008

Wilson played in two games as a true freshman, completing 11-of-22 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. He was 4-of-7 for 27 yards with a touchdown and an interception against Alabama. The following week he went 7-of-15 for 42 yards with an interception at Texas. He missed the remainder of the season due to an illness and received a medical redshirt.[7]

2009

In five games for Arkansas, Wilson finished the season 22-of-36 with 218 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. He threw for a total of 138 yards on 13-of-19 passing and both touchdowns with an interception in the season opener against Missouri State. At Alabama, he completed 4-of-6 passes for 31 yards. His other action came in a victory over Eastern Michigan were he went 5-of-11 for 49 yards with an interception.[8]

2010

Wilson played in six games for the Razorbacks in 2010. He threw for 453 yards on 34-of-51 passing and four touchdowns with three interceptions. Wilson saw extensive playing time in a game at Auburn after Ryan Mallett suffered a concussion. He threw for 332 yards on 25-of-34 passing and four touchdowns with two interceptions in little over half the game. Wilson also saw action in a win against Ole Miss. He threw for 71 yards on 3-of-5 passing while managing the offensive effectively.[9] According to Scout.com, Wilson is rated as the #5 QB prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft.[10] ESPN's Todd Blackledge listed Wilson as the #1 replacement player to watch for the 2011 season.[11]

2011

On August 25, Wilson was named the starting quarterback at Arkansas.[12] On November 19, Wilson set the school record for completions in a game, with 32 in a 44-17 win over Mississippi State.[13] Wilson became the first QB in school history to be named first team All-SEC. He received that honor from both the AP and the Coaches.[14][15]

Statistics

Season Team GP GS CMP ATT CMP% YDS TD INT YPG YPC YPA LNG SACK RAT
2008 (Fr.) Arkansas 2 0 11 22 50.0 69 1 2 34.5 6.3 3.1 10 3 73.2
2009 (RFr.) Arkansas 5 0 22 36 61.1 218 2 2 43.6 9.9 6.1 21 0 119.2
2010 (RSo.) Arkansas 6 0 34 51 66.7 453 4 3 75.5 13.3 8.9 54 3 155.4
2011 (RJr.) Arkansas 12 12 257 407 63.1 3,422 22 6 285.2 13.3 8.4 68 23 148.7
Career Arkansas 25 12 324 516 62.8 4,202 29 13 168.1 13.0 8.1 68 29 144.7

As of November 25th, 2011

References

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Preceded by
Ryan Mallett		 Quarterback of the Arkansas Razorbacks
2011 – present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
Current starting quarterbacks of the Southeastern Conference (as of Week 14 of the 2011 season)
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