Tyree Wilson

American football player (born 2000)
American football player
NFL draft:2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7Career history
  • Las Vegas Raiders (2023–present)
Roster status:Active/Non-football injuryCareer highlights and awards Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:29
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tyree Jae Wilson (born May 20, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and Texas Tech and was selected by the Raiders seventh overall in the 2023 NFL draft.

Early years

Wilson was born on May 20, 2000, in Anchorage, Alaska, moving with his family to Henderson, Texas, in 2002.[1][2] He attended West Rusk High School in New London, Texas, where he made 126 tackles with 38 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, and five fumbles recovered as a senior on their football team.[3][4] Wilson was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Washington State before decommitting before the start of his senior year.[5] He ultimately committed to play at Texas A&M.[6]

College career

Wilson began his college career at Texas A&M and redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman he played in 12 games and made 12 tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack. Wilson entered the NCAA transfer portal after the end of the season.[7]

Wilson ultimately transferred to Texas Tech.[8] He was granted a waiver by the NCAA to play immediately instead of having to sit out one season per transfer rules.[9] Wilson became a starter on the Red Raiders' defense towards the end of his first season with the team. As a redshirt junior, he had 38 tackles and led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks.[10] Wilson was named the Defensive MVP of the 2021 Liberty Bowl after making two sacks in the game.[11] In 2022 against Kansas, Wilson suffered a season-ending foot injury.[12] Wilson later announced that he would forgo his senior year and declare for the NFL draft.[13] Following the conclusion of the regular season, Wilson was selected to the All-Big 12 First Team.[14]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
6 ft 5+58 in
(1.97 m)
271 lb
(123 kg)
35+58 in
(0.90 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
23 reps
All values from the NFL Combine[15][16]

In the 2023 NFL draft, Wilson was selected seventh overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.[17] He was placed on the non-football injury list on July 21, 2023[18] but was nonetheless healthy for the season opener, where he recorded a tackle assist in a 17-16 win against the 2023 Denver Broncos.[19] He recorded his first career sack in a Week 7, 12-30 loss to the Chicago Bears[20] and would record a further half sack two weeks later in a 30-6 win over the New York Giants.[21] His second full sack came in a Week 14, 0-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.[22]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds TD Int Yds TD PD
2023 LV 14 0 26 14 12 3.5 1 1 1 0
Career 14 0 26 14 12 3.5 1 1 1 0

References

  1. ^ Reed, Josh (May 13, 2023). "3 NFL rookies with Alaska roots are living their dreams and proud of where they come from". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Kelly, K. P. (May 1, 2023). "From the West Rusk Raiders to the Las Vegas Raiders". Texas HS Football. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Hicks, Phil (July 15, 2022). "West Rusk's Tyree Wilson stands out at Texas Tech". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Davenport, Richard (January 21, 2018). "A&M commit familiar with UA staff, ready to look". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Nusser, Jeff (June 3, 2017). "Tyree Wilson decommits from WSU". CougCenter.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "West Rusk linebacker Tyree Wilson verbally commits to Texas A&M". KLTV.com. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Thompson, Cole (February 14, 2020). "Texas A&M Loses DE To Transfer Portal". SI.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech adds former Texas A&M DE Tyree Wilson, who will seek waiver". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "DE Tyree Wilson eligible at Texas Tech after NCAA waiver". USA Today. Associated Press. September 16, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Mainville, Ryan (February 18, 2022). "Texas Tech DL outlook for 2022: Tyree Wilson has Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year potential". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "West Rusk alumni named Liberty Bowl Defensive MVP". Henderson Daily News. January 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  12. ^ Khan Jr., Sam (November 20, 2022). "Texas Tech's Wilson declares for NFL Draft after season-ending foot injury". The Athletic. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  13. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 20, 2022). "Texas Tech's Tyree Wilson to forgo senior year, enter 2023 NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Tyree Wilson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Tyree Wilson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  17. ^ Edwards, Levi (April 27, 2023). "Raiders select Tyree Wilson with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft". Raiders.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh (July 21, 2023). "Raiders put Tyree Wilson on non-football injury list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  19. ^ "Garoppolo and Meyers spoil Payton's Denver debut in Raiders' 7th straight win over Broncos". ESPN.com. September 11, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  20. ^ "Rookie Tyson Bagent leads 3 TD drives in place of Justin Fields, Bears beat Raiders 30-12". ESPN.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Raiders roll past Giants 30-6 to give Antonio Pierce a win in his debut as interim coach". ESPN.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  22. ^ "Vikings beat Raiders 3-0 in lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years". ESPN.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

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