Tyler Wilson - College Football

Tyler Wilson #8

Quarterback

Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 215 pounds
Class Year: Fr
Experience: RS
Hometown: Greenwood, AR
High School: Greenwood

Depth Chart details | roster

1. QB - R. Mallett | 6-7, 238, So.
2. QB - T. Wilson | 6-3, 215, Fr.

As a Recruit (profile)

Class: 2008 (High School)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.8

Rivals.com pro-style quarterbacks 2008 (9)
Rivals.com Arkansas Top 15 2008 (5)

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Statistics

TYLER WILSON STATS	Passing							Rushing
Statistics	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rating	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2009	36	22	61.1	218	2	2	119.2	2	0	0.0	0
2008	22	11	50.0	69	1	2	73.2	3	-24	-8.0	0
Career	58	33	56.9	287	3	4	101.7	5	-24	-4.8	0

GAME BY GAME STATISTICS: 2009 | 2008 | Hide Stats

BIO NOTES

2009 (Freshman): He enters fall camp listed as the backup to Ryan Mallett at quarterback. He received a lot of work in the spring. In the Red-White Spring Game, playing for both teams, he was a combined 23-of-36 for a game-high 301 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. His TDs covered 50 yards to Greg Childs and 23 to London Crawford. In an April 10 scrimmage, he was 14-of-26 for 356 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions. In an April 4 scrimmage, he was 17-of-27 for 349 yards and five touchdowns with one interception. Overall for the spring, he was 76-of-132 (.576) for 1,351 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. In the scrimmages, he had touchdowns of 80 and 67 yards to Crawford, 47 to Reggie Fish and two for 45 to Joe Adams.

2008 (Redshirt): He played in two games, 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, and 7-of-15 for 42 yards with an interception the following week at Texas. He missed the remainder of the season with mononucleosis and received a medical hardship to make him a redshirt freshman. His touchdown against Alabama was a 10-yard toss to Michael Smith.

Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1989, he is the son of Don and Suzy Wilson.

High School: He turned in one of the most prolific high school careers in Arkansas history, passing for more than 8,000 yards and 93 touchdown passes in his career. He also completed 62 percent of his passes during his high school tenure. As a senior, he led Greenwood High School to its third straight state title—second with Wilson starting at quarterback—while passing for 3,939 yards and 42 touchdowns for Coach Rick Jones. He was named the MVP of the 5A state championship game. He was also named as one of two quarterbacks on the Associated Press Super Team following his senior season after completing 294 of 473 passes. He also rushed 65 times for 199 yards and four touchdowns. He was recognized with the Landers Award as the state of Arkansas’ top player and selected an all-conference and all-state performer. He was a 2007 all-state selection. As a junior, he completed 294-of-434 passes for 4,222 yards and 50 touchdowns. The No. 9 pro-style quarterback in the nation, as rated by Rivals.com, was also ranked the No. 5 overall recruit in the state of Arkansas by the same scouting service. He was rated No. 10 overall in the state by the HawgSports.com Natural 21 ranking. He was also recruited by Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska.