Roman Wilson

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Roman Wilson
2024-0106-Roman Wilson.jpg
Wilson in 2024
No. 10 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-06-19) June 19, 2001 (age 22)
Kihei, Hawaii, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Saint Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii)
College: Michigan (2020–2023)
NFL draft: 2024  / Round: 3 / Pick: 84
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Roman Jeffrey Wilson (born June 19, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles and a national championship in 2023. Wilson was named an All-Big Ten selection. He was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.

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Early life

Wilson was born on June 19, 2001, in Kihei, Hawaii, later attending Saint Louis School in Honolulu. During his time at Saint Louis, Wilson helped the football team to a 38-game winning streak, winning four consecutive state championships. [1]

As a senior in 2019, he caught 61 passes for 1,025 yards and 11 touchdowns. In the 2019 state championship game, he caught eight passes for 171 yards, with an 86 yard touchdown. [2]

Wilson attended NIKE’s The Opening regional camp in 2019, where he won the ‘Fastest Man’ race, running the 40-yard dash is 4.37 seconds. [3] Wilson was rated as four star recruit, and the third best player from Hawaii. [4]

College career

Wilson with Michigan in the 2023 Big Ten Championship. 100 MBN S23G13 IOWA (53372840137).jpg
Wilson with Michigan in the 2023 Big Ten Championship.

Wilson committed to play college football for the University of Michigan in July 2019. [5] As a freshman, in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Wilson appeared in all six games. He caught 9 passes for 122 yards and his first career touchdown, a 13-yard grab from Joe Milton, against Indiana on November 7, 2020. [6]

As a sophomore in 2021, he appeared in all 13 games and caught 25 passes for 420 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 59 yards on three carries. [7]

In the 2022 season opener against Colorado State, Wilson caught a bubble screen pass and ran for a 61-yard touchdown. In week two, the Honolulu native faced his hometown team, Hawaii. [8] [9] In the first quarter, he scored two touchdowns on a 42-yard touchdown pass from J. J. McCarthy and a 21-yard run. [10] As a junior, in 2022, he caught 25 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns. [11] He also rushed for two touchdowns. [12]

In 2023, Wilson started all 15 games and won a national championship with Michigan as a senior. [13] In the Rose Bowl against Alabama, Wilson scored the touchdown that sent the game into overtime. [14] Wilson was named second-team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. He finished the season with 48 receptions for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns. [15]

Statistics
SeasonGamesReceivingRushingKick returns
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
2020 60912213.61199.00000.00
2021 1352542016.8335919.7012020.00
2022 1242537615.0423919.52511422.80
2023 15154878916.41211010.00000.00
Career 46241071,70716.020711716.72613422.30

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m)		185 lb
(84 kg)		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.39 s1.52 s2.55 s4.07 s6.89 s12 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [16] [17]

Wilson was selected 84th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Roman Wilson". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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