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Born: | Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | July 27, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
College: | Houston | ||||||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 6 / pick: 207 | ||||||||||||
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Brandon Wilson (born July 27, 1994) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Houston Cougars. [1] [2]
Wilson played on both sides of the ball at Houston, at cornerback behind William Jackson III and also at running back. He also played on special teams as a kick returner. [3] Wilson's junior season in 2015 included multiple touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams. [4] Wilson's college career was highlighted by his famous 110 yard touchdown return after a missed field goal attempt by Oklahoma on September 3, 2016. Officially, the return went for 100 yards, even though Wilson fielded the 53-yard missed field goal in the back of his own end zone. The Houston Cougars went on to defeat the #5 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the week one upset. [5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+1⁄8 in (1.78 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.40 s | 1.54 s | 2.53 s | 4.42 s | 7.09 s | 41.0 in (1.04 m) | 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [6] |
Wilson was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round, 207th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft. [7] [8] He was one of three Cougars to be selected that year. [9] He was only the fourth player ever selected by the Bengals organization after a trade up in the draft. [3] The team elected to play Wilson at safety rather than the cornerback position he played in college.
Wilson injured his knee during rookie minicamp, [10] and was placed on the non-football injury list in late July. [11] Wilson was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2017. [14]
On October 13, 2019, in a Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Wilson returned a kickoff ninety-two yards for his first career touchdown. He also added four tackles and a forced fumble in the game. He was placed on injured reserve on December 6, 2019 with a hand injury. [15]
Wilson re-signed on a one-year contract with the Bengals on April 26, 2020. [16] On November 29, 2020, Wilson returned a kickoff by the New York Giants for a 103-yard touchdown. It was the longest touchdown return in franchise history. [17]
Wilson signed a two-year contract extension with the Bengals on March 16, 2021. [18]
On November 9, 2021, Wilson was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL in Week 9. [19]
On August 23, 2022, Wilson was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list. [20]
On November 22, 2023, Wilson was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. [21] He was released on December 11.
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