Grant Wilson (American football)

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Grant Wilson
Indiana Hoosiers
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Major Finance
Personal information
Born: Milton, GA, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Yorktown
(Arlington County, Virginia)

Grant Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the Fordham Rams and the Old Dominion Monarchs.

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Early life and high school

Wilson grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and attended Yorktown High School where he played football and lacrosse. As a senior, he completed 179 out of 264 passing attempts for 2,632 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was a two-time District 6A Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-District selection, and Offensive Player of the Year. Despite coming out of high school unranked, he received interest from schools such as Howard and Fairmont State. He ultimately chose to play at Fordham University, a private college in New York. [1] [2] [3]

College career

Fordham

Wilson did not see action during his true freshman season. In 2021, He appeared in three games during his sophomore season and completed six out of eight passing attempts for 52 yards. [4] During his game against Bucknell, Wilson completed a perfect four out of four passing attempts for 36 yards. [5] [3] During the 2022 season, he appeared in four games and completed four out of five passing attempts for 41 yards and two touchdowns. [6] [7] On December 6, 2022, Wilson announced that he had entered the transfer portal. Two days later, on December 8, he announced that he would be transferring to Old Dominion.

Old Dominion

During the 2023 season, Wilson was named as the starting quarterback. [8] After his second game with the Monarchs, in which he threw four touchdowns in a win against Louisiana, he was named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 List and the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Player of the Week. He leads the Monarchs to a 5–5 record in the regular season and an appearance in the 2023 Famous Toastery Bowl. They lost 38–35 against Western Kentucky. [9] [10]

Indiana

On January 3, 2025, it was announced that Wilson would transfer to play for the Indiana Hoosiers for the 2025 season. [11]

College statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushingReceiving
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ALngTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
Fordham Rams
2020 Fordham 00 Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2021 Fordham 306875.0526.51900129.6320.70000.00
2022 Fordham 404580.0418.21920280.98253.10000.00
Old Dominion Monarchs
2023 Old Dominion 12115–617831257.12,1496.978178127.81302912.2412626.01
2024 Old Dominion 331–2488655.85075.97543113.728471.71000.00
Career 22146–823641157.42,7496.7782311126.71693652.2512626.01

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