Julian Wilson (American football)

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Julian Wilson
Abilene Christian Wildcats
Position:Defensive Backs Coach
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-25) October 25, 1991 (age 32)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Moore (OK) Southmoore
College: Oklahoma
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at PFR  ·  CFL.ca

Julian Wilson (born October 25, 1991) is an American football coach and former cornerback who is currently the defensive backs coach at Abilene Christian University. He was previously a graduate assistant at Texas Tech University. He played college football at Oklahoma.

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Early years

Wilson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Faye Wilson and Darrell McCowan, who was a two-year letterman in football at Oklahoma State in 1991–92. Wilson attended Southmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and track. He didn’t start playing football until his freshman year in high school. In 2008, he collected 43 tackles and broke up six passes on defense while recording 21 catches for 265 yards and three scores on offense, earning All-Region honors by PrepStar . As a senior in 2009, he defended seven of the top-10 receivers in Oklahoma 6A (playing teams like Del City, Mustang, Bartlesville and Lawton), and due to his cover abilities, many teams refused to throw his way. For his season efforts, Wilson was tabbed on the All-District team and was named All-State by The Oklahoman . [2] He was also named to the All-Vype Football Team and was awarded the title of "Lockdown Defender" (award given to the best defender) at the 2009 Vype Showdown seven-on-seven passing league.

Wilson was also an heralded track sprinter. As a seventh and eighth grader, he didn’t lose a race in and he made it to the state finals as a freshman while at Westmoore. At a meet in Moore on April 9, 2009, Wilson ran a 10.4 to win the 100-meter dash and a 21.4 to win the 200-meter dash despite being hampered by a tight hamstring. [3] Later in the season, Wilson ran a personal-best 10.2 in the 100-meter dash. At the John Jacobs Track Meet, he was part of a Southmoore 4x100-meter relay team that came up just short of a new state record as the Sabercats ran a 41.1. Following his senior season, Wilson was invited to perform at the 2009 Army All-American Combine held in San Antonio, Texas on January 5. Listed at 6'2", 172 lbs, he ended up running the third-fastest 40-yard dash among all participants with a 4.53 second sprint and completed the 20-yard shuttle in 4.28 seconds. [4]

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wilson was rated among Oklahoma's top high school seniors as the state's 19th best player and was given a recruit ranking of 5.6. He was also viewed as a three-star recruit by Scout.com and a four-star recruit by ESPN.com. Wilson committed to Oklahoma on December 18, 2009. [5]

College career

Wilson attended the University of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2014, where he was a three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter at cornerback. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. Wilson appeared in 48 career games with 22 starts during his career with the Sooners, collecting 99 tackles (76 of them solo and 6.5 for loss), four interceptions (one of which went for 100 yards as he returned it for a touchdown), and 15 pass deflections.

Freshman season (2011)

As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Wilson earned his first letter appearing in eleven games as a reserve safety and special teams player. Wilson was also an Academic All-Big 12 First-team.

Sophomore season (2012)

In his sophomore season, Wilson played in all 13 games with two starts, opening the contests at Texas Tech on October 6 and against Oklahoma State on November 24. He posted career highs in total tackles, solo stops, assisted tackles, tackles for loss and pass break-ups.

Junior season (2013)

Wilson played in all 13 games with starts in all contests except for the Sugar Bowl against Alabama and at Kansas on October 19. He was named to the Academic All-Big 12 first-team for the third straight season.

Senior season (2014)

As a senior in 2014, Wilson was an Academic All-Big 12 second-team honoree. He played in 11 of 13 games with starts at cornerback in the first nine contests of the season.

Professional career

Pre-draft

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Wilson' NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		205 lb
(93 kg)		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.48 s1.60 s2.69 s4.22 s6.94 s36 in
(0.91 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine except 40-yard dash and bench from pro day [6]

Given his track and field background, Wilson ran a disappointing time in the 40-yard dash (4.58 seconds) at the 2015 NFL Combine, but improved that number at the Oklahoma Sooners' pro day on March 11, running in the 4.44 to 4.49 range. He also had 15 repetitions in the 225-bench press at his pro day.

Baltimore Ravens

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Wilson signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on May 7, 2015. [7] On the first day of rookie minicamp, Wilson fell awkwardly while in coverage and broke his leg, effectively ending his rookie season. After spending the 2015 season on the injured reserve list, the Ravens parted ways with Wilson on September 5, 2016. [8]

Kansas City Chiefs

Wilson was signed to the Chiefs practice roster on September 7, 2016. Due to a need at other positions he was released September 11, 2016.

Minnesota Vikings

Following a knee injury to starting cornerback Xavier Rhodes, the Vikings signed Wilson to their practice squad on September 13, 2016. [9] He was released by the team on September 27, 2016. [10]

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 7, 2017, Wilson signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs. [11] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 4, 2017. [12]

Career statistics

College

Regular season statisticsTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SeasonTeamGPGS Comb Total Ast Sck Tfl PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FFFRFR YDS
2011 Oklahoma 1102110.00.00000.000000
2012 Oklahoma 132322390.02.05000.000000
2013 Oklahoma 1311262060.04.53300.000000
2014 Oklahoma 119393270.00.071100100.01001000
Totals48229976230.06.515410025.01001000

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Coaching career

Wilson was named as defensive backs coach at Abilene Christian in January 2022. Wilson spent his previous two years as a graduate assistant on the staff at Texas Tech, where he worked primarily with the Red Raider secondary.

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References

  1. ↑ "Julian Wilson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2009 Oklahoman All-State team
  3. ↑ High school track: Julian Wilson’s hard work pays off
  4. ↑ 2009 U.S. Army National Combine
  5. ↑ Julian Wilson Rivals.com profile
  6. ↑ *Julian Wilson | Oklahoma, CB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
  7. ↑ Julian Wilson excited to join Ravens as undrafted free agent
  8. ↑ Ravens' 2016 roster cutdown rumor mill
  9. ↑ "Vikings Sign Cornerbacks Tre Roberson and Julian Wilson to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Vikings Sign Willie Beavers to Active Roster, Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ Kissel, BJ (March 7, 2017). "Chiefs Signed Six Players to Reserve-Future Deals This Offseason". Chiefs.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ Conner, Matt (May 4, 2017). "Kansas City Chiefs release DB Julian Wilson". ArrowheadAddict.com.
  13. ↑ "Julian Wilson Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
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