Education
Wilson attended Amite County High School in Liberty, Mississippi, where he was a teammate of Gabe Jackson.
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He played college football at the University of Minnesota. He accepted a scholarship from Alcorn State University, but transferred to Jones County Junior College after his freshman season. As a sophomore safety he was named the Region 23 Defensive Most Valuable Player, after ranking fourth in the nation with 122 tackles (6for loss), 2 sacks and 2 passes defensed.
As a sophomore he registered 119 tackles (105 for loss).
At the end of the year he transferred to the University of Minnesota. As a junior he was converted to linebacker, finishing with 12 starts, 78 tackles (second on the team), one sack and 5.5 tackles-for-loss.
In his last year he registered 12 starts, 119 tackles (led team), 4 sacks (tied for team lead), 10.5 tackles-for-loss (led the team), one interception, 3 passes defensed, one forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. Wilson was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.
As Anthony Hitchens did before him, the coaches decided to make Wilson learn all three linebacker positions in training camp.
On special teams he tied for the team lead in tackles (9) with Kyle Wilber and Jeff Heath. As a rookie he didn"t have much impact on defense, registering only 16 tackles.
