Donovan Wilson (American football)
No. 6 – Dallas Cowboys | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | February 21, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Woodlawn (Shreveport, Louisiana) | ||
College: | Texas A&M (2014–2018) | ||
NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Donovan Wilson (born February 21, 1995) is an
Early years
Wilson attended Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. As a senior, he had 70
College career
He accepted a football scholarship from
As a sophomore, he started 7 games as a
As a junior, he started 7 games as a nickel defensive back, registering 59 tackles (5.5 for loss), one interception, 2 quarterback hurries and 2 pass breakups. He had 9 tackles both against Auburn University and Louisiana State University.
In 2017, he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the season opener against
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.38 s | 6.96 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
18 reps | ||||
All values from |
2019
Wilson was selected by the
2020
In Week 4 against the
In Week 8 against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football, Wilson recorded a strip sack on Carson Wentz that he also recovered during the 23–9 loss. In week 11 against the Vikings, Wilson had the best game a Dallas safety has had since the days of Darren Woodson when he created two turnovers. [6] In Week 11 against the Minnesota Vikings, Wilson and teammate DeMarcus Lawrence had a strip sack on quarterback Kirk Cousins that was recovered by Wilson. Later in the game, Wilson forced a fumble on running back Dalvin Cook that was recovered by Lawrence during the 31–28 win.[7]
In Week 12, against the
In Week 15 against the San Francisco 49ers, he returned to the starter role and made his first career interception off a pass thrown by Nick Mullens during the 41–33 win.[8] In Week 17 against the New York Giants, Wilson recorded a sack on Daniel Jones and also intercepted a pass thrown by Jones during the 23–19 loss.[9] He finished with 71 tackles, two interceptions, three passes defended, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
2021
Wilson entered the 2021 season as the Cowboys starting strong safety. He was placed on
2022
Starting in every game, Wilson enjoyed a career-best season in 2022; he recorded a team-best 101 total tackles, 5 sacks, one interception, two pass breakups, forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble, and four tackles for loss.
2023
On March 14, 2023, Wilson signed a three-year, $21 million contract extension with the Cowboys.[11]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2019 | DAL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | DAL | 9 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | DAL | 17 | 17 | 101 | 77 | 24 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | DAL | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 59 | 36 | 238 | 167 | 71 | 8.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | PD | ||
2021 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile". Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Donovan Wilson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Donovan Wilson, Texas AM, SS, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Dallas Cowboys select S Donovan Wilson with the 213th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft". Blogging The Boys. April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys - October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles - November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings - November 22nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys - December 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants - January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Charean (November 24, 2021). "Cowboys place Donovan Wilson on injured reserve". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Walker, Patrik (March 14, 2023). "Donovan Wilson Staying in Dallas on 3-Year Deal". DallasCowboys.com.