| Adrian Wilson |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Jacksonville, Ark.
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| High School:
Jacksonville
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 315
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| Position:
Defensive Tackle
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WILSON’S CAREER BEST:
Total tackles – 10 (at Florida State, 1999)
Solo – 3 (twice, last time at Virginia Tech, 1999)
Assists – 7 (at Florida State, 1999)
Sacks – 1 (four times, last time vs. Rutgers, 1999)
AT MIAMI: Senior veteran expected to start at defensive tackle…has been a key reserve at the position for the greater portion of the last two seasons…has not taken a redshirt…
has played each season since arriving in Coral Gables as a freshman in 1997…saves best efforts for the big games…combines tremendous lower body strength with a large upper frame…noted for ability to push into the opponent backfield…a tenacious tackler…the lone player on the UM roster from the state of Arkansas.
1999 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 12 games behind starter Matt Sweeney at defensive tackle…totaled 33 tackles, including nine solo…
also had five tackles for loss for minus 24 yards…recorded 2.5 sacks for a loss of 21 yards…had one pass break-up and seven quarterback hurries in the season-opener vs. Ohio State…made two tackles in the home-opener against Florida A&M…had two tackles against Penn State…assisted on three tackles at East Carolina…had a career-best game at Florida State with 10 tackles on three solo and seven assisted stops…assisted on one tackle at Boston College…had two tackles at Pittsburgh…had a solid effort at Virginia Tech with six tackles, three solo…forced and recovered a fumble against the Hokies…made two tackles against Rutgers…assisted on two tackles against Syracuse…
closed out the regular season with two tackles against Temple…had a solo stop in the 2000 Toyota Gator Bowl against Georgia Tech.
1998 (SOPHOMORE): Provided back-up to Damione Lewis at right defensive tackle…appeared in every game, registering 12 tackles…had three tackles for loss, including two sacks…also had three quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery…tied his career-high with a three-tackle effort at Cincinnati…recorded sacks against Temple and East Tennessee State…had a tackle for loss vs. Virginia Tech…recovered a fumble in season-opener against ETSU.
1997 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman…registered 14 tackles on the year, including seven solo stops…also had four quarterback hurries…recorded a season-high three tackles twice, at Florida State and against Arkansas State…tallied his first career tackle in the season-opener against Baylor…had two assisted tackles against Rutgers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jacksonville...named to eight All-American teams including BlueChip, Sporting News, Prep Star and SuperPrep...
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Defensive Player of the Year...registered 112 tackles (50 solo), 10 sacks, three caused fumbles and three recovered fumbles his senior season...played his freshman and junior seasons at national powerhouse Carter HS in Dallas, TX...same school that produced former UM and current New York Giant linebacker Jessie Armstead...compiled 96 tackles (65 solo), 15 sacks, four fumble recoveries and 10 caused fumbles as a junior...also competed on the track team, with a personal-best shot put throw of 50’...coached by Johnny Watson and Freddie James.
PERSONAL: Born 11/10/78...liberal arts major...full name is Adrian T. Wilson...chose Miami over USC, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas A&M...son of Jimmy Wilson.
WILSON’S CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year | G-GS | TTck | Solo | Asst | TFL | QBH | Sk-Yds | FF | FR |
| 1999 | 12-0 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 5-24 | 7 | 2.5-21 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 11-0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3-12 | 3 | 2-10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 10-0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33-0 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 8-36 | 14 | 4.5-31 | 1 | 2 |
