Tyler Wilson

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-6
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pnca City, Okla.
High School:
Ponca City
Prev School:
Ponca city

Tulsa – A returning letterwinner . . . has played in 14 career games and has eight career starts . . . 2014 – Played in the first three games . . . missed the remainder of the season with an injury . . . 2013 – Played in 11 games and started eight contests . . . caught nine passes for 79 yards . . . caught passes in seven games . . . had one reception for a season-high 15 yards in the season opener against Bowling Green . . . had two receptions for 14 yards in games against Tulane and Marshall . . . 2012 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status.

High School – Was a three-year letterwinner and starter at Ponca City High School . . . played tight end, receiver, fullback, quarterback and defensive end at some point in his prep career . . . had 28 receptions for 308 yards his senior season . . . earned Tulsa World honorable mention all-state merits as a senior . . . was named to the all-district 6A-4 team his senior season . . . was the 19th-ranked Oklahoma prospect by Rivals.com . . . received a Rivals.com three-star rating . . . in his career, caught 62 receptions for 703 yards and five touchdowns, while rushing for 32 yards and one TD and completing 30 passes for 354 yards and three TDs . . . caught 33 passes for 395 yards and five TDs as a junior . . . lettered two years in soccer and one year in basketball . . . high school coach was Rob Fry.

Personal — Favorite movie is American Sniper . . . his sports movie is Never Back Down . . . his favorite TV show is “How I Met Your Mother” . . . his favorite NFL team is the Denver Broncos, while his favorite NFL player is Russell Wilson . . . The Hunger Games is his favorite book . . . his favorite sports to play besides football is basketball and sand volleyball . . . favorite actor is Mark Wahlberg . . . the word he uses to best describe himself is “resilient” . . . the famous person he’s ever met is President George W. Bush . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Curt and Cynthia Wilson . . . majoring in mechanical engineering . . . born August 22, 1994 in Ponca City, Oklahoma.