Petera Wilson Jr.

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
White Hall
Prev School:
White Hall

Tulsa – A three-year letterwinner … has played at linebacker and defensive end throughout his career … has played in all 38 career games … has 40 career tackles, 9.5 stops for -53 yards and 7.5 sacks for -49 yards … 2016 – Played in all 13 games … totaled 16 tackles, 7 stops for -45 yards and had a team-high with 6.5 sacks for -44 yards … had a team-leading 6.5 sacks for -44 yards and had two fumble recoveries for 44 return yards … ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference for QB sacks, and ninth for fumble recoveries … had two tackles and 1.5 stops for -12 yards in the opener vs. San Jose State … totaled three stops and 2 tackles for -9 yards at Fresno State … his lone tackle vs. Tulane was an 11-yard sack … had a 44-yard fumble return in the 4th quarter at Memphis, returning it to the 10-yard line and setting up a Tulsa touchdown … had four tackles and shared a TFL for -1 yard on a big 4th down stop at Navy … had his second fumble recovery of the year at UCF … both of his tackles against Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl were sacks totaling 12 yards … 2015 – Played in all 13 games … had 18 tackles and 2.5 TFLs for -8 yards … compiled a career-best four stops, including one sack for -5 yards at East Carolina … totaled three stops and one TFL for -1 yard at SMU … was credited with two tackles each against FAU, Oklahoma and Houston and Cincinnati … also forced a fumble vs. Houston … 2014 – Was one of several true freshmen to earn a letter … saw playing time in all 12 games … had six tackles, including five solos … had a season-best two stops vs. Memphis … had his first career tackle against Colorado State.

High School – Was a four-year letterwinner and starting linebacker at White Station High School … played in 12 of 14 games as a senior and compiled 62 tackles, 10 sacks, four forced fumbles and blocked two field goals … earned first-team all-state honors his senior season … helped lead his team to a 9-5 record and the state semifinals as a senior … was named to the Pepsi Best of the Preps first-team defense as a senior … ranked as the 15^th-best prospect among the state of Tennessee’s top-50 prospects by 247Sports Ratings … received a three-star rating by 247Sports … rated as the No. 15 prospect in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com … was a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … was selected to play in the 2014 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … was also selected to play in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game … totaled 100 tackles, eight sacks, eight TFLs, six pass deflections and blocked two punts as a junior … won the Linebacker MVP Award at the NIKE Football Training Camp in Memphis in April 2013 … was invited to the Rivals 5-Star Challenge, the Rivals Camp Series Presented by Under Armour and the NIKE SPARQ Combine following his junior season … high school coach was Joe Rocconi.

Personal – Favorite professional athlete is Paul George … his favorite TV show is “Archer” … spaghetti and meatballs is his favorite food … his favorite movie is Deadpool … his favorite NFL player is former Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb … his favorite sport to play other than football is soccer, while basketball is his other favorite sport to watch … has five siblings … parents are Petera Sr. and Sonja Wilson . . . majoring in management . . . born August 5, 1996. (pronounced Pa-TARE-Rah)