Wilson Garrison

Height:
6-3
Weight:
284
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hinton, Okla.
High School:
NEO A&M

Tulsa -- A two-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . has played in 23 career games and has started 13 career games . . . has 69 career stops and 8.5 tackles for -30 yards . . . 12 of his career starts have come at defensive end, and one at nose guard . . . 2008 --Played in all 14 games and started 10 contests . . . had nine starts at defensive end and started at nose guard against Rice . . . totaled 53 stops and 6.5 tackles for -22 yards . . . tallied seven tackles and one stop for -1 yard vs. Tulane . . . had four stops and one sack for -9 yards against Arkansas . . . had a career-best six tackles vs. New Mexico, Houston and Rice . . . also had five stops vs. North Texas and UCF . . . 2007 -- Played in nine games and started three games at defensive end . . . tallied 16 tackles and two sacks for -8 yards . . . suffered an ankle injury in the SMU game and missed the next five contests . . . returned to play in the GMAC Bowl game against Bowling Green . . . had a season-best three tackles against UAB . . . had two stops and one sack for -5 yards against BYU, while also forcing a fumble . . . Overall -- Will move inside and play the nose guard position in 2008 . . . provides leadership on the defensive side of the ball . . . has the potential to be an all-conference player . . . has great athletic ability and can make plays . . . had a good spring and solidified the nose guard position.

Junior College -- Played one season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 2006 . . . played on the defensive line at NEO.

High School -- Was a three-year letterwinner at Hinton (Okla.) High School . . . earned Class A all-state honors as a senior . . . was selected to the West squad for the 2006 Oklahoma All-State game . . . also played in the Oil Bowl.

Personal -- Favorite movie is 8 Seconds . . . his favorite TV show is "Family Guy" . . . favorite NFL team is the Pittsburgh Steelers . . . shoe size is 15 . . . enjoys fishing and hunting . . . the magazine cover he would most like to appear on is Field & Stream . . . the three words he uses to best describe himself are "fun, adventurous and caring" . . . lists the Versus Outdoor Channel as his favorite TV channel . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be John Wayne's role in Big Jake . . . his favorite sport to watch besides football is the rodeo . . . parents are Bobby and Beverly Garrison . . . majoring in business management.

Garrison's Career Statistics
Defense	        G	UT	AT	Tot	Loss    Sack	FR	FF	PBU	INT
2007 (So)	9	7	9	16	2/-8	2/-8	0	1	1	0
2008 (Jr)	14	17	36	53	6.5/-22	2.5/-14	0	0	1	0
Totals     	23	24	45	69	8.5/-30	4.5/-22	0	1	2	0