Colorado University Athletics
De'Jon Wilson Biography
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HIGH SCHOOL?SuperPrep ranks him the No. 27 player from the Mid-Atlantic Region and was the eighth defensive lineman and fourth player from Washington D.C. on that list.? He was also the No. 4 player from the District of Columbia by Rivals and No. 6 by Scout and No. 7 by ESPN. ?The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., named him first-team All-Metropolitan as a junior and senior, an honor he also earned from the Washington Post and DCSports.com.? He earned the defensive player of the year honors for the DCIAA Eastern Division his junior season.? He attended three high schools in the D.C. area and lost credits with one of the transfers and originally was not able to play this past season, his fifth season of high school.? An emergency change in the rules allowed him to play after missing the first two weeks of the season.? He finished his senior season with 60 total tackles with over half for a loss and 18 quarterback sacks. ?He forced six fumbles and had one interception.? He returned three fumbles for touchdowns on the season, with all three forced by teammate John Walker.? Against Fairmont Heights, a 22-8 victory, he recorded 11 tackles with one sack and against Wilson in a 24-6 win, he had eight tackles with two sacks.? His junior season he set school records with 33 tackles for a loss and 21 sacks and he also had 4 forced fumbles.? In that span, he helped H.D. Woodson to a combined 15-8 record (6-5 as a senior, 9-3 as a junior) and a perfect 8-0 mark in the DCIAA Eastern Division, earning Woodson a spot in the Turkey Bowl (DCIAA championship) both seasons, which the team won.? He also played basketball and ran track and field for H.D. Woodson.? On the hard court, he was named most improved player two years in a row and as a senior is averaging 17 points per game and eight rebounds per game.? In track and field, he ran the relay teams and shot put and was twice named first-team All-Met.?
ACADEMICS?He is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in Computer Science.? He was named H.D. WoodsonGÇÖs student of the week a total of eight times in his high school career.?
PERSONAL?He was born January 7, 1993 in Washington, D.C.? His cousin, Joelil Thrash, played football at Illinois.? He was named Homecoming King as a senior and his hobbies include hanging out with his friends, playing games and sports like basketball and football.? He is active in his community through the local rec center, helping coach kids whenever he can.? He also enjoys volunteering for his former Pop Warner football team and volunteers around his neighborhood.? (First name is pronounced DEE-JON)