De'Jon Wilson

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Weight:
250
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
H.D. Woodson

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.) - He ended spring practices listed third at right defensive end. He came up big in the spring game, recording two quarterback sacks in the Gold team’s 14-10 win.

2014 (Soph.) - He saw action in 11 games (no starts; all but in the season opener against Colorado State), as he was in for 139 snaps total from scrimmage. He recorded seven tackles (five solo), with two quarterback hurries, a third down stop and a pass broken up. He had two tackles (both unassisted) at Massachusetts and one in five other games. He had a productive spring, and tallied eight tackles (four solo, two for losses with a half-sack), along with three quarterback hurries, a third down stop and a tackle or zero. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for the defensive linemen for his spring work in the weight room.

2013 (Fr.-RS) - He saw action in 11 games (no starts; he did not play against Central Arkansas), and was in for 176 snaps from scrimmage. He posted 12 tackles (eight solo, two for losses including a half-quarterback sack and two tackles for zero), along with a fumble recovery, a quarterback pressure, a caused interception and a pass broken up. He had a career/season-high five tackles at Washington (two solo, with a half-sack and a tackle for zero), when he played his most snaps in a game (50). He also had three stops against Charleston Southern, when he recovered a fumble. He did not participate in most of spring drills as he was concentrating on academics.

2012 (Fr.) - Redshirted; practiced on the defensive line during the season.

HIGH SCHOOL - As a senior, SuperPrep ranked 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, No. 6 by Scout and No. 7 by ESPN.com. 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. As a junior, he earned defensive player of the year honors for the DCIAA Eastern Division. In his prep career, he attended three high schools in the D.C. area; he lost some credits with one of the transfers and originally was allowed to play a a senior, but an emergency change in the rules allowed him to play after missing the first two games of the season. He finished his senior year with 60 total tackles, 24 for losses and 11 quarterback sacks, along with forcing six fumbles and an interception. He returned three fumbles for touchdowns, all three forced by fellow CU recruit 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 four forced fumbles. Under coach Greg Fuller, Woodson was 6-5 his senior season and under coach Trey Taylor, was 9-3 his junior year; they were 4-0 both years in the DCIAA Eastern Division, earning Woodson a spot in the Turkey Bowl, also the DCIAA championship game, which Woodson won both times. He also lettered in basketball and track; on the hard court, he was named most improved player two years in a row and as a senior averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game. He ran relays and threw the shot put in track and field, twice named first-team All-Met.

ACADEMICS - He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He was named H.D. Woodson’s 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. Two cousins, Tavon Wilson and Joelil Thrash, played football at Illinois; Wilson is now with the New England Patriots. He was named Homecoming King as a senior and his hobbies include hanging out with his friends, playing games and sports like basketball. He has been active in his community through the local recreation center, helping coach kids whenever he could. He enjoyed volunteering for his former Pop Warner football team and also volunteered around his neighborhood. He is the first person in his family to go to college. (First name is pronounced DEE-ZHON)