Garrett Wilson (American football)

Garrett Wilson is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Garrett Wilson
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 5
PositionWide receiver
ClassSophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Personal information
Born:Columbus, Ohio
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All Big Ten (2020)
  • USA Today All-American (2018)

Early years

Wilson attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.[1] During his career he had 204 receptions for 3,359 yards and 55 total touchdowns. Wilson played in the 2019 All-American Bowl.[2] He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[3][4][5]

College career

As a true freshman at Ohio State in 2019, Wilson played in all 14 games and had 30 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns.[6][7] Entering 2020, he was moved from an outside to slot receiver. On November 21, 2020, Wilson became the 2nd Buckeye ever to record 4 straight games with at least 100 yards receiving.[8][9]

References
  1. "Meet the five-star prospect from Texas who's aiming to become Ohio State's next great wideout". CBSSports.com.
  2. "Garrett Wilson re-affirms Ohio State commitment with All-American jersey in hand". December 5, 2018.
  3. staff, Mike Craven Hookem com (April 29, 2018). "Lake Travis star wide receiver Garrett Wilson picks Ohio State over Texas". Hookem.com.
  4. Cantu, Rick. "Changing chapters, Lake Travis' Garrett Wilson begins future with Ohio State". Austin American-Statesman.
  5. Spencer, Jon. "One and stun: True freshman a threat for OSU". Mansfield News Journal.
  6. Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State football | Garrett Wilson becomes option at slot receiver". Buckeyextra.
  7. "Garrett Wilson is another example of how Ohio State football uses wide receivers: Buckeye Take". cleveland. July 3, 2020.
  8. Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State's Garrett Wilson studied up for new slot receiver position". The Columbus Dispatch.
  9. "How Ohio State football receiver Garrett Wilson's shift to the slot fit Brian Hartline's year-long vision". cleveland. May 4, 2020.
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