Isaiah Wilson (American football)

Isaiah Terrell Wilson (born February 12, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.

Isaiah Wilson
No. 79 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-12) February 12, 1999
Brooklyn, New York
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:350 lb (159 kg)
Career information
High school:Poly Prep (Brooklyn, New York)
College:Georgia
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-Team All-SEC (2019)
  • USA Today High School All-American (2016)
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Wilson attended Poly Prep in Brooklyn, New York. He played in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game.[1] Wilson was a consensus five star recruit, and was the fifth highest rated offensive tackle, and the 16th highest rated player overall, in the class of 2017 according to the 247Sports Composite.[2] He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football on December 16, 2016.[3][4]

College career

Wilson redshirted his first year at Georgia in 2017. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he became a starter and started 24 of 25 games over the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Wilson was named to the second-team All-SEC following his redshirt sophomore season in 2019.[5] Following that season, he entered the 2020 NFL Draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility.[6][7][8]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6 1⁄2 in
(1.99 m)		 350 lb
(159 kg)		 35 1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		 10 1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 5.32 s 1.79 s 3.03 s 5.07 s 8.26 s 29 in
(0.74 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 26 reps
All values from NFL Combine[9][10]

Wilson was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round, 29th overall, of the 2020 NFL Draft.[11] He is expected to compete with Dennis Kelly for the open starting right tackle position.[12] Wilson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020,[13] before returning to the active roster when he signed his four-year rookie contract on August 3, 2020.[14] He was placed back on the reserve/COVID-19 list on September 6, 2020.[15] He was activated on October 10.[16] On December 5, 2020, Wilson was suspended for the Titans' Week 13 game against the Cleveland Browns due to a violation of team rules.[17] He was reinstated from suspension on December 7,[18] and then placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on December 9, 2020.[19] He finished the season playing in one game, the Titans' Week 12, 45-26 win against the Indianapolis Colts, with Kelly starting all 16 games of the season.

On September 11, 2020, Wilson was arrested for DUI.[20]

References
  1. "Georgia commit Isaiah Wilson is manhandling guys at Under Armour practices". December 29, 2016.
  2. "Isaiah Wilson, Poly Prep, Offensive Tackle". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Five-star OT Isaiah Wilson commits to Georgia". Sports Illustrated. December 16, 2016.
  4. Braziller, Zach (December 17, 2016). "Top football prospect spurns Alabama for this SEC school".
  5. Megargee, Steve (December 9, 2019). "LSU's Burrow, Auburn's Brown named AP SEC players of year". Associated Press.
  6. Chip Towers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson leaving for NFL draft". ajc.
  7. "UGA's Isaiah Wilson goes from unsung redshirt to pro prospect". NFL.com.
  8. Braziller, Zach (March 25, 2020). "NFL Draft 2020: Isaiah Wilson is on doorstep to his dream".
  9. "Isaiah Wilson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. "Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson : 2020 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. "Titans take Georgia offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson at No. 29". USA Today. April 23, 2020.
  12. Moraitis, Mike (April 24, 2020). "Titans' Jon Robinson: Isaiah Wilson, Dennis Kelly will battle for starting RT". titanswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  13. Wyatt, Jim (July 28, 2020). "Titans Place First-Round Pick Isaiah Wilson On Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. Wyatt, Jim (August 3, 2020). "Titans Reach Deal with First-Round Pick Isaiah Wilson, Remove Him from COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  15. Wyatt, Jim (September 6, 2020). "Titans Agree to Terms with RB Senorise Perry, CB Chris Milton". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  16. "Titans' Isaiah Wilson: Activated from COVID list". CBSSports.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  17. "Isaiah Wilson suspended for violating team rules". Music City Miracles. SB Nation. December 6, 2020.
  18. Wyatt, Jim (December 7, 2020). "Titans Activate RB Darrynton Evans from Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  19. Wyatt, Jim (December 9, 2020). "Titans Make a Pair of Roster Moves on Wednesday". TennesseeTitans.com.
  20. Davenport, Turron (September 12, 2020). "Titans first-round pick Isaiah Wilson arrested for DUI". ESPN.com.


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