Al Wilson with the Denver Broncos, 2006
With the Denver Broncos, 2006. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Linebacker, Tennessee, to 1998

Al Wilson

Born
Jun 21, 1977, in Jackson, Tennessee

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Al Wilson played linebacker at Tennessee (to 1998). He was a consensus All‑American in 1998. The Denver Broncos took Wilson in the first round, No. 31 overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.

At a glance

Best season
1998
Consensus All-American and First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 31
Overall, 1999 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1997 and 1998; National champions, 1998

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1999
Height5′11¾″
Weight239 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.31 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 5 (2001–⁠03, 2005–⁠06) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2005 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2006

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2005; AP second team 2006; Sporting News first team 2005.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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