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Virginia Tech, 2009–11
David Wilson
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Danville, VA
- Born
- Jun 15, 1991
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David Wilson played at Virginia Tech (2009–11). The New York Giants took Wilson in the first round, No. 32 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
175rushing yards, career highat Georgia Tech, 20113rushing touchdowns, career highvs. App State, 2011Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2010
All-America: AP second team 2011; Scout.com second team 2011
Regional honors: Dudley Award 2011
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 59 | 334 | 5.7 | 4 | 51 |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 113 | 619 | 5.5 | 5 | 68 |
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 290 | 1,709 | 5.9 | 9 | 57 |
| Career | 462 | 2,662 | 5.8 | 18 | 68 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 17 | 325 | 0 |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 584 | 2 |
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 415 | 0 |
| Career | 61 | 1,324 | 2 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 15 | 234 | 15.6 | 4 | 65 |
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 1 | 15 |
| Career | 37 | 363 | 9.8 | 5 | 65 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5′10″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Virginia Tech 14 games, 1,709 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. App State | W 66–13 | 16 | 162 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at East Carolina | W 17–10 | 25 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Arkansas State | W 26–7 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 24 | at Marshall | W 30–10 | 26 | 132 | 1 | 3 | 78 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Clemson | L 3–23 | 20 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Miami | W 38–35 | 23 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 88 |
| Oct 15 | at Wake Forest | W 38–17 | 17 | 136 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Boston College | W 30–14 | 17 | 134 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at Duke | W 14–10 | 23 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 10 | at Georgia Tech | W 37–26 | 23 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Nov 17 | vs. North Carolina | W 24–21 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| Nov 26 | at Virginia | W 38–0 | 24 | 153 | 2 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs.Clemson | L 10–38 | 11 | 32 | 0 | – | – |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Michigan | L 20–23 | 24 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
2010 Virginia Tech 13 games, 619 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Boise State | L 30–33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 122 |
| Sep 11 | vs. James Madison | L 16–21 | 3 | 23 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs.East Carolina | W 49–27 | 12 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 25 | atBoston College | W 19–0 | 16 | 67 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at NC State | W 41–30 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 173 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Central Michigan | W 45–21 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Wake Forest | W 52–21 | 15 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Duke | W 44–7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 28–21 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Nov 20 | atMiami | W 31–17 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Virginia | W 37–7 | 13 | 83 | 1 | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. Florida State | W 44–33 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Stanford | L 12–40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
2009 Virginia Tech 12 games, 17 returns, 325 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Alabama | L 24–34 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 12 | vs.Marshall | W 52–10 | 12 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Nebraska | W 16–15 | 3 | −4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Miami | W 31–7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Oct 3 | atDuke | W 34–26 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Boston College | W 48–14 | 13 | 34 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | atGeorgia Tech | L 23–28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Oct 29 | vs.North Carolina | L 17–20 | – | – | – | 4 | 80 |
| Nov 14 | at Maryland | W 36–9 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Nov 21 | vs.NC State | W 38–10 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Nov 28 | atVirginia | W 42–13 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 37–14 | 7 | 33 | 1 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅝″ | |
| Weight | 206 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 41″ | |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2012
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2012.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New York Giants | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | New York Giants | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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