Defensive back, Texas A&M, 2014–18
Donovan Wilson
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Shreveport, LA
- Born
- Feb 21, 1995, in Shreveport, Louisiana
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Donovan Wilson played defensive back at Texas A&M (2014–18). The Dallas Cowboys took Wilson in round 6, No. 213 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. LSU, 20182interceptions, career highvs. South Carolina, 2015Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Texas A&M | 6 | DB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Texas A&M | 6 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Texas A&M | 6 | DB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Texas A&M | 6 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Texas A&M | 6 | DB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 207 |
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
2018 Texas A&M 12 games, 66 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northwestern State | W 59–7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Clemson | L 26–28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Alabama | L 23–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kentucky | W 20–14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at South Carolina | W 26–23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Mississippi State | L 13–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Auburn | L 24–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Ole Miss | W 38–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. UAB | W 41–20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. LSU | W 74–72 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Texas A&M 12 games, 59 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UCLA | W 31–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 67–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | atAuburn | W 29–16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Arkansas | W 45–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atSouth Carolina | W 24–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Tennessee | W 45–38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atAlabama | L 14–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. New Mexico State | W 52–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMississippi State | L 28–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ole Miss | L 28–29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.LSU | L 39–54 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | L 28–33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Texas A&M 4 games, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Nevada | W 44–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.Arkansas | W 28–21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 24 | atOle Miss | L 3–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs.South Carolina | W 35–28 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ | |
| Weight | 199 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 78″W | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 71 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 97 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 78 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL career | 88 | 425 | 13 | 8 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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