Receiver, Stanford, 2018–⁠22

Michael Wilson

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2022)
Fifth-year
Hometown
Simi Valley, CA
Born
Feb 23, 2000

Michael Wilson played receiver at Stanford (2018–⁠22). The Arizona Cardinals took Wilson in round 3, No. 94 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
672
Receiving yards, 2019 (Stanford, 4–⁠8)
Best game
176 yards
At Washington, week 4, 2022: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 94
Round 3, 2023 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Notre Dame, 2019176receiving yards, career highat Washington, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Washington, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Stanford141269.0126
2019Stanford5667212.0547
2020Stanford1824313.5138
2021Stanford191859.7019
2022Stanford2641816.1478
Career1331,64412.41178

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Stanford–––8650
2019Stanford455012720
2020Stanford–––2140
Career4550221510

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Stanford4WRFr.
2019Stanford4WRSo.
2020Stanford4WRJr.
2021Stanford4WRSr.
2022Stanford4WR5th6′2″209

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Stanford250.06––1.64%
2019Stanford760.6870th (n=499)0.5451.69%
2020Stanford230.81––18.59%
2021Stanford260.38––9.912%
2022Stanford380.9681st (n=683)0.7136.69%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Stanford 6 games, 26 catches, 418 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.ColgateW 41–⁠105822–––
Sep 10vs.USCL 28–⁠412300–––
Sep 24atWashingtonL 22–⁠4061762–––
Oct 1atOregonL 27–⁠452140–––
Oct 8vs.Oregon StateL 27–⁠282500–––
Oct 15atNotre DameW 16–⁠149660–––
2021 Stanford 4 games, 19 catches, 185 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 5vs.UtahL 7–⁠522220–––
Nov 13atOregon StateL 14–⁠355500–––
Nov 20vs.CaliforniaL 11–⁠416610–––
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠456520–––
2020 Stanford 4 games, 18 catches, 243 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Nov 7atOregonL 14–⁠354350–––
Nov 14vs.ColoradoL 32–⁠355770––1
Nov 27atCaliforniaW 24–⁠237881––1
Dec 5atWashingtonW 31–⁠262430–––
2019 Stanford 12 games, 56 catches, 672 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠764711162
Sep 7atUSCL 20–⁠45–––2351
Sep 14atUCFL 27–⁠455711––1
Sep 21vs.OregonL 6–⁠215610––2
Sep 28atOregon StateW 31–⁠283871––1
Oct 5vs.WashingtonW 23–⁠136510––1
Oct 17vs.UCLAL 16–⁠34130––2
Oct 26vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠316450––1
Nov 9atColoradoL 13–⁠16334014–
Nov 16atWashington StateL 22–⁠4951141–––
Nov 23vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠246630–––
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠4510961––1
2018 Stanford 10 games, 14 catches, 126 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 15vs.UC DavisW 30–⁠10110––2
Sep 29atNotre DameL 17–⁠38–––––1
Oct 6vs.UtahL 21–⁠401261–––
Oct 18atArizona StateW 20–⁠13150–––
Oct 27vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠41130–––
Nov 3atWashingtonL 23–⁠271130–––
Nov 10vs.Oregon StateW 48–⁠172260–––
Nov 24atUCLAW 49–⁠424410–––
Dec 1atCaliforniaW 23–⁠13150––2
Dec 31 ✦vs.PittsburghW 14–⁠13260––3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′1⅞″
Weight213 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.50 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill6.81 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Arizona Cardinals13385653
2024Arizona Cardinals16475484
2025Arizona Cardinals17781,0067
2026 (so far)Arizona Cardinals5292881
NFL career511922,40715

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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