Roman Wilson in the NFL, 2024
In the NFL, 2024. Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Michigan, 2020–⁠23

Roman Wilson

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Honolulu, HI
Born
Jun 19, 2001

Roman Wilson played receiver at Michigan (2020–⁠23). He led the 2023 national champions in receiving. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Wilson in round 3, No. 84 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
789
Receiving yards, 2023 (Michigan, 15–⁠0)
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2023
Drafted
No. 84
Round 3, 2024 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Purdue, 2023143receiving yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highvs. East Carolina, 2023

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Michigan912213.6126
2021Michigan2542016.8375
2022Michigan2537615.0461
2023Michigan4878916.41247
Career1071,70716.02075

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Michigan1200
2022Michigan51140
Career61340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Michigan1WRFr.
2021Michigan1WRSo.
2022Michigan1WRJr.
2023Michigan1WRSr.6′0″192

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
2020Michigan150.67––10.1–
2021Michigan360.8168th (n=410)0.6729.15%
2022Michigan360.7759th (n=683)0.7127.64%
2023Michigan551.4298th (n=681)0.8078.06%

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

2023 Michigan 14 games, 48 catches, 789 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.East CarolinaW 30–⁠3678316–
Sep 9vs.UNLVW 35–⁠7489247–
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠6242133–
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 31–⁠7359025–
Sep 30atNebraskaW 45–⁠7458229–
Oct 7atMinnesotaW 52–⁠1035603410
Oct 14vs.IndianaW 52–⁠731417–
Oct 21atMichigan StateW 49–⁠0250125–
Nov 4vs.PurdueW 41–⁠139143035–
Nov 18atMarylandW 31–⁠24123023–
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateW 30–⁠24336122–
Dec 2vs.IowaW 26–⁠0114014–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 27–⁠20473129–
Jan 8 ✦vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠13354037–
2022 Michigan 12 games, 25 catches, 376 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠7265161–
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠1014214221
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠0364038–
Sep 24vs.MarylandW 34–⁠27225120–
Oct 1atIowaW 27–⁠14428014–
Oct 15vs.Penn StateW 41–⁠1742909–
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 29–⁠71−30−3–
Nov 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠3113013–
Nov 19vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠171909–
Nov 26atOhio StateW 45–⁠231000–
Dec 3vs.PurdueW 43–⁠22–––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 45–⁠51510415018
2021 Michigan 12 games, 25 catches, 420 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠14––––43
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠1022601410
Sep 25vs.RutgersW 20–⁠13138038–
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠17681038–
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠72404–
Oct 30atMichigan StateL 33–⁠371505–
Nov 6vs.IndianaW 29–⁠73310176
Nov 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠17331221–
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠18225025–
Nov 27vs.Ohio StateW 42–⁠27255031–
Dec 4vs.IowaW 42–⁠3282175–
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 11–⁠34142042–
2020 Michigan 5 games, 9 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24atMinnesotaW 49–⁠24234018–
Oct 31vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠27571026–
Nov 7atIndianaL 21–⁠38113113–
Nov 21atRutgersW 48–⁠42––––9
Nov 28vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠271404–

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′10¾″
Weight185 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan72½″W
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill6.89 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 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

2 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Pittsburgh Steelers9121662
2026 (so far)Pittsburgh Steelers5141882
NFL career14263544

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

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