Defensive back, Illinois, 2008–11
Tavon Wilson
Lettered 2008–11 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Washington, DC
- Born
- Mar 19, 1990, in Washington, D.C.
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Tavon Wilson played defensive back at Illinois (2008–11). The New England Patriots took Wilson in round 2, No. 48 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2009 | 12 | 56 | 18 | 74 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 51 | 30 | 81 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 140 | 74 | 214 | 12.5 | 1 | – | 22 | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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 Illinois 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | vs. Michigan | L 14–31 | 1 |
2010 Illinois 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vs. Indiana | W 43–13 | 1 |
2009 Illinois 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | vs. Michigan State | L 14–24 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.04 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.16 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 105 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New England Patriots | 15 | 41 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | New England Patriots | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | New England Patriots | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | New England Patriots | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 79 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 105 | 369 | 5 | 8 | |
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.
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