Tyler Wilson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Razorfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Arkansas, 2008–⁠12

Tyler Wilson

Number
No. 8
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Greenwood, AR
Born
Aug 16, 1989, in Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Tyler Wilson played quarterback at Arkansas (2008–⁠12). The Oakland Raiders took Wilson in round 4, No. 112 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,638
Passing yards, 2011 (Arkansas, 11–⁠2)
Best game
510 yards
Vs. Texas A&M, week 5, 2011: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 112
Round 4, 2013 NFL Draft (Oakland Raiders)

Career highs

510passing yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20115touchdown passes, career highvs. Kentucky, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highat Ole Miss, 2011

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2008*Arkansas112250.0693.112
2009Arkansas223661.12186.122
2010Arkansas345166.74538.943
2011Arkansas27743863.23,6388.3246
2012Arkansas24940162.13,3878.42113
Career59394862.67,7658.25226

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Arkansas3−24−8.000
2009Arkansas200.002
2010Arkansas4−24−6.000
2011Arkansas60−3−0.1430
2012Arkansas4170.2014
Career110−44−0.4430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Arkansas8QB
2009Arkansas8QB
2010Arkansas8QB
2011Arkansas8QB
2012Arkansas8QB6′3″

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

2012 Arkansas 11 games, 3,387 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Jacksonville StateW 49–⁠24192736730−2
Sep 8vs.UL MonroeL 31–⁠34112019621–
Sep 22vs.RutgersL 26–⁠352039419327
Sep 29atTexas A&ML 10–⁠58295937312−8
Oct 6atAuburnW 24–⁠722292300010
Oct 13vs.KentuckyW 49–⁠72331372505
Oct 27vs.Ole MissL 27–⁠30244329722−25
Nov 3vs.TulsaW 19–⁠152131272011
Nov 10atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠38264127722−29
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 14–⁠4523292252210
Nov 23vs.LSUL 13–⁠2031523591138
2011 Arkansas 13 games, 3,638 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Missouri StateW 51–⁠7182426020−5
Sep 10vs.New MexicoW 52–⁠318262591146
Sep 17vs.TroyW 38–⁠28233630321−4
Sep 24atAlabamaL 14–⁠382235185213
Oct 1vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠38305151030−29
Oct 8vs.AuburnW 38–⁠14243626220−5
Oct 22atOle MissW 29–⁠24132823200−2
Oct 29atVanderbiltW 31–⁠28274331610−13
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaW 44–⁠282037299219
Nov 12vs.TennesseeW 49–⁠71626224313
Nov 19vs.Mississippi StateW 44–⁠17324336530−7
Nov 25atLSUL 17–⁠41142220711−17
Jan 6 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠1620312162018
2010 Arkansas 6 games, 453 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Tennessee TechW 44–⁠313601–
Oct 16atAuburnL 43–⁠65253433242−10
Oct 23vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠24357100–
Oct 30vs.VanderbiltW 49–⁠1414800–
Nov 6atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠20–––––−14
Nov 13vs.UTEPW 58–⁠21453600–
2009 Arkansas 4 games, 218 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠10131913821–
Sep 26atAlabamaL 7–⁠35463100–
Oct 3vs.Texas A&MW 47–⁠19–––––−2
Oct 31vs.Eastern MichiganW 63–⁠2751149012
2008 Arkansas 2 games, 69 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 20vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠49472711−15
Sep 27atTexasL 10–⁠527154201−9

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2013
Height6′2⅛″
Weight215 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan74¼″W
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.71 sW
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′4″
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

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).

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