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Jersey Number 19
Tyree Wilson
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Texas
- High School:
- West Rusk
2022 SEASON (SENIOR)
Regarded as one of the nationโs top most-impactful players during final year as a Red Raider โฆ turned in an All-American type year to place himself among the top prospects for the NFL Draft โฆ appeared and started in 10 games before as season-ending injury against Kansas cut his season short โฆ was among the nationโs top pass rushers up until that point โฆ injury kept him out of the final two regular-season games as well as the TaxAct Texas Bowl win over Ole Miss โฆ had totaled 61 tackles (36 solo), including 14.0 for a loss and 7.0 sacks, up to that point โฆ added a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and eight quarterback hurries โฆ benefited greatly from the switch to an edge rusher position in defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyterโs scheme โฆ would have likely doubled his previous career high for tackles in a season had he not been injured โฆ was ranked third on the team in tackles at the time of his injury before finishing fourth overall โฆ reached double digits for tackles in two games for the first time in his career โฆ recorded at least two tackles in all 10 games and finished with five or more stops in six different games โฆ notched a tackle for loss in eight total games and had at least a share of a sack in seven contests โฆ credited with playing in 538 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which gave him a 74.5 grade, which ranked tied for fourth on the team among Red Raiders with at least 100 snaps โฆ website credited him with a team-leading 50 pressures, which was easily among national leaders โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS (at the time of injury โ Nov. 13): ranked tied for third in the power five for tackles for loss and ninth overall in the FBS โฆ was 25th in the FBS for total sacks in NCAA rankings โฆ led the power five with 50 pressures, which ranked second in the FBS according to PFF โฆ led the FBS for tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (5.0) against opponents ranked in the No. 13 Associated Press poll โฆ led the power five for tackles for loss (9.0) in true road games, which ranked fourth overall in the FBS โฆ was one of only two power-five players and one of seven players in the FBS to record 60 tackles, at least 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 or more sacks at the time โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS (all games): despite the injury, still ranked 12th in the FBS for tackles for loss per game (1.4) and 28th for sacks per game (0.70) โฆ was 29th in the FBS for total tackles for loss and tied for 55th in total sacks โฆ ranked 14th in the FBS with 12.0 tackles for loss against power-five opponents and tied for 15th with 6.5 sacks โฆ his 9.0 tackles for loss in road and neutral site games ranked tied for 12th overall, while his 5.5 sacks ranked tied for 14th in the FBS โฆ had 3.0 sacks against opponents who closed the year ranked in the AP poll, which ranked tied for eighth overall in the FBS โฆ his 5.0 tackles for loss against ranked opponents in final AP poll ranked tied for 17th overall โฆ one of only 19 players in the FBS to record 60 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was the Big 12 leader for both tackles for loss per game and shared the conference lead for sacks per game โฆ ranked third overall in the league for total tackles, which was only 0.5 behind the TCU duo of Dylan Horton and Dee Winters, who both played in five more games โฆ ended the year ranked 19th in the league for total tackles per game (6.1) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with six tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, in the win over Murray State (9/3) โฆ followed with four tackles and a quarterback hurry in the overtime win over Houston (9/10) โฆ had a breakout performance against a ranked N.C. State (9/17) team, finishing with a career-high 11 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss โฆ marked the most tackles for loss by a Red Raider in a game since Jordyn Brooks produced 4.0 versus Oklahoma State on Oct. 5, 2019 โฆ only the sixth time since 2003 (20-year span) where a Red Raider notched 3.5 tackles for loss in a game โฆ had 2.0 sacks against the Wolfpack matched his career high โฆ his 11 tackles marked the most by a Red Raider defensive line type player since Pete Robertson collected the same total in the 2013 Holiday Bowl โฆ posted six tackles in back-to-back weeks to start Big 12 play against Texas (9/24) and Kansas State (10/1) โฆ combined with Tony Bradford Jr. for a key sack late in the first quarter that forced a field goal by the Longhorns โฆ matched his career high with 2.0 sacks at Kansas State, forcing a fumble (recovered by K-State) on the first one and then creating a key 3-and-out just before halftime on the other โฆ also recovered a fumble on K-Stateโs first drive of the second quarter, falling on a loose ball caused by Dadrion Taylor-Demerson โฆ performance at K-State started a streak of six-consecutive outings with a quarterback hurry โฆ had four tackles against both Oklahoma State (10/8) and West Virginia (10/22) โฆ found the quarterback in both with a solo halftime to send the game to halftime at Oklahoma State and the other giving the Red Raiders the ball back with a fourth-down sack versus West Virginia โฆ hit double digits for tackles again against Baylor with 10 stops, including 2.0 that went for a loss โฆ came close to reaching double digits again at TCU (11/5) with a dominating performance that included eight stops and 2.5 tackles for loss โฆ departed the Kansas (11/12) game in the first half with an injury, which ended his season โฆ had two tackles and a quarterback hurry to that point, which ended his Red Raider career a half-sack shy of entering the top 10 in the Texas Tech career record book โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized as a first team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) โฆ became the 32nd Red Raider all-time to be selected as a first team All-American by one of the five NCAA-recognized organizations โฆ first Red Raider edge rusher/defensive end standout to earn first team All-America honors since Montae Reagor in 1998 โฆ also earned first team All-America accolades from the likes of USA Today, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine โฆ was a second team All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Associated Press โฆ an honorable mention All-America honoree by Pro Football Focus โฆ recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele Magazine โฆ received votes for Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year by the conference coaches โฆ tabbed one of 20 semifinalists for the Bednarik Award (nationโs top defensive player) โฆ named the top defensive lineman in the state of Texas by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ was also a member of the All-Texas first team by DCTF โฆ member of the Reeseโs Senior Bowl All-America Defensive Team โฆย recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team for his work in the classroom ...ย 2023 NFL DRAFT: announced his decision Nov. 20 to declare for the 2023 NFL Draft and forego his final year of eligibility โฆ accepted an invitation following the regular season to the Reeseโs Senior Bowl ... became the highest-drafted defensive player in school history after being picked at No. 7 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders ... marked the 10th time in program history a Red Raider has been selected in the first round and the fourth time from the defensive side of the ball ... joinedย the likes of Ted Watts Watts (DB), Gabe Rivera (DL) and Jordyn Brooks (LB) as Red Raider defensive players selected in the first round ...ย Rivera is the only other defensive line-type player to be called in the first round in school history ...ย at No. 7 overall, was the second-highest drafted player in school history, tying with Donny Anderson (No. 7 overall, 1965) ... marked the fifth time a Texas Tech player had been selected by the Raiders, joiningย Mike Lienert, RB (1968, 15th round), Ted Watts, CB (1981, first round, No. 21 overall), Carlos Francis, WR (2004, fourthย round) and DeAndre Washington, RB (2016, fifth round) ... among the handful of prospects invited to the NFL Draft location in Kansas City where he later picked up Commissioner Roger Goodell after hearing his name called.ย
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Developed into a key piece of the Texas Tech defense in his second year as a Red Raider โฆ one of four defensive players to start in all 13 games, joining linebackers Colin Schooler and Riko Jeffers as well as fellow defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings โฆ was the team leader for both tackles for loss and sacks โฆ finished with 38 tackles on the season (26 solo), including 13.5 for a loss and 7.0 sacks โฆ added five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup from his spot on the edge of the Texas Tech defensive front โฆ marked easily his most productive season of his collegiate career thus far โฆ recorded a tackle in all 13 games and had at least three stops in nine different contests, including seven games during Big 12 play โฆ notched a tackle for loss in nine of 13 games as well โฆ logged 605 snaps on the season according to Pro Football Focus, which led all defensive linemen โฆ graded out at 72.7 overall, which ranked third on the team behind only Eric Monroe (76.7) and Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (76.0) โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: closed the year ranked 10th in the league for sacks per game (0.54) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for four tackles over the first three non-conference games against Houston (9/4), Stephen F. Austin (9/11) and Florida International (9/18), including three that went for a loss โฆ had a key sack in the come-from-behind win over Houston, which came on the Cougarsโ second-to-last drive late in the fourth quarter โฆ set a career high with 2.0 tackles for loss the next week versus SFA โฆ opened Big 12 play with four tackles at Texas (9/25), including an eight-yard sack in the second quarter โฆ followed with three tackles in the win at West Virginia (10/2) โฆ put together a career-high six tackles, including one for a loss, against TCU (10/9) โฆ posted three tackles in each of the next three contests at Kansas (10/16), versus Kansas State (10/23) and at Oklahoma (10/30) โฆ had at least one TFL in all three of those games, matching his career high with 2.0 against both of the Kansas schools โฆ both TFLs versus the Wildcats went for sacks, marking a new career high โฆ closed the regular season with three tackles in the win over Iowa State (11/13), four versus Oklahoma State (11/20) and one at Baylor (11/27) โฆ performance in home finale against Oklahoma State featured 1.5 tackles for loss โฆ in the face of the quarterback frequently versus Baylor with a season-high two quarterback hurries โฆ named the Defensive MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after notching four tackles versus Mississippi State, including a pair of key sacks โฆ ย both sacks came on back-to-back plays in the third quarter, giving the Red Raiders the ball back in their own territory with a 13-point lead โฆ Red Raiders found the end zone on the ensuing drive to blow the game open โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches โฆ named the Defensive MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl โฆ performance earned him recognition on the Associated Press All-Bowl Team.
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)ย
Became an immediate impact on the defensive line after arriving early in preseason camp โฆ appeared in nine games with five starts at defensive end โฆ stepped in as the starter at defensive tackle against Oklahoma before ending the year as the starter at defensive end for the final four games โฆ totaled 11 tackles on the season, including 1.5 sacks โฆ came close to the quarterback two more times with a pair of quarterback hurries โฆ recorded three different games with at least two tackles โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut in the Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/26) with a tackle that went for a sack to go along with a quarterback hurry โฆ found Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger for a nine-yard sack early in the fourth quarter โฆ also had a tackle against Kansas State (10/3), West Virginia (10/24), Oklahoma State (11/28) and Kansas (12/5) โฆ set a season high with two tackles at Iowa State (10/10) โฆ matched that season high with two tackles in back-to-back weeks against TCU (11/7) and Baylor (11/14) โฆ performance at TCU included a shared sack and his final quarterback hurry of the season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech in August 2020 following two years at Texas A&M ... played in 12 games as an Aggie, all as a redshirt freshman in 2019 ...ย totaled 12 tackles on the season, which featured 3.0 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks ... made a season-highย four tackles, including one solo stop for a 10-yard loss in the season opener against Texas State (8/29) โฆ picked up three tackles two weeks later against Lamar (9/14) ... best performance during SEC play came at Ole Miss (10/19) with three tackles ... also recorded a tackle versus Mississippi State (10/26) and was in on another sack against UTSA (11/2) ... previously redshirted his 2018 true freshman campaign.ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended West Rusk High School near his hometown of Henderson, Texas ... contributed 249 career tackles with 60 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks in three high school seasons ... named the District 9-3A Division-II Defensive MVP as a senior and an AP Class 3A second-team All-State selection after making 126 tackles, including 38 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries for a 10-2 teamย ... was a Class 3A second team All-State selection by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) that same season ... was a first-team all-district selection at outside linebacker as a junior after making 74 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss and four sacks ... returned an interception for a touchdown that season, too ... previously posted 52 tackles as a sophomore in 2015, which featured 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacksย ... recovered the first of his eight career fumble recoveries during debut season .on the varsity ... was a three-star recruit by all three major services and among the top-75 players in the state of Texas by 247Sports and Rivals ... was the No. 16 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports and the No. 32 player in the state of Texas ... received more than 20 scholarship offers out of high school, choosing the Aggies over the likes of Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Houston, Kansas, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas and Washington State among others.
PERSONAL
Tyree Wilson โฆ son of Jason Wilson and Tiffany Williams โฆ actually born in Anchorage, Alaska, before moving to Texas as a young child ... has three sisters, Tierra, Taylor, and Talon โฆ both mother and sister played college sports โฆ loves hanging out with his friends and family, as well as being in the outdoors โฆ his career goals include playing in the NFL and owning a business โฆ earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech in university studies as part of the spring 2022 commencement exercices ... was working on his master's in interdisciplinary studies during his final season as a Red Raider.
Gallery: (4-28-2023) Tyree Wilson NFL Draft
Regarded as one of the nationโs top most-impactful players during final year as a Red Raider โฆ turned in an All-American type year to place himself among the top prospects for the NFL Draft โฆ appeared and started in 10 games before as season-ending injury against Kansas cut his season short โฆ was among the nationโs top pass rushers up until that point โฆ injury kept him out of the final two regular-season games as well as the TaxAct Texas Bowl win over Ole Miss โฆ had totaled 61 tackles (36 solo), including 14.0 for a loss and 7.0 sacks, up to that point โฆ added a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and eight quarterback hurries โฆ benefited greatly from the switch to an edge rusher position in defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyterโs scheme โฆ would have likely doubled his previous career high for tackles in a season had he not been injured โฆ was ranked third on the team in tackles at the time of his injury before finishing fourth overall โฆ reached double digits for tackles in two games for the first time in his career โฆ recorded at least two tackles in all 10 games and finished with five or more stops in six different games โฆ notched a tackle for loss in eight total games and had at least a share of a sack in seven contests โฆ credited with playing in 538 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which gave him a 74.5 grade, which ranked tied for fourth on the team among Red Raiders with at least 100 snaps โฆ website credited him with a team-leading 50 pressures, which was easily among national leaders โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS (at the time of injury โ Nov. 13): ranked tied for third in the power five for tackles for loss and ninth overall in the FBS โฆ was 25th in the FBS for total sacks in NCAA rankings โฆ led the power five with 50 pressures, which ranked second in the FBS according to PFF โฆ led the FBS for tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (5.0) against opponents ranked in the No. 13 Associated Press poll โฆ led the power five for tackles for loss (9.0) in true road games, which ranked fourth overall in the FBS โฆ was one of only two power-five players and one of seven players in the FBS to record 60 tackles, at least 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 or more sacks at the time โฆ IN NCAA RANKINGS (all games): despite the injury, still ranked 12th in the FBS for tackles for loss per game (1.4) and 28th for sacks per game (0.70) โฆ was 29th in the FBS for total tackles for loss and tied for 55th in total sacks โฆ ranked 14th in the FBS with 12.0 tackles for loss against power-five opponents and tied for 15th with 6.5 sacks โฆ his 9.0 tackles for loss in road and neutral site games ranked tied for 12th overall, while his 5.5 sacks ranked tied for 14th in the FBS โฆ had 3.0 sacks against opponents who closed the year ranked in the AP poll, which ranked tied for eighth overall in the FBS โฆ his 5.0 tackles for loss against ranked opponents in final AP poll ranked tied for 17th overall โฆ one of only 19 players in the FBS to record 60 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was the Big 12 leader for both tackles for loss per game and shared the conference lead for sacks per game โฆ ranked third overall in the league for total tackles, which was only 0.5 behind the TCU duo of Dylan Horton and Dee Winters, who both played in five more games โฆ ended the year ranked 19th in the league for total tackles per game (6.1) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with six tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, in the win over Murray State (9/3) โฆ followed with four tackles and a quarterback hurry in the overtime win over Houston (9/10) โฆ had a breakout performance against a ranked N.C. State (9/17) team, finishing with a career-high 11 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss โฆ marked the most tackles for loss by a Red Raider in a game since Jordyn Brooks produced 4.0 versus Oklahoma State on Oct. 5, 2019 โฆ only the sixth time since 2003 (20-year span) where a Red Raider notched 3.5 tackles for loss in a game โฆ had 2.0 sacks against the Wolfpack matched his career high โฆ his 11 tackles marked the most by a Red Raider defensive line type player since Pete Robertson collected the same total in the 2013 Holiday Bowl โฆ posted six tackles in back-to-back weeks to start Big 12 play against Texas (9/24) and Kansas State (10/1) โฆ combined with Tony Bradford Jr. for a key sack late in the first quarter that forced a field goal by the Longhorns โฆ matched his career high with 2.0 sacks at Kansas State, forcing a fumble (recovered by K-State) on the first one and then creating a key 3-and-out just before halftime on the other โฆ also recovered a fumble on K-Stateโs first drive of the second quarter, falling on a loose ball caused by Dadrion Taylor-Demerson โฆ performance at K-State started a streak of six-consecutive outings with a quarterback hurry โฆ had four tackles against both Oklahoma State (10/8) and West Virginia (10/22) โฆ found the quarterback in both with a solo halftime to send the game to halftime at Oklahoma State and the other giving the Red Raiders the ball back with a fourth-down sack versus West Virginia โฆ hit double digits for tackles again against Baylor with 10 stops, including 2.0 that went for a loss โฆ came close to reaching double digits again at TCU (11/5) with a dominating performance that included eight stops and 2.5 tackles for loss โฆ departed the Kansas (11/12) game in the first half with an injury, which ended his season โฆ had two tackles and a quarterback hurry to that point, which ended his Red Raider career a half-sack shy of entering the top 10 in the Texas Tech career record book โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized as a first team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) โฆ became the 32nd Red Raider all-time to be selected as a first team All-American by one of the five NCAA-recognized organizations โฆ first Red Raider edge rusher/defensive end standout to earn first team All-America honors since Montae Reagor in 1998 โฆ also earned first team All-America accolades from the likes of USA Today, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine โฆ was a second team All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Associated Press โฆ an honorable mention All-America honoree by Pro Football Focus โฆ recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele Magazine โฆ received votes for Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year by the conference coaches โฆ tabbed one of 20 semifinalists for the Bednarik Award (nationโs top defensive player) โฆ named the top defensive lineman in the state of Texas by Dave Campbellโs Texas Football โฆ was also a member of the All-Texas first team by DCTF โฆ member of the Reeseโs Senior Bowl All-America Defensive Team โฆย recognized on the Academic All-Big 12 second team for his work in the classroom ...ย 2023 NFL DRAFT: announced his decision Nov. 20 to declare for the 2023 NFL Draft and forego his final year of eligibility โฆ accepted an invitation following the regular season to the Reeseโs Senior Bowl ... became the highest-drafted defensive player in school history after being picked at No. 7 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders ... marked the 10th time in program history a Red Raider has been selected in the first round and the fourth time from the defensive side of the ball ... joinedย the likes of Ted Watts Watts (DB), Gabe Rivera (DL) and Jordyn Brooks (LB) as Red Raider defensive players selected in the first round ...ย Rivera is the only other defensive line-type player to be called in the first round in school history ...ย at No. 7 overall, was the second-highest drafted player in school history, tying with Donny Anderson (No. 7 overall, 1965) ... marked the fifth time a Texas Tech player had been selected by the Raiders, joiningย Mike Lienert, RB (1968, 15th round), Ted Watts, CB (1981, first round, No. 21 overall), Carlos Francis, WR (2004, fourthย round) and DeAndre Washington, RB (2016, fifth round) ... among the handful of prospects invited to the NFL Draft location in Kansas City where he later picked up Commissioner Roger Goodell after hearing his name called.ย
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Developed into a key piece of the Texas Tech defense in his second year as a Red Raider โฆ one of four defensive players to start in all 13 games, joining linebackers Colin Schooler and Riko Jeffers as well as fellow defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings โฆ was the team leader for both tackles for loss and sacks โฆ finished with 38 tackles on the season (26 solo), including 13.5 for a loss and 7.0 sacks โฆ added five quarterback hurries and a pass breakup from his spot on the edge of the Texas Tech defensive front โฆ marked easily his most productive season of his collegiate career thus far โฆ recorded a tackle in all 13 games and had at least three stops in nine different contests, including seven games during Big 12 play โฆ notched a tackle for loss in nine of 13 games as well โฆ logged 605 snaps on the season according to Pro Football Focus, which led all defensive linemen โฆ graded out at 72.7 overall, which ranked third on the team behind only Eric Monroe (76.7) and Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (76.0) โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: closed the year ranked 10th in the league for sacks per game (0.54) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: combined for four tackles over the first three non-conference games against Houston (9/4), Stephen F. Austin (9/11) and Florida International (9/18), including three that went for a loss โฆ had a key sack in the come-from-behind win over Houston, which came on the Cougarsโ second-to-last drive late in the fourth quarter โฆ set a career high with 2.0 tackles for loss the next week versus SFA โฆ opened Big 12 play with four tackles at Texas (9/25), including an eight-yard sack in the second quarter โฆ followed with three tackles in the win at West Virginia (10/2) โฆ put together a career-high six tackles, including one for a loss, against TCU (10/9) โฆ posted three tackles in each of the next three contests at Kansas (10/16), versus Kansas State (10/23) and at Oklahoma (10/30) โฆ had at least one TFL in all three of those games, matching his career high with 2.0 against both of the Kansas schools โฆ both TFLs versus the Wildcats went for sacks, marking a new career high โฆ closed the regular season with three tackles in the win over Iowa State (11/13), four versus Oklahoma State (11/20) and one at Baylor (11/27) โฆ performance in home finale against Oklahoma State featured 1.5 tackles for loss โฆ in the face of the quarterback frequently versus Baylor with a season-high two quarterback hurries โฆ named the Defensive MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after notching four tackles versus Mississippi State, including a pair of key sacks โฆ ย both sacks came on back-to-back plays in the third quarter, giving the Red Raiders the ball back in their own territory with a 13-point lead โฆ Red Raiders found the end zone on the ensuing drive to blow the game open โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches โฆ named the Defensive MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl โฆ performance earned him recognition on the Associated Press All-Bowl Team.
2020 SEAS0N (SOPHOMORE)ย
Became an immediate impact on the defensive line after arriving early in preseason camp โฆ appeared in nine games with five starts at defensive end โฆ stepped in as the starter at defensive tackle against Oklahoma before ending the year as the starter at defensive end for the final four games โฆ totaled 11 tackles on the season, including 1.5 sacks โฆ came close to the quarterback two more times with a pair of quarterback hurries โฆ recorded three different games with at least two tackles โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut in the Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/26) with a tackle that went for a sack to go along with a quarterback hurry โฆ found Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger for a nine-yard sack early in the fourth quarter โฆ also had a tackle against Kansas State (10/3), West Virginia (10/24), Oklahoma State (11/28) and Kansas (12/5) โฆ set a season high with two tackles at Iowa State (10/10) โฆ matched that season high with two tackles in back-to-back weeks against TCU (11/7) and Baylor (11/14) โฆ performance at TCU included a shared sack and his final quarterback hurry of the season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech in August 2020 following two years at Texas A&M ... played in 12 games as an Aggie, all as a redshirt freshman in 2019 ...ย totaled 12 tackles on the season, which featured 3.0 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks ... made a season-highย four tackles, including one solo stop for a 10-yard loss in the season opener against Texas State (8/29) โฆ picked up three tackles two weeks later against Lamar (9/14) ... best performance during SEC play came at Ole Miss (10/19) with three tackles ... also recorded a tackle versus Mississippi State (10/26) and was in on another sack against UTSA (11/2) ... previously redshirted his 2018 true freshman campaign.ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended West Rusk High School near his hometown of Henderson, Texas ... contributed 249 career tackles with 60 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks in three high school seasons ... named the District 9-3A Division-II Defensive MVP as a senior and an AP Class 3A second-team All-State selection after making 126 tackles, including 38 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries for a 10-2 teamย ... was a Class 3A second team All-State selection by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) that same season ... was a first-team all-district selection at outside linebacker as a junior after making 74 tackles, including 13 tackles for loss and four sacks ... returned an interception for a touchdown that season, too ... previously posted 52 tackles as a sophomore in 2015, which featured 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacksย ... recovered the first of his eight career fumble recoveries during debut season .on the varsity ... was a three-star recruit by all three major services and among the top-75 players in the state of Texas by 247Sports and Rivals ... was the No. 16 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports and the No. 32 player in the state of Texas ... received more than 20 scholarship offers out of high school, choosing the Aggies over the likes of Arkansas, Baylor, Florida, Houston, Kansas, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas and Washington State among others.
PERSONAL
Tyree Wilson โฆ son of Jason Wilson and Tiffany Williams โฆ actually born in Anchorage, Alaska, before moving to Texas as a young child ... has three sisters, Tierra, Taylor, and Talon โฆ both mother and sister played college sports โฆ loves hanging out with his friends and family, as well as being in the outdoors โฆ his career goals include playing in the NFL and owning a business โฆ earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech in university studies as part of the spring 2022 commencement exercices ... was working on his master's in interdisciplinary studies during his final season as a Red Raider.
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