 Wilson with Michigan in 2024 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 1 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 19, 2001 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
|
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Saint Louis (HI) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| |
Roman Jeffrey Wilson (born June 19, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines. He has played for Michigan since 2020. He was a part of the 2023 team that won the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Early life and high school career
Wilson was born in 2001 in Kihei, Hawaii. He grew up in Hawaii and attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu. During his time at Saint Louis, Wilson helped the team to a 38-game winning streak. As a senior in 2019, he caught 61 passes for 1,025 yards. In the 2019 state championship game, he caught eight passes for 171 yards.[1]
College career
Wilson was rated as a four-star recruit. In July 2019, he committed to play college football for the University of Michigan.[2]
As a freshman in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Wilson appeared in all six games and caught nine passes for 122 yards. As a sophomore in 2021, he appeared in all 13 games and caught 25 passes for 420 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 59 yards in 2021 on three carries.[1]
In the 2022 season opener against Colorado State, Wilson caught a bubble screen pass and ran for a 61-yard touchdown. In week two, the Honolulu native faced his hometown team, Hawaii.[3][4] In the first quarter, he scored two touchdowns on a 42-yard touchdown pass from J. J. McCarthy and a 21-yard run.[5] During the 2022 regular season, he caught 20 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns.[6]
In the 2023 semifinals against Alabama, Roman scored the touchdown that led to the extra point that sent the game into overtime.[7]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Kick returns | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 420 | 16.8 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 376 | 15.0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 662 | 16.1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 44 | 22 | 100 | 1,580 | 15.8 | 19 | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 2 | 6 | 134 | 22.3 | 0 | |
References
- 1 2 "Roman Wilson". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Saint Louis' Roman Wilson commits to Michigan". khon 2. July 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Roman Wilson To Make History On Saturday Night". SI.com. September 7, 2022.
- ↑ "In matchup with Hawaii, Roman Wilson get a taste of home". The Michigan Daily. September 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Roman Wilson, whose school commute in Hawaii required a plane, has big game against hometown team". Mlive.com. September 11, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Michigan Football Statistics". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ↑ Ehrlich, Michael (2024-01-02). "Michigan's Rose Bowl Hero Wilson Signs Crocs NIL Deal". Sports Illustrated NIL on FanNation News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Roman Wilson College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
External links
