{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 48 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Florence, Alabama, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 182 | high_school = Virginia (VA) | college = Tennessee | draftyear = 1983 | draftround = 2 | draftpick = 47 | pastteams = * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1985}}) | highlights = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 9 | pfr = WilsDa21 }}
'''Darryal Edgar Wilson''' (born September 19, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots. He played college football and track and field at the University of Tennessee.
==Early life== Wilson attended Virginia High School, where he practiced football and track. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Tennessee. As a junior, he appeared in 11 games, registering 5 receptions for 89 yards (17.8-yard avg.) and no touchdowns.
As a senior, he appeared in 11 games, ranking third on the team with 23 receptions for 308 yards (13.4-yard avg.) and one touchdown. He played in an era when Tennessee garnered a reputation as "Wide Receiver U", being part of teams that had wide receivers Willie Gault, Anthony Hancock, Lenny Taylor, Mike Miller, Clyde Duncan, and Tim McGee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strange |first=Mike |date=May 9, 2018 |title=Football-track no longer a potent combo for UT Vols |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/shopper-news/2018/05/09/mike-strange-football-track-no-longer-potent-combo-ut-vols-tennessee/573678002/ |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}}</ref>
Running for the Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field team, Wilson won the 1980 and 1981 4 × 400 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ncaam4x4.pdf|title=Men's 4x400m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships|access-date=May 23, 2024|archive-date=December 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228181343/https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ncaam4x4.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Professional career== Wilson was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round (47th overall) of the 1983 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/draft.htm |title=1983 NFL Draft |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> As a rookie, he appeared in 9 games as a backup, before being lost for the year with a right knee injury he suffered in the ninth game against the Atlanta Falcons. He was placed on the injured reserve list on November 4.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/05/sports/no-headline-021464.html |title=Transactions |work=The New York Times |date=November 5, 1983 |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref>
In training camp in 1984, he re-injured his knee and was lost for the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 1984 |title=The New England Patriots Friday waived five players and... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/07/20/The-New-England-Patriots-Friday-waived-five-players-and/9733459144000/ |access-date=January 12, 2019 |website=UPI}}</ref> He was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list on August 14.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/15/sports/transactions-135149.html |title=Transactions |work=The New York Times |date=August 15, 1984 |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> In 1985, he was again placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list on August 15.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/16/sports/transactions-194156.html |title=Transactions |work=The New York Times |date=August 16, 1985 |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> He was waived on February 7, 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 1986 |title=Transactions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/439485644/ |access-date=January 12, 2019 |website=The Boston Globe |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=wilsodar002 Darryal Wilson Stats]
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