# Darryal Wilson
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{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| number = 48
| position = [Wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Florence, Alabama](/source/Florence%2C_Alabama), U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 182
| high_school = [Virginia (VA)](/source/Virginia_High_School_(Virginia))
| college = [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football)
| draftyear = 1983
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 47
| pastteams =
* [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots) ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1985}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 9
| pfr = WilsDa21
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'''Darryal Edgar Wilson''' (born September 19, 1960) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots). He played [college football](/source/college_football) and [track and field](/source/track_and_field) at the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee).
==Early life==
Wilson attended [Virginia High School](/source/Virginia_High_School_(Virginia)), where he practiced football and [track](/source/track_%26_field). He accepted a football scholarship from the [University of Tennessee](/source/University_of_Tennessee). As a junior, he appeared in 11 games, registering 5 receptions for 89 yards (17.8-yard avg.) and no [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s.
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](/source/touchdown). He played in an era when Tennessee garnered a reputation as "Wide Receiver U", being part of teams that had [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver)s [Willie Gault](/source/Willie_Gault), [Anthony Hancock](/source/Anthony_Hancock_(American_football)), [Lenny Taylor](/source/Lenny_Taylor_(American_football)), [Mike Miller](/source/Mike_Miller_(athlete)), [Clyde Duncan](/source/Clyde_Duncan), and [Tim McGee](/source/Tim_McGee).[{{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}}]
Running for the [Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field](/source/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](/source/4_%C3%97_400_meter_relay_at_the_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships).[{{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}}]
==Professional career==
Wilson was selected by the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots) in the second round (47th overall) of the [1983 NFL draft](/source/1983_NFL_draft).[{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/draft.htm |title=1983 NFL Draft |website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) |access-date=January 12, 2019}}] 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](/source/Atlanta_Falcons). He was placed on the [injured reserve list](/source/injured_reserve_list) on November 4.[{{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}}]
In training camp in 1984, he re-injured his knee and was lost for the year.[{{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}}] He was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list on August 14.[{{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}}] In 1985, he was again placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list on August 15.[{{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}}] He was waived on February 7, 1986.[{{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}}]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
*[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=wilsodar002 Darryal Wilson Stats]
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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Florence, Alabama
Category:Players of American football from Florence, Alabama
Category:Players of American football from Virginia
Category:People from Bristol, Virginia
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Tennessee Volunteers men's track and field athletes
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
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