{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL player | name = Devin Wilson | image = | alt = | caption = | current_team = Free agent | position = Wide receiver | number = <!-- 86, 13, 10, 2 --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|13}} | birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 205 | high_school = Hendersonville (TN) Paul | college = Tennessee State | undraftedyear = 2014 | teams = * Richmond Raiders ({{PIFL Year|2015}}) * Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2015}}) * Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2016}}) * Jacksonville Sharks ({{NAL Year|2017}}) * Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2017}}) * Maine Mammoths ({{NAL Year|2018}}) * Jacksonville Sharks ({{NAL Year|2019}}–{{NAL Year|2023}}) | status = Active | cflstatus = International | highlights = * NAL champion ({{NAL Year|2017}}) | cflstatlabel1 = Receptions | cflstatvalue1 = 3 | cflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards | cflstatvalue2 = 39 | cflstatlabel3 = Receiving TDs | cflstatvalue3 = 1 | cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20150915104448/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/7967 }}
'''Devin Wilson''' (born October 13, 1990) is an American professional football wide receiver. He previously attended Tennessee State University where he played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers and studied human performance and sports science.<ref name=tigers />
== Early career ==
Wilson played high school football at the Pope John Paul II High School. He was named to the All-Region team in his junior and senior year. He also played track and field and received All-Region honors in that sport as well.<ref name=tigers>{{cite web|title=Devin Wilson|url=http://www.tsutigers.com/football/roster/2010-11/4311/devin-wilson/|website=Tennessee State Athletics|accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref> Wilson committed to attend Tennessee State<ref name=sentinel2009>{{cite news|title=Top 5 HBCU Football recruiting classes announced|work=Sentinel|date=30 April 2009|page=B.4}}</ref> and started in one game in 2009. After playing in four games in 2010,<ref name=tigers /> Wilson was injured in practice after being tackled on September 28, 2010, paralyzing him. His doctors diagnosed him with a spinal shock injury, but he recovered fully in time for the 2011 season.<ref name=leaderpost2015>{{cite news|last1=Hamilton|first1=Ian|title=Wilson has overcome adversity|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/Wilson+overcome+adversity/11308724/story.html|accessdate=27 August 2015|work=Leader-Post|date=22 August 2015}}</ref> From 2009 to 2013, Wilson started in 43 games and caught 102 passes for 1,200 yards and six touchdowns.<ref name=cbcnews2015>{{cite news|title=Roughriders Devin Wilson recalls temporary paralysis ahead of CFL debut|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/roughriders-devin-wilson-recalls-temporary-paralysis-ahead-of-cfl-debut-1.3183984|accessdate=27 August 2015|work=CBC News|date=7 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=tennessean2015>{{cite news|last1=Organ|first1=Mike|title=Gay rugby championship coming to Nashville|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2015/05/16/gay-rugby-championship-coming-nashville/27448311/|accessdate=28 August 2015|work=The Tennessean|date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
== Professional career ==
Wilson played for the Richmond Raiders of the Professional Indoor Football League in five games during the 2015 season.<ref name=tennessean2015 /> He recorded 40 catches for 483 yards and eight touchdowns.<ref name=statguys2015>{{cite web|title=PIFL – 2015 REGULAR SEASON|url=http://www.thestatguys.com/PIFL/2015/RIC.HTM|website=The Stat Guys|accessdate=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710093011/http://www.thestatguys.com/PIFL/2015/RIC.HTM|archive-date=10 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In May 2015, Wilson was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.<ref name=tennessean2015 /> He spent the first six weeks of the regular season on the practice squad. On August 8, Wilson made his CFL debut against the Toronto Argonauts, recording two receptions for 15 yards and a special-teams tackle.<ref name=leaderpost2015 /><ref name=CFLdebut>{{cite web|title=Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Toronto Argonauts (8 August 2015)|url=http://cfl.ca/statistics/statsGame/id/12901|website=CFL.ca|accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref> He scored his first touchdown on a 25-yard pass in the August 22 game against the Calgary Stampeders.<ref name=starphoenix2015>{{cite news|last1=McCormick|first1=Murray|title=Injury bug bites Riders during practice|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/Injury+bites+Riders+during+practice/11320680/story.html|accessdate=28 August 2015|work=The StarPhoenix|date=27 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=firsttouchdown>{{cite web|title=Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders (22 August 2015)|url=http://cfl.ca/statistics/statsGame/id/12917|website=CFL.ca|accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref>
On November 11, 2015, Wilson was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League. He was placed on reassignment on April 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | title=Transactions | publisher=afldigital.com | accessdate=April 2, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402181852/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | archivedate=April 2, 2017 }}</ref>
On May 23, 2017, Wilson signed with the Jacksonville Sharks.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
On July 20, 2017, Wilson was assigned to the Gladiators.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
In a 2022 game between the Jacksonville Sharks and the San Antonio Gunslingers, Sharks player Devin Wilson hit official Gary Vaught from behind. Wilson was suspended indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News: NAL Incident Report Regarding Week 13 - National Arena League |url=http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-incident-report-regarding-week-13 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=www.nationalarenaleague.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2022 |title=Sharks top wideout Devin Wilson indefinitely suspended by NAL after altercation with a referee |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/sports/sharks-top-wideout-devin-wilson-indefinitely-suspended-by-nal-after-altercation-with-a-referee-arvell-nelson-nal-referee-siah-burley-nyqwan-murray/77-9a1141d6-7186-4c8e-a1ff-dddb6f23c3b1 |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=firstcoastnews.com |language=en-US|author=Badillo, Andrew}}</ref>
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