NFL CAREER – Wilson enters 2024, signing with the Saints to compete and add veteran leadership, having previously appeared in 68 career regular season games with seven starts, recording 101 receptions for 1,269 yards with 11 receiving touchdowns in his first six NFL seasons along with nine grabs for 113 yards in three postseason contests. Originally a sixth round pick by Dallas in the 2018 NFL Draft, Wilson has spent his first six seasons with the Cowboys (2018-21) and Miami Dolphins (2022-23).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints on a two-year contract (UFA-Mia.), 3/14/24; Signed by the Miami Dolphins (UFA-Dal.), 3/16/22; Activated by Dallas from Reserve/COVID-19, 1/16/21; Placed by Dallas on Reserve/COVID-19, 12/13/21; Re-signed by Dallas to a one-year contract (RFA), 4/22/21; Placed by Dallas on Injured Reserve, 12/10/19; Signed by Dallas to active roster, 9/14/19; Signed to Dallas practice squad, 9/2/19; Waived by Dallas, 8/31/19; Placed by Dallas on Injured Reserve, 8/1/18; Signed by Dallas to a four-year contract, 5/11/18; Selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (208th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
2023 – Played in 15 regular season games with three starts in his final season with the Miami Dolphins…Inactive for two contests…Finished with 22 receptions for 296 yards (13.5 avg.) and three touchdowns and four punt returns for 30 yards (7.5 avg.)…Vs. New England, Oct. 29, caught a second quarter one-yard TD from QB Tua Tagovailoa to give Miami a 14-7 lead…At Kansas City (Frankfurt), Oct. 29, Caught a 31-yard TD from Tagovailoa to put Miami on the board with 4:47 left in third quarter…At Baltimore, Dec. 31, had two receptions for 27 yards (13.5 avg.) and a TD. Caught a first quarter eight-yard TD from Tagovailoa…In AFC Wild Card Playoff at Kansas City, 1/13/24, had three receptions for 37 yards. 2022 – Played in 15 regular season games for Miami Dolphins and recorded 12 receptions for 136 yards, one eight-yard carry and 13 punt returns for 97 yards…In Dolphins debut vs. New England, Sept. 11, had two receptions for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) and one eight-yard carry…At Chicago, Nov. 6, had two receptions for 23 yards and one eight-yard punt return…Vs. Houston, Nov. 26, had two receptions for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) and three punt returns for 22 yards (7.3 avg.)…In AFC Wild Card Playoff at Buffalo, 1/15/23, had one 14-yard reception and two punt returns for 53 yards (26.5 avg.). Returned a punt for a career-long 50 yards in second quarter, which was the longest punt return in Dolphins postseason history. 2021 – Played in 16 regular season games with four starts in final season in Dallas…45 receptions for 602 yards (13.4 avg.) and six TDs, two carries for 11 yards, three-for-three passing for 88 yards for a 118.8 passer rating, 11 punt returns for 36 yards and a solo special teams tackle…Vs. Carolina, Oct. 3, had two receptions for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) and a TD. Caught a third quarter 23-yard TD from QB Dak Prescott to give Dallas a 33-14 lead…Nov. 25, vs. Las Vegas, had seven receptions for 104 yards (14.9 avg.) and two punt returns for 16 yards…At Philadelphia, 1/8/22, had five receptions for a career-high 119 yards (23.8 avg.) and two TDs. Caught a first quarter 14-yard TD pass from Prescott to tie game at 7-7. Hauled in second quarter 24-yard TD from Prescott on third-and-five to give Dallas a 17-10 advantage…In NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. San Francisco, 1/16/22, had five receptions for 62 yards. 2020 – Played in all 16 games for Dallas Cowboys and finished with 17 receptions for 189 yards (11.1 avg.) with two TDs, completed two-of-two passes for 23 yards with a TD for a 154.2 passer rating, returned five punts for 20 yards and had one solo special teams tackle…At Seattle, Sept. 27, recorded five receptions for 107 yards (21.4 avg.) and two TDs and one punt return for one yard. Caught a second quarter 40-yard TD from Prescott on first and ten to cut Seattle's lead to 16-15. Hauled in a 42-yard TD pass in the third quarter from Prescott…Caught three passes for 34 yards and had a six-yard punt return vs. Cleveland, Oct. 4…Recorded four receptions for 22 yards and threw an 11-yard TD pass to Prescott to give Dallas a 24-20 lead in the second quarter, vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 4…At Minnesota, Nov. 20, caught one pass for seven yards and forced a fumble on punt coverage in the first quarter of the 31-28 win. 2019 – Played in six games for Dallas, spent one week on the practice squad, inactive for six contests and missed the rest of season after being placed on Injured Reserve, Dec. 10. Had five receptions for 46 yards, three kickoff returns for 64 yards (21.3 avg.) and two punt returns for 13 yards…At N.Y. Jets, Oct. 13, had five receptions for 46 yards (9.2 avg.). 2018 – Missed the entire season on Injured Reserve.
COLLEGE – Two-year letterman (2016-17) and one-year starter in 2017 at Boise State after he transferred from Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College following his sophomore season (2015)…In his two seasons at Boise State, appeared in 27 games with 18 starts and recorded 139 receptions for 2,640 yards (19.0 avg.) with 18 touchdowns, carried 12 times for 20 yards, returned 31 kickoffs for 742 yards (23.9 avg.), brought back ten punts for 132 yards (13.2 avg.) and completed four-of-five passes (80.0 pct.) for 130 yards and one TD…Played in 14 games with 13 starts as a senior and finished with 83 receptions for 1,511 yards (18.2 avg.) and seven TDs, carried nine times for 13 yards, had 18 kickoff returns for 465 yards (25.8 avg.) and was two-of-three passing (66.7 pct.) for 46 yards…First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. His 1,511 receiving yards were a single-season school record. In Las Vegas Bowl win over Oregon, caught ten passes for 221 yards and a TD and was named game's MVP…In 2016, played in 13 games with five starts and finished with 56 receptions for 1,129 yards (20.2 avg.) and 11 touchdowns, carried three times for seven yards, returned 13 kickoffs for 277 yards, returned ten punts for 132 yards (13.2 avg.) and was two-of-two passing for 84 yards and one TD. Honorable mention All-MWC and Academic All-MWC…In 2015 at Coffeyville, had 66 receptions for 1,045 yards (15.8 avg.) and 17 touchdowns to earn NJCAA All-American honors…Played in 11 games as a true freshman and had 629 receiving yards and ten TDs for All-Conference honors…Received communications degree.
PERSONAL – Played quarterback at White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) HS, leading them to the state semifinals as a junior and was named to the 6A All-State team and 16-AAA All-District team as a senior…His father, Cedrick Wilson Sr. is a former NFL wideout, who played for seven years in the league, including a Super Bowl championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers…In 2023, participated in a 35-mile bike ride for the Dolphins Charity Challenge to benefit cancer research.
