Damon Wilson

2025: An impact transfer from Georgia who has relentlessly harassed opposing quarterbacks in 2025 … Has started all 12 games at JACK this season … Has totaled 20 tackles (12 solo), including 9.5 TFL and a team-leading 9.0 sacks to go along with an interception … His 9.0 sacks rank 16th nationally and third in the SEC … The 33rd-ranked pass rusher nationally according to Pro Football Focus (81.4) … Ranks eighth nationally among all edge players in PRP (10.7), which is PFF’s formula that combines sacks, hits and hurries relative to how many times they rush the passer … Credited with 32 quarterback hurries and nine QB hits by PFF … Named Second Team All-SEC by league coaches. Central Arkansas: Made an impact in his Tiger debut, notching a pair of quarterback sacks in the season opener. Kansas: Forced a pair of quarterback hurries in the win over the rival Jayhawks. Louisiana: Tallied a season-high four stops (one solo) with a TFL and his third sack of the campaign in the win over the Ragin’ Cajuns. South Carolina: Totaled seven pressures against the Gamecocks by PFF … Credited with half a sack in the game and helped the Tigers limit USC to minus-9 rushing yards. UMass: Helped Mizzou limit the Minutemen to just 124 yards on just 55 snaps, including just 19 net rushing yards or 1.2 yards per rush and 105 pass yards … Trotter recorded one assisted tackle. Alabama: Registered five tackles with one sack (-5 yards) … Forced a fumble and was credited with a quarterback hurry by the official game stats … PFF also attributed Wilson with two QB hits as Alabama recorded season lows in total yards (325) and passing yards (200). Auburn: Credited with one tackle and one QB hit … made the play that ended the game as Auburn’s Jackson Arnold threw up a desperate pass to an offensive lineman that resulted in an illegal touching penalty. Vanderbilt: Contributed with two half sacks (1.0 total) … intercepted the first pass of his career on a tipped throw by fellow defensive lineman Chris McClellan and returned it three yards. Texas A&M: Had one solo tackle and one quarterback hurry. Mississippi State: Credited with half a sack and two tackles … broke up a pass and added a quarterback hit and one QB hurry. Oklahoma: Made a pair of tackles … credited with 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage … made a sack for a 10-yard loss … logged four hurries as part of six total pressures. Arkansas: Got to the quarterback for a 12-yard loss … added three hurries and five total pressures. PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year letterwinner (2023-24) at Georgia ... in 26 career games (two starts), compiled 26 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four QB pressures … earned starting nods against Kentucky (2024) and Mississippi State (2024) … ranked tied for first on the team in caused fumbles and fumble recoveries and tied for fourth in sacks in 2024 … helped Georgia to a 24-4 two-year ledger, including back-to-back appearances in the SEC Championship Game, the 2023 Orange Bowl and the 2024 College Football Player Quarterfinals … notched 1+ tackle in 15 contests and 3+ tackles three times, including a career-best four against Kentucky in 2024 … secured 1.0 TFL five times versus Mississippi State (2024), Texas x2 (2024), Florida (2024), and Tennessee (2024) … logged 1.0 sack in a contest with Texas x2 (2024), and Tennessee … posted one caused fumble versus Texas (2024) and Tennessee (2024) … registered one fumble recovery in a contest with Kentucky (2024) and Texas (2024) … tallied one QB pressure against Florida (2024), Ole Miss (2024), Texas (2024), and Notre Dame (2024) … credited with a sack for a loss of six yards and two QB pressures in win over Texas at the 2023 SEC Championship … played 594 career snaps at Georgia … enrolled at Georgia in January 2023 … lettered four seasons at Venice under coach John Peacock … five-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and a four-star prospect by ESPN.com … rated as the No. 11 and No. 17 overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … listed as the No. 4, No. 4, and No. 11 prospect from the state of Florida according to 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com, respectively … charted as the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 overall defensive end prospect by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … also listed at No. 35 on ESPN.com’s top 300 list … helped Venice to a 41-14 overall record with four consecutive state playoff appearances, including a 2021 FHSAA Class 8A championship title as well as a FHSAA Class 7A semifinal showing in 2019 and FHSAA Class 8A championship game appearance in 2022 … compiled 269 tackles, 37.0 TFL, 31.0 sacks, one INT, three PBUs, three fumble recoveries, two caused fumbles and 36 QB pressure during career … added one blocked FG … carded one fumble recovery for TD and one INT return for a TD … on offense as a senior, tallied one reception for six yards (6.00) with one score … selected to All-American Bowl. PERSONAL: Born January 24, 2005 … son of Damon and Lisa Michelle Wilson ... majoring in general studies