The Bengals acquired Wilson on waivers from New England in November of 2024, adding depth and experience to the CB room after starter DJ Turner II was placed on Reserve/Injured ... Wilson spent the majority of his first three NFL seasons (2021-23) with Arizona, before being waived by the Cardinals and acquired by the Patriots in December of '23 ... He has played in 60 career regular-season games (37 starts) and recorded 176 tackles, 20 PDs, three INTs and three FFs ... Originally a fourth-round draft pick of Arizona in 2021, following four-year playing career at the University of Florida ('17-20).
Selected by Arizona in fourth round of 2021 NFL Draft (136th overall) on 5-1-21 ... Signed with Cardinals on 5-20-21 ... Waived by Cardinals on 12-26-23 ... Acquired by New England on waivers from Cardinals on 12-27-23 ... Signed renegotiated contract with Patriots on 3-13-24 ... Waived by Patriots on 11-18-24 ... Acquired by Cincinnati on waivers from New England on 11-19-24 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-11-25.
2021—Played in 14 regular-season games with 13 starts as a rookie for Arizona ... Inactive for three games (Game 5 due to ribs injury, Games 16-17 due to shoulder) ... Recorded 48 tackles (40 solos) with one TFL, and added four PDs and two FFs ... Started in NFL debut on Sept. 12 at Tennessee and tallied three solo tackles ... Had six solo stops, a PD and first career FF on Sept. 26 at Jacksonville ... Forced another fumble on Oct. 28 vs. Green Bay and registered three solo tackles ... Had two PDs on Nov. 21 at Seattle ... Started at CB in Wild Card Playoff on Jan. 17 and recorded one assisted tackle.
2022—Played in 14 games with 13 starts for Arizona ... Inactive for three games due to injury (Games 14, 16-17) ... Totaled 58 tackles (44 solos), two TFLs, 10 PDs, three INTs and one FF ... Recorded first career INT on Oct. 20 vs. New Orleans, picking off QB Andy Dalton and returning it 38 yards for a TD; named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for performance against the Saints ... Credited with eight tackles (seven solos), a TFL and a PD on Nov. 27 vs. the L.A. Chargers ... On Dec. 25 vs. Tampa Bay, picked off QB Tom Brady twice for first career multi-INT game; his second INT came during third quarter and set up go-ahead FG drive for Cardinals.
2023—Played 15 games (11 starts) for Arizona and one game for New England ... Waived by Cardinals Dec. 26 and acquired by Patriots the next day ... Finished season with 53 tackles (41 solos) and four PDs ... Recorded two PDs and three tackles on Sept. 24 vs. Dallas ... Logged career-high 11 tackles (eight solos) on Oct. 8 vs. Cincinnati ... Made Patriots debut on Jan. 7 vs. the N.Y. Jets and registered one assisted tackle.
2024—Played in 16 games (10 with New England, six with Cincinnati) ... Totaled 17 tackles (10 solos) and two PDs ... Logged one solo stop and one PD on Sept. 29 at San Francisco, while playing for Patriots ... Waived by Patriots on Nov. 18, then acquired on waivers by Cincinnati the following day ... Lined up for 242 defensive snaps for the Bengals, recording two tackles and a PD ... Also played 96 special teams snaps ... Made Bengals debut on Dec. 1 vs. Pittsburgh, lining up for one defensive snap ... Broke up deep pass in fourth quarter on Dec. 9 at Dallas and registered one solo tackle ... Had a solo tackle on Dec. 15 at Tennessee.
Spent four seasons (2017-20) at Florida ... Played in 36 games (35 starts), and recorded 103 tackles, 20 PDs, three INTs and a FR ... Started nine of 10 contests as a senior in 2020 and posted 33 tackles, four PDs and a FR ... Suffered season-ending injury early in 2018 campaign, but returned in '19 to start all 13 games and set career highs in tackles (36) and INTs (three) ... Led team with 10 PDs as true freshman in 2017.
Hometown is Plantation, Fla. ... Attended American Heritage High School in Plantation, where he helped team to Florida High School Athletic Association 5A state titles in 2014 and '16 ... Named USA Today All-American as senior in 2016, recording 20 tackles and three INTs ... Also competed in track and field ... His father, Chad Wilson, played at University of Miami (Fla.) from 1992-94 ... His brother, Quincy Wilson, also played CB at Florida and has spent time on rosters of the Indianapolis Colts, N.Y. Jets, N.Y. Giants, Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers ... His head coach during senior season at Heritage High School was former NFL CB Patrick Surtain.
