Adrian Wilson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 2, 2026.
37 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 37 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 57 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington State | 45 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 145 | 97 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ No. 10 Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17vs Kansas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-55vs Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-12vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-53@ No. 10 Texas Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-17vs Kansas State | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27@ No. 8 BYU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-27 at BYU, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Arizona State’s defense played that day
BYU’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9. His hurry came with Arizona State down 7.
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Baylor’s drive (end).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 55-19. Ended Baylor’s drive (end).
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. The fumble he forced ended Kansas’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 3-0. Ended Kansas’s drive (fumble).
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL37 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
52.1%
285 pass / 262 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
322 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #235 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #15 of 40 Big 12 Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Dickert and Kenny Dillingham.
