Anthony Wilson: S · West Virginia · #12.
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Anthony Wilson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for five head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, Clay Helton, Neal Brown and Chad Scott. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 15 tackles against Baylor — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
102 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 102 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 80 | 54 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 93 | 59 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 77 | 42 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 67 | 42 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 419 | 249 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 28 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-34vs No. 8 Penn State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs UAlbany | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-38@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-28vs Kansas | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-28vs No. 11 Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-45vs No. 17 Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-26@ Arizona | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ Cincinnati | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-49vs Baylor | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21vs UCF | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 15-52@ Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 37-42vs No. 25 Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 31-24
at Cincinnati
1 interception · 11 tackles · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
102tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL102 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Scott
Pass share
41.8%
372 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
102 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia Southern and West Virginia, 419 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 62 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, Clay Helton and Neal Brown.
