Dion Wilson Jr. is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Syracuse.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for four head coaches across six seasons and three programs. On tape: 3 tackles against Duke, Week 5, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45vs No. 24 Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-24vs Colgate | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 18-31@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-30vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ No. 7 Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ No. 18 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 27-20
vs UConn
1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.6%
408 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
70.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
447 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
A stat line in 40 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Kevin Sumlin, Jedd Fisch, Jerry Kill and Fran Brown.
