Zion Wilson is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at East Carolina.
Wilson wins the gap play after play. The first one came in 2025: All-AAC. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulsa, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 42 | 20 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Career | 42 | 20 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-3vs Campbell | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-34vs BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-6vs Army | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-26@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-27vs Tulsa | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14@ Temple | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-22vs Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-27vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 24-58@ UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | W 23-17vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 20 | 10.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 31-27
vs Memphis
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%10 TFLSack rate
14%6 sacksHurry rate
10%4 hurries42 tackles · 10 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
44.5%
440 pass / 548 run
Plays / game
76.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #51 at the position.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
