Eric Wilson

Linebacker, Minnesota Vikings · #55.

Player facts

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Position: Linebacker
Number: 55
Born: Sep 26, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Redford, MI, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 231 lbs
College: Cincinnati
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	26	11	15	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	2	0
Last 5 Games	26	11	15	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0
Career	540	288	252	19	8	2	7	5	30	6.0	16	12	40	84	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NO	W 23-13	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs MIA	W 15-10	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ TB	W 23-16	10	6	4	1.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ CHI	W 9-3	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs GB	W 39-22	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Eric André Wilson (born September 26, 1994) is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and Cincinnati Bearcats, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eric Wilson (linebacker, born 1994), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Wilson played high school football at Lee M. Thurston High School in Redford, Michigan. He recorded 64 tackles and four sacks in his senior year. He played safety, linebacker, and wide receiver at Lee M. Thurston. He also earned All-State, All-Conference, All-Metro and Team MVP honors while at Lee M. Thurston. He lettered three years in football, four years in track and one year in basketball and was a long jump State Champion.

College career

Wilson redshirted for the Northwestern Wildcats of Northwestern University in 2012. He transferred to the University of Cincinnati in 2013, where he played for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 2013 to 2016. He sat out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He was named Second-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2015 and First-team All-AAC in 2016. He played in 38 games, starting 24, during his college career. He graduated from Cincinnati in December 2016 with a degree in sports management.

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