Michael Wilson (wide receiver)

American football player (born 2000)

This article is about the American football player born in 2000. For the player born in 1958, see Mike Wilson (wide receiver). For other gridiron football players, see Michael Wilson § Gridiron football.

American football player

Michael Wilson

Wilson in 2024

No. 14 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:| Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:|  (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 24)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:| Chaminade College Prep
(Los Angeles, California)
College:| Stanford (2018–2022)
NFL draft:| 2023 / round: 3 / pick: 94
Career history

* Arizona Cardinals (2023–present)

Roster status:| Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
| Receptions:| 85

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Receiving yards:| 1,113
Receiving average:| 13.1
Receiving touchdowns:| 7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael George Wilson (born February 23, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.

## Early life

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Wilson is the son of Orville and Ngaire Wilson.[1] His father was born in Jamaica and his mother, Ngaire, was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and Wilson is the nephew of Maureen Jacobson, who played for the New Zealand women's national football team.[2][3] Wilson grew up in Simi Valley, California and attended Chaminade College Preparatory School.[4] As a junior, he caught 70 passes for 1,278 yards and 12 touchdowns.[5] Wilson was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Stanford after considering Notre Dame.[6][7]

## College career

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Wilson played in all 13 of Stanford's games during his freshman season. He became a starter as a sophomore and led the Cardinal with 56 receptions and 672 receiving yards while scoring 5 touchdowns. Wilson caught 19 passes for 261 yards and one touchdown in the first four games of his junior season before suffering a foot injury.[8] Wilson missed the beginning of his senior year due to the foot injury that he suffered in the previous season. He returned for the final four games and had 19 receptions for 185 yards.[9] Wilson used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Stanford for a fifth season.[10] He caught 26 passes 418 yards and four touchdowns in six games before suffering a season-ending injury.[11]

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in
(1.88 m)  | 213 lb
(97 kg)  | 31 in
(0.79 m)  | 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m) | 4.58 s | 1.50 s | 2.61 s | 4.17 s | 6.81 s | 37.5 in
(0.95 m) | 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m) | 23 reps
Sources:[12][13]

Despite not playing a full season of College Football due to injuries since 2019, Wilson was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round, 94th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[14] In Week 4 of the 2023 season, he had two receiving touchdowns in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.[15] As a rookie, he had 38 receptions for 565 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 13 games and 12 starts.[16]

## NFL career statistics

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Legend

Bold | Career high

### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Receiving  | Rushing  | Fumbles

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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost
2023 | ARI | 13 | 12 | 38 | 565 | 14.9 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career | 13 | 12 | 38 | 565 | 14.9 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

## Personal life

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Wilson is in a relationship with professional soccer player Sophia Smith, who he met when both attended Stanford.[17] They got engaged in June 2024.[18]

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Football roster: Michael Wilson". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
2. ^ "Michael Wilson (WR): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.azcardinals.com.
3. ^ Dayal, Zion (May 1, 2023). "Lifelong NFL dream comes true for college standout with Kiwi roots". 1News. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
4. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (August 16, 2017). "Stanford recruit Michael Wilson living a dream". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
5. ^ McKinney, David (February 21, 2017). "Rivals250 WR Michael Wilson Lands Offer From Notre Dame". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
6. ^ Smith, Cam (March 31, 2017). "Stanford lands commitment from 1-star WR Michael Wilson". USATodayHSS.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
7. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (December 20, 2017). "Thanks to early signing date, Stanford class is still a work in progress". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
8. ^ Gutmann, Harold (December 8, 2020). "Stanford football: Two starting receivers ruled out vs. Oregon State". East Bay Times. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
9. ^ Borba, Kevin (August 11, 2022). "Stanford receiving corps ranks as one of the best in the country". SI.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
10. ^ Parker, Ben (December 31, 2021). "Stanford WR Michael Wilson back for one more year on The Farm". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
11. ^ Borba, Kevin (January 31, 2023). "Stanford's Michael Wilson named a standout at Reese's Senior Bowl practice". SI.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
12. ^ "Michael Wilson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
13. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Michael Wilson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
14. ^ Urban, Darren (April 28, 2023). "Cardinals Use Third-Round Picks On CB Garrett Williams, WR Michael Wilson". AZCardinals.com.
15. ^ "Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers - October 1st, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
16. ^ "Michael Wilson 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
17. ^ Odom, Joel (April 29, 2023). "Portland Thorns star's boyfriend picked in 3rd round of NFL draft". OregonLive. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
18. ^ "Instagram".

## External links

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* Career statistics from ESPN · Yahoo Sports
* Arizona Cardinals bio
* Stanford Cardinal bio

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*[Yds]: Rushing yards
*[Avg]: Rushing yards per attempt
*[Lng]: Longest rushing attempt
*[TD]: Rushing touchdowns
*[Att]: Rushing attempts
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