2015 Football Roster
Roster
De'Runnya Wilson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Wenonah HS
CAREER STATISTICS
2015 Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches)
CAREER: An elite, lengthy receiver with tremendous playmaking ability … Played in 38 games with 24 starts in three seasons … Decided to enter the NFL Draft following his junior season … Caught 133 passes for 1,949 yards and 22 touchdowns … Ranks fifth, sixth and second, respectively in MSU history in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns … Eight of his 22 scores came on third down, a stat he led the SEC in each of his last two seasons … Teamed with Dak Prescott to form the most prolific quarterback-to-receiver TD combo in MSU history (connected 19 times) … Registered three 100-yard receiving games … Was a two-sport star who played basketball for the Bulldogs during the 2013-14 season but made the move to football only once 2014 spring drills started … Appeared in seven basketball games and averaged 0.9 points and 1.6 rebounds … The 2013 Mr. Basketball in the state of Alabama … Made the switch from No. 81 to No. 1 in the spring of 2014.
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Proved to be one of the top wideouts in the nation again … A second-team All-SEC selection who ranked second in the league in touchdown catches (10 – 17th nationally) … Started all 13 games … Was eighth in the SEC in catches (60), sixth in yards (918), seventh in catches per game (4.6) and sixth in yards per game (70.6) … Became just the second player in school history to catch double-digit touchdowns in a season, just two shy of the school record … Finished ninth and eighth, respectively, in MSU single-season yards and receptions … Had a touchdown reception for the third straight year versus LSU, finishing week two against the Tigers with 86 yards and a score on eight receptions … Finished with a game-high 82 receiving yards on three receptions in the Troy victory, scoring one touchdown … Had 91 receiving yards in the Kentucky victory, finishing with four receptions and a touchdown … Scored two touchdowns on four receptions in the victory at Missouri, tallying a season-high 102 receiving yards, including a career-long 63-yard reception … Recorded a career-high 10 receptions in the win at Arkansas, finishing with 93 receiving yards and a touchdown, breaking the school record for the most prolific quarterback-wide receiver touchdown tandem … Concluded his career with five catches for 96 yards and a 28-yard touchdown reception in the Belk Bowl against NC State.
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON: MSU’s top receiver who saw action in 12 games with 10 starts … Did not play against Vanderbilt due to injury (11/22) … Made 47 catches for 680 yards and nine touchdowns … Tied for the national lead and topped the SEC in third-down touchdowns with five … 32 of his 47 receptions went for first downs while 15 catches were 15 or more yards … Caught a TD pass in five of the first six games … Ranked fourth in the SEC in TDs … Credited with two 100-yard receiving games … Tallied a game-high four catches for 65 yards in the season opener vs. Southern Miss (8/30), tying his career high with two touchdown receptions … Hauled in four passes for 91 yards and an acrobatic 9-yard touchdown on the sideline for the game’s first score in the win at No. 8 LSU (9/20) … Totaled 72 receiving yards and one touchdown on four catches against No. 6 Texas A&M (10/4) … Recorded four catches for 72 yards and a touchdown in big win over No. 2 Auburn (10/11) … Accounted for the game’s first score, a 34-yard strike through the heart of the Auburn defense while breaking two tackles … Totaled eight receptions at No. 3 Alabama (11/15), finishing with 91 yards … Registered a career-high 117 receiving yards in the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss (11/29), scoring one touchdown with eight receptions … Followed up that 100-yard performance with another in the Orange Bowl (12/31) … Hauled in nine passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns vs. Georgia Tech.
2013 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Enjoyed the best season by a Bulldog true freshman receiver since Chad Bumphis (who also wore No. 1) in 2009 ... Played in 13 games with one start (Alabama) ... Collected 26 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns ... Made debut against Oklahoma State (8/31) and recorded first career reception during the opening drive of the game with a 10-yard grab from quarterback Tyler Russell ... Caught two balls for 31 yards against Alcorn State (9/7) ... Scored first career touchdown against LSU (10/5), hauling in 59-yard pass from Russell ... Finished with a season-best 80 yards receiving against the Tigers ... Hauled in a career-high seven passes with two touchdowns on 75 yards at Texas A&M (11/9) ... Became the first Bulldog with two touchdown receptions in a game since Chad Bumphis at Ole Miss on Nov. 24, 2012 ... Caught four passes against Ole Miss (11/28), all going for first downs, with three receptions coming in the fourth quarter ... Helped MSU even the game with an 11-yard catch on a third-and-three play during the next-to-last drive of regulation, setting up Evan Sobiesk 36-yard field goal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a fast-rising prospect after returning to the football field in 2012 following a two-year absence … Legitimate two-sport recruit by several Division I programs … Emerged in his single varsity football season as one of Alabama’s leading high school receivers … The state’s 16th-ranked overall prospect and the No. 81 national wide receiver by Scout.com … Led head coach Ronald Cheatham’s team to a 10-2 record and second round of the Class 5A state playoffs … The Dragons were 6-1 and runners-up in Region 5-5A … Caught 31 passes for 682 yards as a senior … Led squad in touchdowns with seven receiving scores and averaged 21 yards each time he touched the football … Also had five tackles in limited defensive snaps with two for sacks … A dominating power forward on the hardwood for the top-ranked Class 5A WHS team which played for a third-straight state championship in 2012 … Averaged a double/double as a senior ... Played in the summer 2012 Alabama North-South All-Star Game where he was named Most Valuable Player . . . Was named Most Valuable Player of the Peach State Classic with 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven steals in one game . . . Averaged 13.7 points and 10.9 rebounds as a junior with 67 steals for head coach Cedric Lane as the Dragons went 29-7 en route to a state title.
PERSONAL: Born De’Runnya S. Wilson on Sept. 14, 1994 … Nicknamed “Bear” since his high school career … Name was given by his coach who said he played every sport imaginable and that was “a bear of a load” … Mother is Tamika Wilson … Majoring in psychology.
WILSON’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions – 10, at Arkansas (11-21-15)
Receiving Yards – 117, at Ole Miss (11-29-14)
Longest Reception – 63, at Missouri (11-5-15)
Receiving Touchdowns – 2, (five times) last at Missouri (11-5-15)
