West Virginia University Athletics

Tailback who should come into his own as a senior ... powerful, physical and strong with great balance ... very difficult to tackle ... experience has him running with great confidence ... has earned respect as a leader on the team ... received the 2003 Iron Mountaineer Award by team vote as the top performer in the winter workout program ... won his position group as the “dominator” during winter conditioning ... ranked best among the backs and receivers in bench press (380) and 225 lifts (21) ... spent two seasons as the talented backup to Avon Cobourne ... rushed for 901 yards and six scores in 2002 ... a bruised nerve limited his action at Wisconsin ... 88 yards on nine carries at Cincinnati, including a 41-yard second-quarter gain ... 198 yards on 14 carries (14.1 avg) in win over East Carolina, including a 73-yard TD run, the longest play of the Rodriguez era ... gained 15 yards rushing and had a 12-yard reception vs. Maryland ... 55 yards on 12 carries at Rutgers ... 99 yards against Syracuse highlighted by a 44-yard run and a one-yard TD ... 67 yards and a TD against Miami; long gain was 36 ... scored twice at Temple with 36 yards rushing ... gained 100 yards on 17 carries in win over Boston College ... rushed for 125 yards on 11 carries with a 42-yard, third quarter TD in the win at Virginia Tech ... gained 67 yards rushing in win at Pitt ... received Ideal Mountaineer Man award from WVU coaches ... Offensive Champion: East Carolina ... won his position group as the “dominator” during winter conditioning ... ranked best among the backs and receivers in bench press (385), 225 lifts (18), squats (725) and hang cleans (320) ... made a solid comeback from knee surgery in 2001 ... 18 yards on two carries at Boston College ... forced a fourth-quarter fumble on an Ohio kickoff return that sealed that victory ... 15 yards on eight carries against Kent State ... six yards on a pair of carries at Miami ... 129 yards rushing on just six carries versus Rutgers, including a 60-yard TD ... 19 yards on three carries at Syracuse ... redshirted during the 2000 season after he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during the Gold-Blue spring game and had reconstructive surgery ... earned a spot on special teams as a true freshman in 1999 ... pair of tackles in win over Miami (Ohio) ... saw his first action at tailback late in the Maryland game ... gained 14 yards on three late carries at Syracuse ... gained 66 yards on eight carries in the fourth quarter of the Rutgers game, including a crowd-pleasing 19-yard TD ... also recovered a Rutgers fumble on a kickoff return and caught an eight-yard pass from Jerry Porter ... gained 67 yards on 11 carries in win over Pitt, where his long gain was 33 yards ... Mountaineer Club for special teams ... special teams champion: Miami (Ohio) ... scored three touchdowns (of 33, 50 and 62 yards) in junior varsity game versus Fork Union ... the first prep player in West Virginia history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a single season, finishing with an astounding 3,262 yards on 351 carries for a 9.4 yards-per-carry average ... his 3,262 yards ranked third nationally ... averaged 233.0 yards per game ... set the West Virginia record with 47 touchdowns and 290 points as a senior ... led Weir High to a 14-0 record and the Class AA state championship ... rushed for 250 yards in the state championship game ... rushed for 6,161 yards and scored 90 touchdowns during his brilliant prep career ... shared the Kennedy Award as the state’s top player ... 1998 Gatorade West Virginia player of the year ... Wendy’s Heisman winner ... Upper Ohio Valley Dapper Dan athlete of the year ... rated the 85th-best player in the nation by The Sporting News ... 56th-best player in the nation by Tom Lemming ... third-best running back in the East by PrepStar ... USA Today honorable mention All-America ... played at Weir High for Coach Wayne Neely ... born April 26, 1981 ... son of Otis and Kyle Wilson ... father was the starting linebacker on the Chicago Bears' 1985 Super Bowl championship team ... one of two children ... majoring in physical education with a specialization in athletic coaching ... recipient of the K. Douglas Bowers endowed scholarship