Reinard Wilson
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | December 17, 1973 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Columbia (Lake City, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||||
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James Reinard Wilson (born December 17, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
Early years[edit]
Wilson was born in Gainesville, Florida.[1] He attended Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida,[2] where he was a standout high school football player for the Columbia Tigers.
College career[edit]
Wilson received an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Seminoles teams from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American after recording thirteen sacks in his final college season.
Professional career[edit]
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Wilson in the first round (14th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.[3] He played for the Bengals from 1997 to 2002.[1] In six NFL seasons, he appeared in 93 regular season games, started 23 of them, and compiled 173 tackles and 24 quarterback sacks.[4]
Wilson was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003, but did not appear in a regular season game for the Buccaneers.[1]
NFL statistics[edit]
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries |
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| 1997 | CIN | 16 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | CIN | 16 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | CIN | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | CIN | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | CIN | 16 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | CIN | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 93 | 177 | 131 | 46 | 24.0 | 7 | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c National Football League, Historical Players, Reinard Wilson. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Reinard Wilson Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Reinard Wilson. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Reinard Wilson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Florida State Seminoles football players
- Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida
- Players of American football from Lake City, Florida
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players