Terry Wilson

Terry Wilson Jr. (born January 14, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, Garden City Broncbusters, Kentucky Wildcats and New Mexico Lobos. He played for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) from 2022 to 2023.

Early life Wilson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and grew up there. He attended Del City High School, and was a two-time honorable mention all-state selection at quarterback. As a junior, Wilson passed for 2,856 yards and 24 touchdowns, helping his team score an average of 14.3 points per-game. As a senior, he threw 281 passes, completing 154 of them, for 2,406 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also rushed for 709 yards and scored 11 touchdowns, being selected to play in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State game and in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. He was named All-Midlands Region by The Oklahoman and was ranked as the second-best prospect in the state by Tulsa World and the former.

College career

Oregon A four-star recruit, Wilson initially committed to Nebraska, but then changed his mind and instead signed with Oregon. After redshirting his first year, in 2016, he decided to transfer to Garden City Community College, partially because of the departure of coach Scott Frost and because he "sensed the fit wasn't right" with Oregon.

Garden City CC Wilson played one season, in 2017, at Garden City, and threw for 2,133 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing 57.6% of his pass attempts. Additionally, he ran for 518 yards and scored five touchdowns, on his way to being named Jayhawk Conference Offense Player of the Year. He placed sixth nationally for junior colleges in passing touchdowns and was first in the conference in efficiency. Before the injury, he had thrown for 360 yards and two touchdowns on 33 completions. He recovered in time for the 2020 season and started all but one game, passing for 1,187 yards and seven touchdowns with four interceptions. In August 2021, Wilson was named New Mexico's starting quarterback, having won the training camp position battle. He appeared in seven games, six as a starter, He had completed 101 passes for 1,058 yards and seven touchdowns before getting injured. He later was invited to the Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp, but was not signed.

Houston Gamblers On May 27, 2022, Wilson was signed by the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). He made an appearance in one game during the season. He was released on September 19, 2023.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers On November 29, 2023, Wilson signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Blue Bombers placed Wilson on the suspended list on May 22, 2026, and he was subsequently released four days later.

Montreal Alouettes On July 6, 2026, it was announced that Wilson had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.

Career statistics

Professional Season Team League Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Yards Pct TD Int Att Yds Avg TD 2022 HOU USFL 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2023 HOU USFL 6 1 1–0 11 17 138 64.7 1 0 18 95 5.3 0 2024 WPG CFL 18 0 0–0 1 1 4 100.0 0 0 18 36 2.0 4 2025 WPG CFL 18 0 0–0 11 21 79 52.4 0 1 23 78 3.4 1 Career (USFL) 7 1 1–0 11 17 138 64.7 1 0 18 95 5.3 0 Career (CFL) 36 0 0–0 12 22 83 54.5 0 1 41 114 2.8 5

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