Tyler Wilson

James Tyler Wilson (born August 16, 1989) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Arkansas and is the school's all-time passing yards leader. . He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Wilson was also a member of the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals.

Early life Wilson graduated in 2008 from Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Arkansas. Rivals.com ranked Wilson the no. 9 pro-style quarterback in the nation and no. 5 overall player in Arkansas. ESPN rated Wilson as the eighth best quarterback recruit in the U.S.

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College career While attending the University of Arkansas, Wilson was a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 2008 to 2012. Finalizing his career at Arkansas Wilson set 29 school passing records. A recreation and sports management major, Wilson graduated from Arkansas in December 2012.

2008–2010

Wilson played in two games as a true freshman in 2008, completing 11-of-22 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Those two games were in consecutive weeks against Alabama and Texas. He missed the remainder of the season due to an illness and received a medical redshirt. According to Scout.com, Wilson was rated as the No. 5 quarterback prospect for the 2012 NFL draft. ESPN's Todd Blackledge listed Wilson as the No. 1 replacement player to watch for the 2011 season.

2011

On August 25, 2011, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino named redshirt junior Wilson starting quarterback. In his first season as a starter, A team captain who started all 13 games, Wilson led Arkansas to an 11–2 record, which tied the school's single-season record for wins and the third season in school history to reach that number of wins. Wilson also became the first quarterback in Arkansas history to be named first-team All-SEC. Arkansas finished the 2011 season ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll, the program's first top-five finish since 1977.

2012

Wilson had 11 starts as a senior in 2012. He finished the season 249-of-401 passing for 3,387 yards and 21 touchdowns. He broke the Arkansas single-season record with five 350-yard pass games and was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the SEC Community Service Team.

He was 11-of-20 passing for 196 yards and two touchdowns in the first half vs. Louisiana–Monroe before being forced to sit out the second half due to injury; he would miss the next week's game against Alabama as well.

Oakland Raiders Despite setting a number of school records in his senior season, Wilson's draft status fell. He was taken in the fourth round by the Oakland Raiders with the 112th pick in the 2013 NFL draft. After a promising early start in Oakland he was projected to compete with Raiders quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor for playing time in 2013.

Wilson was the highest drafted member of the 2013 NFL class to not make his team's opening day roster after dropping to 4th string behind Matt McGloin, but was signed to the Raiders' practice squad a day later. Mid-season he was activated onto the Raiders active roster and served as back-up for several weeks but did not receive any playing time.

Tennessee Titans On December 17, 2013, Wilson was signed by the Tennessee Titans. On August 6, 2014, Wilson was released.

Cincinnati Bengals On August 9, 2014, Wilson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals. He appeared in two preseason games and completed a combined 10 of 18 passes with 1 passing touchdown and accounting for another scoring drive. Despite having some success in short order, he was waived during final cuts on August 29, 2014.