2025 Football Roster
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Wilson Jr., Dion

Jersey Number 4
Dion Wilson Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Perris, Calif.
- High School:
- Orange Vista
- Prev School:
- Arizona / NM State
Bio
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse in January of 2024 after spending three seasons at Arizona and one at New Mexico State ... Has 75 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup in 39 games across the three schools.
Redshirt Year (2024): Appeared four games of the year, before suffering an injury that sidelined him until the bowl game ... Started all-five games he appeared in ... Made 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry on the season ... Made his Orange debut vs. Ohio (8/31), making four tackles and recording 0.5 tackles for loss ... Had one tackle against Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Made three tackles vs. Holy Cross (9/28) ... Recorded a pair of tackles at UNLV (10/4) Missed the next-seven games due to injury ... Had three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27).
Junior Year (2023 at New Mexico State): Appeared in 14 games with four starts on the season, helping his team reach the CUSA Championship Game ... Made 31 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks ... Made his first collegiate start against UMass (8/26) ... Tallied four tackles against Western Illinois (9/2) ... Made three tackles at Liberty (9/9) ... Tallied a career-high six tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the rivalry game at New Mexico (9/16) ... Made three solo tackles and a sack against FIU (10/4) ... Notched one tackle against Sam Houston (10/11) ... Tallied three tackles at UTEP (10/18) ... Made a pair of solo stops at Louisiana Tech (10/24) ... Had a sack and forced his first collegiate fumble, to go with three tackles in the win at Auburn (11/18) ... Recorded a solo tackle against Jacksonville State (11/25) ... Made one tackle in the Conference USA Championship Game at Liberty (12/1) ... Had a pair of tackles in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl against Fresno State (12/16).
Sophomore Year (2022 at Arizona): Played in 10 games, making 19 tackles and a sack for the Wildcats defense ... Notched a pair of tackles in the season-opener against San Diego State (9/3) ... Made three tackles against Mississippi State (9/10) ... Tallied his first collegiate sack against North Dakota State (9/17), to go with three tackles ... Had a pair of tackles at Cal (9/24) ... Made three tackles and had a pass breakup against Colorado (10/1) ... Totalled three tackles against Oregon (10/8) ... Made a solo stop against Utah (11/5) ... Notched a pair of tackles against UCLA (11/12).
Freshman Year (2021 at Arizona): Appeared in six games with nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made two tackles and a tackle for loss against San Diego State (9/11) ... Had one tackle at Colorado (9/16) ... Notched a season-high four tackles and added 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington (9/22) ... Made a pair of tackles at USC (10/30).
2020 (at Arizona): Appeared in four games as a true freshman, making three tackles ... Made his collegiate debut against USC in the season opener (11/14) ... Made two tackles at UCLA (11/28) ... Had one solo stop against Arizona State (12/11).
High School: Three-star prospect out of high school according to 247Sports ... Played high school football for Orange Vista in Perris, California ... Was an All-Conference, All-District and All-City honoree as both a junior and a senior ... Also played basketball during his HS career at forward and center.
Personal: Dion Terell Wilson Jr…Son of Nicole Stephens…One younger brother and one younger sister.
Redshirt Year (2024): Appeared four games of the year, before suffering an injury that sidelined him until the bowl game ... Started all-five games he appeared in ... Made 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry on the season ... Made his Orange debut vs. Ohio (8/31), making four tackles and recording 0.5 tackles for loss ... Had one tackle against Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Made three tackles vs. Holy Cross (9/28) ... Recorded a pair of tackles at UNLV (10/4) Missed the next-seven games due to injury ... Had three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27).
Junior Year (2023 at New Mexico State): Appeared in 14 games with four starts on the season, helping his team reach the CUSA Championship Game ... Made 31 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks ... Made his first collegiate start against UMass (8/26) ... Tallied four tackles against Western Illinois (9/2) ... Made three tackles at Liberty (9/9) ... Tallied a career-high six tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the rivalry game at New Mexico (9/16) ... Made three solo tackles and a sack against FIU (10/4) ... Notched one tackle against Sam Houston (10/11) ... Tallied three tackles at UTEP (10/18) ... Made a pair of solo stops at Louisiana Tech (10/24) ... Had a sack and forced his first collegiate fumble, to go with three tackles in the win at Auburn (11/18) ... Recorded a solo tackle against Jacksonville State (11/25) ... Made one tackle in the Conference USA Championship Game at Liberty (12/1) ... Had a pair of tackles in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl against Fresno State (12/16).
Sophomore Year (2022 at Arizona): Played in 10 games, making 19 tackles and a sack for the Wildcats defense ... Notched a pair of tackles in the season-opener against San Diego State (9/3) ... Made three tackles against Mississippi State (9/10) ... Tallied his first collegiate sack against North Dakota State (9/17), to go with three tackles ... Had a pair of tackles at Cal (9/24) ... Made three tackles and had a pass breakup against Colorado (10/1) ... Totalled three tackles against Oregon (10/8) ... Made a solo stop against Utah (11/5) ... Notched a pair of tackles against UCLA (11/12).
Freshman Year (2021 at Arizona): Appeared in six games with nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made two tackles and a tackle for loss against San Diego State (9/11) ... Had one tackle at Colorado (9/16) ... Notched a season-high four tackles and added 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington (9/22) ... Made a pair of tackles at USC (10/30).
2020 (at Arizona): Appeared in four games as a true freshman, making three tackles ... Made his collegiate debut against USC in the season opener (11/14) ... Made two tackles at UCLA (11/28) ... Had one solo stop against Arizona State (12/11).
High School: Three-star prospect out of high school according to 247Sports ... Played high school football for Orange Vista in Perris, California ... Was an All-Conference, All-District and All-City honoree as both a junior and a senior ... Also played basketball during his HS career at forward and center.
Personal: Dion Terell Wilson Jr…Son of Nicole Stephens…One younger brother and one younger sister.
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