NFL CAREER – Wilson enters his second season with the Saints in 2025, having previously appeared in 83 career regular season games with 11 starts, recording 121 receptions for 1,480 yards with 12 receiving touchdowns in his first seven NFL seasons along with nine grabs for 113 yards in three postseason contests. Wilson has also completed all six pass attempts for 132 yards and two touchdowns. Originally a sixth round pick by Dallas in the 2018 NFL Draft, Wilson spent his first six seasons with the Cowboys (2018-21) and Miami Dolphins (2022-23) before signing with the Saints in the 2024 offseason.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints on a two-year contract (UFA-Mia.), 3/14/24; Signed by the Miami Dolphins (UFA-Dal.), 3/16/22; Activated by the Dallas Cowboys from Reserve/COVID-19, 1/16/21; Placed by Dallas on Reserve/COVID-19, 12/13/21; Re-signed by Dallas to a one-year contract (RFA), 4/22/21; Placed by Dallas on Injured Reserve, 12/10/19; Signed by Dallas to active roster, 9/14/19; Signed to Dallas practice squad, 9/2/19; Waived by Dallas, 8/31/19; Placed by Dallas on Injured Reserve, 8/1/18; Signed by Dallas to a four-year contract, 5/11/18; Selected by Dallas in the sixth round (208th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
2024 – Played in 15 games with four starts, finishing with 20 receptions for 211 yards with a touchdown, also adding a career-high nine special teams stops and a 21-yard TD pass. Inactive in Week Eight (hip) and Week Ten (shoulder) contests…Rotated in on offense and special teams in Saints debut, recording a coverage stop vs. Carolina, Sept. 8…Rotated in on offense and special teams, finishing with a coverage tackle at Dallas, Sept. 15…Finished with a three-yard catch vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 22, first reception as a Saint…Caught two passes for 28 yards and had a career-best four coverage tackles vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 13…Rotated in on offense and special teams in 75th career NFL game, leading team in receiving with six catches for 57 yards and one TD, his first as a Saint, vs. Denver Oct. 17…Caught two passes for 34 yards.at Carolina, Nov. 3…Caught a 19-yard pass vs. Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 1...Finished with an 18-yard catch at N.Y. Giants, Dec. 8...Made first start as Saint on offense and played on special teams, finishing with a 21-yard TD pass to Alvin Kamara vs. Washington, Dec. 15...Started and played on special teams, recording three catches for 22 yards at Tampa Bay, 1/5/24. 2023 – Played in 15 regular season games with three starts in his final season with the Dolphins…Inactive for two contests…Finished with 22 receptions for 296 yards (13.5 avg.) and three touchdowns and four punt returns for 30 yards (7.5 avg.)…Vs. New England, Oct. 29, caught second quarter one-yard TD to give Miami a 14-7 lead…At Kansas City (Frankfurt, Germany), Oct. 29, caught a 31-yard TD to put Miami on the board with 4:47 remaining in third quarter…At Baltimore, Dec. 31, had two receptions for 27 yards (13.5 avg.) with one TD. Caught a first quarter eight-yard TD…In AFC Wild Card Playoff at Kansas City, 1/13/24, had three receptions for 37 yards. 2022 – Played in 15 regular season games for Dolphins and recorded 12 receptions for 136 yards, one eight-yard carry and 13 punt returns for 97 yards…In Dolphins debut vs. New England, Sept. 11, had two receptions for 20 yards and an eight-yard carry…At Chicago, Nov. 6, had two receptions for 23 yards and an eight-yard punt return…Vs. Houston, Nov. 26, had two receptions for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) and three punt returns for 22 yards (7.3 avg.)…In AFC Wild Card Playoff at Buffalo, 1/15/23, had a 14-yard reception and two punt returns for 53 yards (26.5 avg.). Returned a punt for a career-long 50 yards in second quarter, which was the longest punt return in Dolphins postseason history. 2021 – Played in 16 regular season games with four starts for Dallas…45 receptions for 602 yards (13.4 avg.) with six TDs, two carries for 11 yards, three-for-three passing for 88 yards with a 118.8 passer rating, 11 punt returns for 36 yards a solo special teams tackle…Vs. Carolina, Oct. 3, had two receptions for 30 yards (15.0 avg.) and a TD. Caught third quarter 23-yard TD from QB Dak Prescott to give Dallas a 33-14 lead…Nov. 25, vs. Las Vegas, had seven receptions for 104 yards (14.9 avg.) and two punt returns for 16 yards…At Philadelphia, 1/8/22, had five receptions for career-high 119 yards (23.8 avg.) and two TDs. Caught a first quarter 14-yard TD pass from Prescott to tie game at 7-7. Hauled in second quarter 24-yard TD from Prescott on third-and-five to give Dallas a 17-10 edge…In NFC Wild Card Playoff loss vs. San Francisco, 1/16/22, finished with five receptions for 62 yards. 2020 – Played in all 16 games for Dallas and finished with 17 receptions for 189 yards with two touchdowns, completed two-of-two passes for 23 yards with a TD for a 154.2 passer rating, returned five punts for 20 yards and added a solo special teams tackle…At Seattle, Sept. 27, recorded five receptions for 107 yards (21.4 avg.) with two TDs and one punt return for one yard. Caught second quarter 40-yard TD from Prescott on first and ten to cut Seattle's lead to 16-15. Hauled in 42-yard TD pass in the third quarter from Prescott…Caught three passes for 34 yards and had a six-yard punt return vs. Cleveland, Oct. 4…Recorded four receptions for 22 yards and threw an 11-yard TD pass to Prescott to give Dallas a 24-20 lead in the second quarter, vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 4…At Minnesota, Nov. 20, caught one pass for seven yards and forced a fumble on punt coverage in the first quarter of the 31-28 win. 2019 – Played in six games for Dallas, spent one week on the practice squad, inactive for six contests and missed the rest of season after being placed on Injured Reserve, Dec. 10. Had five receptions for 46 yards, three kickoff returns for 64 yards (21.3 avg.) and two punt returns for 13 yards…At N.Y. Jets, Oct. 13, had five receptions for 46 yards (9.2 avg.). 2018 – Missed the entire season on Injured Reserve.
COLLEGE – Two-year letterman (2016-17) and one-year starter in 2017 at Boise State after he transferred from Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College following his sophomore season (2015)…In his two seasons at Boise State, appeared in 27 games with 18 starts and recorded 139 receptions for 2,640 yards (19.0 avg.) with 18 touchdowns, carried 12 times for 20 yards, returned 31 kickoffs for 742 yards (23.9 avg.), brought back ten punts for 132 yards (13.2 avg.) and completed four-of-five passes (80.0 pct.) for 130 yards and one TD…Played in 14 games with 13 starts as a senior and finished with 83 receptions for 1,511 yards (18.2 avg.) and seven TDs, carried nine times for 13 yards, had 18 kickoff returns for 465 yards (25.8 avg.) and was two-of-three passing (66.7 pct.) for 46 yards…First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. His 1,511 receiving yards were a single-season school record. In Las Vegas Bowl win over Oregon, caught ten passes for 221 yards and a TD and was named game's MVP…In 2016, played in 13 games with five starts and finished with 56 receptions for 1,129 yards (20.2 avg.) and 11 touchdowns, carried three times for seven yards, returned 13 kickoffs for 277 yards, returned ten punts for 132 yards (13.2 avg.) and was two-of-two passing for 84 yards and one TD. Honorable mention All-MWC and Academic All-MWC…In 2015 at Coffeyville, had 66 receptions for 1,045 yards (15.8 avg.) and 17 touchdowns to earn NJCAA All-American honors…Played in 11 games as a true freshman and had 629 receiving yards and ten TDs for All-Conference honors…Received bachelor's degree in communications.
PERSONAL – Played quarterback at White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) HS, leading them to the state semifinals as a junior and was named to the 6A All-State team and 16-AAA All-District team as a senior…His father, Cedrick Wilson Sr. is a former NFL wideout, who played for seven years in the league, including a Super Bowl championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers…In 2023, participated in a 35-mile bike ride for the Dolphins Charity Challenge to benefit cancer research…Has participated in the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative, supporting the New Orleans Family Justice Center and domestic violence awareness as his cause in 2024…Participated in the 2025 Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament at Chateau Country Club.
