HOW ACQUIRED:
Drafted with the 23rd selectionin the second round (55th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. First playerin team history selected from Maryland. Second consecutive year clubhas selected a cornerback with their first selection. Fifth cornerbackdrafted by club in the second round.
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
● Set club single season records in 2008 for mostkickoff returns with 69 (66 - Charlie Rogers in 2000) and yards with1,753 (1,629 - Charlie Rogers in 2000).
● Led the NFL with eight kickoff returns of 40- or-more yards in 2008.
● 2008 - set career highs with 76 tackles (69 solo), 1.0 sacks, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and two recoveries.
● Returned first career interception 75 yards for atouchdown at San Francisco (10/26/08). The interception thwarted a49ers fourth-down attempt with :44 seconds remaining in the firsthalf.
HOW ACQUIRED:
Drafted with the 23rd selection in the second round (55th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. First player in team history selected from Maryland. Second consecutive year club has selected a cornerback with their first selection. Fifth cornerback drafted by club in the second round.
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
● Set club single season records in 2008 for most kickoff returns with 69 (66 - Charlie Rogers in 2000) and yards with 1,753 (1,629 - Charlie Rogers in 2000).
● Led the NFL with eight kickoff returns of 40- or-more yards in 2008.
● 2008 - set career highs with 76 tackles (69 solo), 1.0 sacks, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and two recoveries.
● Returned first career interception 75 yards for a touchdown at San Francisco (10/26/08). The interception thwarted a 49ers fourth-down attempt with :44 seconds remaining in the first half.
● First career touchdown came at St. Louis (11/25/07), returning a kickoff 89 yards for a score.
COLLEGE:
One of the fastest players to ever don a Terrapins' uniform, he was an avid "workout warrior," having won Iron Terp honors in 2005. Excelled in the classroom and was the recipient of the James Tatum Award, given to the top football student-athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Was also a two-time Academic All-ACC choice. The two-year starter at the boundary cornerback position, Wilson appeared in 46 of a possible 48 games at Maryland, starting 28 times. Despite not handling kickoff return duties until his final season, he ranks eighth on the school's career-record list with 847 yards in returns. Also excelled on special teams, blocking three kicks over the course of his two years starting in the secondary.
PERSONAL:
Graduated in December 2006 with a degree in Marketing. Earned Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in each of his last two years. Son of Valanda and the late Timothy Wilson. His father helped the Terps capture the Atlantic Coast Conference title in each of his three years at the school. His father went on to a career in the National Football League, where he was the blocking back for NFL Hall of Fame halfback Earl Campbell with the Houston Oilers. Josh still carries his father's NFL trading card for good luck. Josh's mother is currently enrolled at the School of Business at Maryland. Born Joshua Wilson on 3/11/85. Resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Clare Farnsworth of Seahawks.com passes out awards from the Seahawks’ just-completed 5-11 season.
Friday feature: Josh Wilson and Vernon Davis, a couple of Tortoises who would be Hares, will go at each other again Sunday when the Seahawks host the 49ers.
As Super Bowl parties go Josh Wilson may have the best story of them all. While most of us watched the big game at home with friends and family the Seahawks defensive back got up at 2 a.m. in Kuwait to watch the game with 500 members of the United States Military.
Parecía que estábamos a mediados de mayo en un dormitorio universitario. Cajas por todos lados, gente abrazándose mientras cargaban su ropa apilada y muchas risas que cubrían un sentimiento interior amargo.
Josh Wilson stops in on a local boxing club to get a different workout during the offseason.
The Seahawks share some of their favorite holiday memories from the past and present.
Tony Ventrella takes an inside look at the Week 14 match up with the Texans with help of Clare Farnsworth.
The Seahawks practiced in the frigid indoor practice facility as they prepare to travel to Houston and face the Texans.
Tony Ventrella takes an inside look at the Seahawks 20-17 victory over the 49ers at Qwest Field.