The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League’s Eric André Wilson, born on September 26, 1994, is an American football linebacker (NFL). At Northwestern and Cincinnati, he played collegiate football. Between 2017 to 2020, he was a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
According to NFLDraftScout.com, Wilson was regarded as the 21st-best outside linebacker in the 2017 NFL Draft. Additionally, according to the website, he would be chosen in the seventh round. He would be selected in the fifth or sixth round, according to NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein.
Where did Eric Wilson go to high school?
At Redford, Michigan’s Lee M. Thurston High School, Wilson participated in high school football. In his senior year, he had four sacks and 64 tackles. He was a wide receiver, safety, and linebacker at Lee M. Thurston.
While at Lee M. Thurston, he also won Team MVP, All-State, All-Conference, and All-Metro awards. He earned letters in football for three years, track for four years, and basketball for one year, and was the state champion in long jumping
For the Northwestern Wildcats of Northwestern University in 2012, Wilson redshirted. From 2013 through 2016, he played for the Cincinnati Bearcats after transferring to the University of Cincinnati. Due to NCAA transfer regulations, he did not play in 2013.
He received first-team and second-team All-AAC honors in 2015 and 2016, respectively. During his time at college, he participated in 38 games, starting 24 of them. In December 2016, he received his degree in sports management from Cincinnati.
