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De'Angelo Wilson
De'Angelo Wilson

#4 • Cornerback

5-10 • 195 • Senior

Sacramento, Calif.

Nevada

Mesa Verde High School

2008: Played in all 12 games, starting final eight of the year...had 41 total tackles, including 29 solo stops...led the team with five interceptions...also had six pass breakups...returned 18 punts for 216 yards and a touchdown...had a season-high seven tackles, including one for a loss and four solos against UNI...also broke up three passes and had an interception versus the Panthers...had six stops, all solos, against Liberty...finished with five tackles and an interception at Western Illinois...had four tackles and returned an interception 46 yards at Southern Utah...had four tackles at Missouri State...had four stops, three solos, at Illinois State...against North Dakota State, had three tackles, two interceptions and blocked a field-goal attempt...returned one interception 26 yards...other INT came with 22 seconds left to seal the victory...had two tackles at Ohio State and at South Dakota State...credited with 575 defensive snaps played by the coaching staff...returned five punts for 95 yards, including a 39-yard score versus Central State...returned four punts 57 yards, including a long of 27, versus Southern Illinois...had two punt returns for 39 yards, long of 25, against Indiana State...had three returns for 23 yards versus UNI...also returned a kickoff 36 yards against Indiana State...had 324 all--purpose yards...named Hill Barth & King Special Teams Player of the Game against Central State, Southern Illinois and Indiana State...tabbed HBK Defensive Player of the Game versus North Dakota State and UNI...earned his second letter.

 

2007: Named to the Gateway's All-Newcomer Team...played in all 11 games, starting nine at cornerback...credited with 39 total tackles, including 21 solo stops...had five pass breakups and two interceptions...returned 27 punts for 284 yards and 11 kickoffs for 266 yards...posted a season-high eight tackles against Missouri State, including five solos...had seven tackles against Illinois State, including five solos...also had three pass breakups...had six tackles in debut at Ohio State...had five collars at UNI...credited with three stops versus Western Illinois...had two stops against South Dakota State, Stony Brook, Southern Utah and Indiana State...had single tackles against Lock Haven and Southern Illinois...returned an interception 34 yards against Stony Brook...also had an INT versus Lock Haven...blocked a first quarter field-goal attempt vs. SUU...ranked 29th in the nation averaging 10.5 yards per punt return...284 punt-return yards were the third most in a season in school history...the 27 returns ranked fifth...had 110 punt-return yards on five returns versus Illinois State, including a season-long 76-yarder to set up a fourth-quarter touchdown...punt return yardage for the game ranked fourth in school history...had four returns versus Stony Brook and Southern Utah...had three returns for 57 yards against South Dakota State...had a 39-yard return against the Jackrabbits...had a 24-yard return against Western Illinois...had a 20-yard return at Indiana State...had three kickoff returns for 80 yards against the Redbirds...season-long  38-yard return against ISU...had a 33-yard return against Missouri State and a 30-yard return versus Southern Utah...did not start versus South Dakota State and Stony Brook...credited with 531 snaps played by the coaching staff...earned his first letter.

 

2006: Appeared in 13 games for the Wolfpack as a cornerback...started against Miami (Fla.), Colorado State and Fresno State...had 32 total tackles, including 21 solo stops...credited with 3.5 tackles for losses, including 2.5 sacks...returned 16 punts for 228 yards, an average of 14.2 per return...had a long of 69 against Louisiana Tech...in that game had three returns for 125 yards, including a 45-yarder...was named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week...returned seven kickoffs for 162 yards, averaging 23.1 per return...had long of 31 yards against the Hurricanes...against Miami had three tackles, including a sack and a pass breakup...finished with three kickoff returns for 75 yards...versus Boise State had five tackles and four kickoff returns for 87 yards...against Utah State had three tackles and three punt returns for 23 yards...had three tackles and three punt returns for 47 yards, including a 33-yarder versus Idaho...credited with two solo stops against New Mexico State...had a tackle, fumble recovery and two punt returns against San Jose State...registered a solo stop at Hawaii...had five tackles and three punt returns against UNLV...had two solo stops in win against Northwestern...against Colorado State had four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble...had four tackles versus Fresno State...Nevada was 8-5 losing to Miami in the MPC Computers Bowl...coach was Chris Ault.

 

2005: Played in nine games...recorded 11 total tackles, including seven solo stops...had two interceptions returning them for 83 yards and a touchdown...broke up three passes...in wild 49-48 overtime win over Central Florida in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, returned an interception 36 yards, had six tackles, including four solos and registered two pass breakups...returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown against Idaho...finished with eight kickoff returns for 148 yards, an average of 18.5 per return...had a long of 23...returned four kicks for 69 yards against Washington State...had four returns for 79 yards versus Colorado State...Nevada was 9-3 winning last five games and eight of final nine...coach was Chris Ault.

 

2004: Redshirted.

 

High School: A first-team all-league selection...rushed for 1,207 yards with 14 touchdowns and averaged 9.3 yards per carry in 2003 as a senior... named his team’s MVP in basketball and football as a senior... defensive MVP as a freshman, sophomore and junior...earned honorable-mention all-league as a junior in football and basketball...was a first-team all-league honoree in basketball as a senior.

 

Personal: Born July 18, 1985...parents are Ron Alford and Hessica Milbert...has two sisters...major is General Studies.

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