2023 Football Roster
Wilson, Roman

Jersey Number 1
Roman Wilson
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Hometown:
- Maui, Hawaii
- High School:
- St. Louis
Bio
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Receiving
• Catches: 9 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)
• Yards: 143 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 4, 2023)
• TDs: 3 - vs. ECU (Sept. 2, 2023)
• Long: 75 - vs. Iowa (Dec. 4, 2021)
Rushing
• Attempts: 1, 5x - last at Minnesota (Oct. 7, 2023)
• Yards: 43 - vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 4, 2021)
• TDs: 1, 2x - last vs. TCU (Dec. 31, 2022)
• Long: 43 - vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 4, 2021)
Kick Returns
• Returns: 1, 4x - last vs. Purdue (Dec. 3, 2022)
• Yards: 26 - vs. UConn (Sept. 17, 2022)
• TDs: none
• Long: 26 - vs. UConn (Sept. 17, 2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)
• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches and media, 2023)
• Co-Offensive Skill Player of the Year (2023)
• Four-time letterman (2020-21-22-23)
• Appeared in 45 games at wide receiver with 23 starts
Senior (2023)
• Started all 15 games at wide receiver; led the team with 48 catches, 789 yards, and 12 touchdowns and added one 10-yard rush to earn his fourth varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches and media)
• Reese's Senior Bowl Midseason All-American
• Pro Football Focus Third Team Midseason All-American
• Six times shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at against ECU, UNLV, Bowling Green, Purdue, at Nebraska, at Michigan State
• Hit a career-high with three receiving touchdowns against ECU (Sept. 2), coming on six catches for 78 yards
• Starting against UNLV (Sept. 9), caught two touchdown passes on four catches totaling 89 yards
• Caught a touchdown on two receptions for 42 yards starting against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Made three receptions for 59 yards in a start against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• On the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30), led the team with 58 yards receiving on four catches and made two touchdown receptions
• Totaled 56 yards on three receptions at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Started outside against Indiana (Oct. 14) and brought in a touchdown as one of three catches for 14 yards
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), caught a 25-yard touchdown and made a second 25-yard reception to total two catches for 50 yards with a score
• Set new career highs with nine catches and 143 yards against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Played as a wide receiver at Penn State (Nov. 11)
• Made a 23-yard catch before leaving the game with an injury at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Snagged a touchdown among three catches for 36 yards against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Caught one pass for 14 yards against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Scored the game-tying touchdown to force overtime against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1) and finished with a team-high 73 yards on four catches
• Gained 54 yards on three catches starting against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)
Junior (2022)
• Appeared in 12 games with four starts at wide receiver; caught 25 passes for 376 yards with four touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns totaling 39 yards, plus five kickoff returns for 115 yards to earn his third varsity letter
• Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors following the win over Colorado State
• Started outside against Colorado State (Sept. 3) and led the team with 65 yards receiving on two catches, including a 61-yard touchdown
• Scored two touchdowns against his native Hawaii (Sept. 10), one receiving (42 yards) and one rushing (21 yards)
• Caught three passes for 64 yards playing wide receiver against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Snagged a 15-yard touchdown, his team-leading third of the season, among two catches and 25 total yards against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Started and caught four passes for 28 yards at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Made four catches totaling 29 yards against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Caught his lone target against Michigan State (Oct. 29) and returned two kickoffs
• Made a 13-yard grab against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Against Illinois (Nov. 19), made a nine-yard reception
• Targeted twice and caught one pass at Ohio State (Nov. 29)
• Played wide receiver and returned kickoffs against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Registered his first career 100-yard receiving game with five catches for 104 yards against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31); added an 18-yard rushing touchdown
Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in 13 games with five starts at wide receiver; caught 25 passes for 420 yards with two touchdowns, and rushed for 59 yards on three attempts to earn his second varsity letter
• Named Offensive Player of the Week for performance at Wisconsin
• Took a rush 43 yards while playing wide receiver against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Made his first career start against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Caught two passes for 26 yards and also had a 10-yard rush playing wide receiver against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Recorded a 38-yard reception against Rutgers (Sept. 25), marking a career long
• Led the team with 87 yards on six receptions at Wisconsin (Oct. 2) and matched a career-high with a 38-yard catch
• Caught two passes for four yards against Northwestern (Oct. 23) after missing one game due to injury
• Caught a five-yard pass playing out wide at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Totaled 31 yards on three receptions against Indiana (Nov. 6) and carried once for six yards
• Caught his first two touchdown passes of the season in a start at Penn State (Nov. 13), finishing with three catches for 51 yards
• Started at Maryland (Nov. 20) and caught two passes for 25 yards
• Started against Ohio State (Nov. 27) and led the team with 55 receiving yards on two catches
• Had 82 yards receiving including a 75-yard touchdown catch from Donovan Edwards against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)
• Made a 42-yard reception against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)
Freshman (2020)
• Appeared in all six games at wide receiver; caught nine passes for 122 yards with one touchdown to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut at Minnesota (Oct. 24) and caught two passes for 34 yards
• Caught his first career touchdown, a 13-yard grab, at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Saw action at wide receiver against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)
• Played wide receiver at Rutgers (Nov. 21) and carried once for nine yards
• Caught one pass against Penn State (Nov. 28) for four yards
Prep
• Attended St. Louis High School (2020) coached by Cal Lee
• Won four consecutive state titles in the Open Division of the HHSAA
• Part of a program that won 38 consecutive games to close his career, including a 12-0 mark as a senior
• Also ran track and field at St. Louis, running sprints and jumping
Key Statistics
• Hauled in 61 receptions for 1,025 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior in 2019
• Caught eight passes for 171 yards including an 86-yard touchdown in the state championship game and made nine catches for 74 yards with two scores in the semifinal
• Helped the Crusaders’ offense average 311.6 passing yards per game and 38.3 points per contest
• As a junior in 2018, caught 32 passes for 803 yards and seven touchdowns
Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars, the 358th player nationally, the 61st-best wide receiver and the third-best player in the state of Hawaii
• Four-star prospect according to 247Sports; No. 232 nationally, the No. 38 wide receiver and No. 3 player in his home state
• Ranked as the No. 55 player at his position by ESPN, and the third-best player in Hawaii
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the 80th-best wide receiver in the country and No. 4 player in Hawaii
• PrepStar Magazine Top 350 All-American; third-rated prospect in Hawaii, the No. 55 wide receiver nationally and the 305th overall prospect in the country
• Attended NIKE’s The Opening regional camp in 2019, where he won the ‘Fastest Man’ race and clocked 4.37 in the 40-yard dash
• Selected to play in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl All-Star Game
• All-Tournament selection at the Pylon Elites 7-on-7 national championships in Nevada
Personal
• Roman Jeffrey Wilson was born June 19, 2001
• Son of Colleen Colegrove and Jeffrey Wilson
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in General Studies
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