Wilson grew up in Casper, Wyoming and attended Natrona County High School, where he played defensive back, wide receiver, placekicker and punter on the football team. He was named first team All-State as a placekicker as a sophomore and as a junior and at safety, wide receiver and punter as a junior. As a senior, Wilson recorded six interceptions and five passes broken up on defense, 29 catches for 493 yards and seven touchdowns on offense and was again named first team All-State at safety, wide receiver and punter and helped lead the Mustangs to a 12-0 record and a state title. He committed to play college football at Wyoming with his only other scholarship offer being Weber State.
College career
Wilson redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, Wilson made 94 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks with seven passes defended, three interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries with one returned for a touchdown and was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. Wilson posted 119 tackles, eight tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery with an interception and two passes defended in his redshirt sophomore season and was named honorable mention All-Mountain West. He was again named honorable mention All-Mountain West as a redshirt junior after making 103 tackles with two sacks and 11 tackles for loss while breaking up four passes with two interceptions. As a senior, Wilson made 105 tackles with 8.5 tackles for loss and a sack with four interceptions, 11 passes broken up and a forced fumble and was named first team All-Mountain West and a second team All-American by USA Today. Wilson finished his collegiate career with 421 tackles, 35 tackles for loss and seven sacks with 24 passes defended, ten interceptions, four forced fumbles, four fumbles recovered and three defensive touchdowns.
Professional career
Wilson was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 65th pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
