Mack Wilson
Lyndell "Mack" Wilson (born February 14, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.
![]() Wilson in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
No. 51 – Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Montgomery, Alabama | February 14, 1998||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Carver (Montgomery, Alabama) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 155 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early years
Wilson attended George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama. A five star recruit, he committed to University of Alabama to play college football.[1][2]
College career
Wilson played in all 15 games as a true freshman at Alabama in 2016, recording eight tackles. As a sophomore in 2017, he played in 12 games with two starts and had 40 tackles and four interceptions and one touchdown.[3][4] As a junior in 2018, Wilson had 71 tackles, one sack, and two interceptions. After the season, Wilson decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[5][6]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||||
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6 ft 1 1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
32 3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9 1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | |||||||
All values from NFL Combine[7] |
Wilson was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (155th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] In week 9 against the Denver Broncos, Wilson recorded a team high 5 tackles and made his first career sack on Brandon Allen in the 24-19 loss.[9] In week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals, Wilson recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by fellow rookie Kyler Murray during the 38–24 loss.[10]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
2019 | CLE | 16 | 14 | 82 | 57 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | CLE | 13 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 29 | 22 | 121 | 81 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Alabama recruiting: Five-star LB Mack Wilson heading to the Tide". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "Alabama receives second five-star linebacker commit from Lyndell 'Mack' Wilson | NCAA Football". Sporting News. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "Alabama's Mack Wilson needing to 'affect' teammates". Times Free Press. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "Return of Mack Wilson strengthens Alabama defense". montgomeryadvertiser.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "Deionte Thompson, Mack Wilson of Alabama Crimson Tide declare for draft". espn.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "Mack Wilson is 7th Alabama player to enter draft". tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "Lyndell Wilson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "Cleveland Browns select Alabama LB Mack Wilson with No. 155 pick in 2019 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 27, 2019.
- "Allen leads Broncos past Browns 24-19 in first NFL start". www.espn.com. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- "Drake scores 4 TDs as Cardinals defeat Browns". www.sportsdata.usatoday.com. December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Sports Reference (College)
- Cleveland Browns bio
- Alabama Crimson Tide bio
- Mack Wilson on Twitter