Martez Wilson

Martez Wilson

No. 95     New Orleans Saints
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: September 21, 1988 (1988-09-21) (age 23)
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College: Illinois
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 72
Debuted in 2011 for the New Orleans Saints
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2011–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2010 First Team All Big Ten 2007 Honorable Mention Freshman All-American 2006 High School All-American (USA Today, Parade)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2011
Tackles	2
Sacks	0.0
INTs	0
Stats at NFL.com

Martez Jerome Wilson (born September 21, 1988) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. Wilson is considered to be one of the best outside linebackers of his class.^[1]

Wilson attended Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois, where he recorded 240 tackles, seven sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery in his senior season. He was an All-American selection by USA Today, Parade, SuperPrep, PrepStar and also played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wilson was listed as the No. 2 weakside defensive end in the class of 2007.^[2]

Arriving at Illinois as a highly touted recruit, did not live up to the expectations in his first two years. In the season opener of his junior year, he suffered a herniated disc in his neck, which forced him to miss the remainder of the 2009 season. He was granted a medical hardship waiver and retained a year of eligibility. In 2010, he evolved into one of the best linebackers in the Big Ten Conference, ranking second in the conference in tackles (9.1 tackles per game) midway through the season.^[3]

Wilson announced his decision to forgo his senior season, and enter the 2011 NFL Draft, on January 10, 2011.^[4]

References

1. ^ "NFL Draft - 2012 OLB Draft Prospects". CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2012_OLB. Retrieved October 30, 2010. 
2. ^ "Weakside Defensive ends 2007". Rivals.com. January 25, 2007. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-1489. 
3. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (October 27, 2010). "Illinois' Martez Wilson matching the hype". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/18661/illinois-martez-wilson-matching-the-hype. 
4. ^ "'Versatile' Illinois Fighting Illini LB Martez Wilson to enter NFL draft". ESPN Chicago. January 10, 2011. http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/news/story?id=6007747. 

External links

• Illinois Fighting Illini bio

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Martez
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	September 21, 1988
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death

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