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Eugene Wilson

Illinois · Safety · 2001-02

COV
75
TAK
72
RNG
66

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Wilson was a first-team all-conference pick in 2001.

Wilson was the No. 36 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 3rd-highest safety rating at Illinois since 1990 and No. 26 among all safeties of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2001
    • Second-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2002
    • Second-team all-conference
  3. 2003
    • No. 36 overall pick, NFL Draft

Illinois Teammates

  1. 80Brandon Lloyd1999-2002WR
  2. 74Fred Wakefield1997-2000EDGE
  3. 71Kurt Kittner1998-2001QB
  4. 70Antoineo Harris1999-2002RB
  5. 70Bobby Jackson1998-2001S
  6. 70Christian Morton2001-03CB
  7. 70Derrick Strong2002-03EDGE
  8. 70Jerry Schumacher1999-2002LB
  9. 70Kelvin Hayden2004CB
  10. 69Jon Beutjer2002-04QB

Full Illinois all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Ed ReedMiami · 1998-2001S
  2. 95Sean TaylorMiami · 2001-03S
  3. 93Mike DossOhio State · 1999-2002S
  4. 91Roy WilliamsOklahoma · 1998-2001S
  5. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  6. 88Troy PolamaluUSC · 1999-2002S
  7. 86Antrel RolleMiami · 2001-04S
  8. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Eugene Wilson (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.