Ramik Wilson
![]() Wilson with the Los Angeles Rams in 2018 | |||||||||||
No. 53, 52, 51 | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | August 19, 1992||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Thomas Jefferson (Tampa, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Player stats at PFR |
Ramik Wilson (born August 19, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Georgia.
Early life
[edit]Wilson attended Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played football and ran track. In football, he played linebacker, tight end and punter. As a junior, he recorded 92 tackles, nine sacks and two interceptions. As a senior, he recorded 90 tackles, 18 sacks and six forced fumbles on defense, and also caught 19 passes for 258 yards and five touchdowns on offense. In track & field, Wilson competed as a sprinter, running the 200-meter dash, and as a shot putter and discus thrower.[1] In addition, he also bench-pressed 350 pounds and squatted 470 pounds.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wilson was ranked as the No. 229 player in the country, No. 58 player in Florida and No. 12 linebacker. According to Scout.com, he was rated a three-star recruit, and was ranked as the No. 27 outside linebacker in the country. He committed to play college football at the University of Georgia in January 2011.[2]
College career
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Ramik_Wilson_2013.jpg/220px-Ramik_Wilson_2013.jpg)
Wilson was a backup his first two seasons at Georgia. He appeared in 18 games, recording 10 tackles. As a junior in 2013, Wilson was a first year starter, starting 12 of 13 games. He finished the season with a Southeastern Conference (SEC)-leading 133 tackles and also had four sacks.[3] He was named a first-team All-SEC selection for his play.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 4.77 s | 1.65 s | 2.76 s | 4.51 s | 7.39 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 23 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Georgia's Pro Day[5] |
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]The Kansas City Chiefs selected Wilson in the fourth round (118th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft. He was the 12th linebacker selected in 2015.[6] On May 11, 2015, the Chiefs signed him to a four-year, $2.80 million contract.[7]
Ramik recovered a fumble for his first NFL touchdown against the Chicago Bears on October 11, 2015.
On September 4, 2016, he was waived by the Chiefs.[8] The next day, he was signed to the Chiefs practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 18, 2016.[10]
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]On March 22, 2018, Wilson signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams.[11] He played in 16 games with four starts, recording 35 combined tackles, two passes defensed and a forced fumble.
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On May 1, 2019, Wilson signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[12] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[13]
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On October 9, 2019, Wilson was signed by the Arizona Cardinals.[14] On October 22, 2019, Wilson was cut by the Cardinals.[15]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On December 11, 2019, Wilson was signed by the Carolina Panthers.[16] He was released on December 21.
NFL career statistics
[edit]Legend | |
---|---|
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | KAN | 10 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | KAN | 11 | 11 | 76 | 61 | 15 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | KAN | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
2018 | LAR | 16 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | 21 | 147 | 114 | 33 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2015 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | KAN | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | LAR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jefferson HS-5 School 2010 - Complete Results (Raw)". flrunners.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Florida high school sports | Jefferson LB Ramik Wilson commits to Georgia". Tampabay.com. January 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia's Ramik Wilson back for more". Times Free Press. July 24, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ramik Wilson's rapid rise leads to All-SEC honors". Times Free Press. December 20, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Ramik Wilson". NFL.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Ramik Wilson contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs Announce Additional Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
- ^ "Chiefs add linebacker Ramik Wilson, three others to practice squad". KansasCity.com. September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (March 22, 2018). "Rams Agree to Terms with Ramik Wilson". TheRams.com.
- ^ "Jaguars sign three linebackers to offseason roster". Jaguars.com. May 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Jaguars reduce active roster to 85 players". Jaguars.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 9, 2019). "Cardinals Get Some Linebacker Depth With Ramik Wilson". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Cox, Seth (October 22, 2019). "Arizona Cardinals announce release of linebacker Ramik Wilson". revengeofthebirds.com.
- ^ "Panthers sign Ramik Wilson to active roster". Panthers.com. December 11, 2019.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)