Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025East Carolina
Zion Wilson
DL • 6'3" • 318 lbs • Belhaven, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zion Wilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Zion Wilson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Belhaven, NC wearing No. 54, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Zion Wilson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyZion Wilson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · East Carolina. Zion Wilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 42
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Zion Wilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 42
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · East Carolina
- Top game
- Memphis
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 46th (top 5%) · American Athletic 90th (top 14%) · National 872nd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 | - | 0 | 58.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina to Virginia | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.8 | Jan 12, 2026 |
Zion Wilson played DL for East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zion Wilson recorded 42 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
East Carolina paired 21 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
7.7
Consistency
39.3
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 2. NC State: 1. Campbell: 1. Coastal Carolina: 2. BYU: 0. Army: 0.5. Tulane: 0. Tulsa: 1.5. Temple: 1. Charlotte: 4. Memphis: 4. UTSA: 0. Florida Atlantic: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 3 by 32.5. NC State: 3 by 22.5. Campbell: 4 by 26.7. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 24.2. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Army: 3 by 17.5. Tulane: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 6 by 40. Temple: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 4 by 56.7. Memphis: 5 by 60.8. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 9 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -2.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 23-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Florida Atlantic2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UTSA | L 24-58 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Memphis2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 48-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Temple | W 45-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/16 | vs Tulsa | W 41-27 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | @ Tulane | L 19-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/25 | vs Army | W 28-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs BYU | L 13-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Coastal CarolinaSplash game | W 38-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Campbell | W 56-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | @ NC State | L 17-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zion Wilson story
Zion Wilson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Belhaven, NC wearing No. 54, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Zion Wilson's career was his defensive production: 42 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with East Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Zion Wilson's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Zion Wilson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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East Carolina
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 21 | 29.6 | 7.7 | 21 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 21 | 29.6 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 39 Memphis
Week 12 · W 31-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 14 · W 42-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 134 Charlotte
Week 11 · W 48-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 104 Tulsa
Week 8 · W 41-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 121 Coastal Carolina
Week 3 · W 38-0
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Havoc Plays
42.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · East Carolina
21 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 7.7 usage
58.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · East Carolina
58.3
21 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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