Deron Wilson

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Class: RS Senior Hometown: New Orleans, La. High School: O. Perry Walker HS

Height / Weight: 5-10 / 181 Position: DB Experience: 3L

2011 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl: Posted five solo tackles and one tackle for a loss of two yards ... Broke up one pass ... Made his 27th consecutive start at the corner position ... 2011 (r-So.): Started all 14 games to extend his streak of starts to 27 ... Earned 1st team All-C-USA honors from Rivals.com and 2nd team honors from Phil Steele ... Also earned All-Sophomore honorable mention honors from College Football Nation ... Was fourth on the team in tackles with 75 (48 solo, 27 assisted) ... Intercepted four passes to lead the team ... Returned two for touchdowns and led the team in passes defended with 17 and broke up with 13 ... Became the NCAA's active career leader in interceptions returned for touchdowns with four ... Posted a season-high 10 tackles against Marshall ... 2010 Beef `O' Brady's Bowl: Tallied one solo tackle and one pass breakup ... 2010 (r-Fr.): A Conference USA All-Freshman selection ... Earned 2nd team Freshman All-American and 2nd team All-C-USA honors from Phil Steele ... Started all 13 games as a redshirt freshman ... Tallied two defensive touchdowns during the year, returning a blocked punt seven yards against Kansas (9/17) and returning an interception 36 yards for a score ... Posted 35 tackles (25 solo) and had a season-best five against Tulane (11/6) ... added 2.5 tackles for loss ... for seven yards ... Tallied a team-best 12 pass breakups ... Ended the regular season with three interceptions .... Blocked a punt against Prairie View (9/11) ... 2009 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Played for Coach Derek LaMothe at O. Perry Walker High School ... Notched All-District three times and All-Area twice ... Recorded five interceptions, 25 pass break-ups and 30 tackles earning All-District and All-Area accolades for his performance as a junior ... Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and a two-star by Scout.com ... Rivals.com rated him as the 81st best cornerback in the nation and the 44th best player in Louisiana ... Was a member of the state championship 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams ... Finished third in the 200m race at the Louisiana State 4A track and field championships ... Won the Division 1 55-meter indoor state championship ... Also took second place in the 4A 200 and 100-meter races ... Cousin of former Southern Miss assistant coach Frank Wilson ... Went through Play It Smart youth development program that is sponsored by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame ... Personal: Son of Darrell and Wylita Wilson ... Uncle Frank is an assistant coach at LSU and former coach at Southern Miss ... Sister Triante played basketball at Grambling State