Josh Wilson (American football)

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**Josh Wilson**
National Football League debut

Seattle Seahawks — No. 26
Cornerback
Date of birth: March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11) (age 23)
Place of birth: Houston, Texas
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
2007 for the Seattle Seahawks
Career history
College: Maryland
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Teams: Seattle Seahawks (2007-present)
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
Tackles	9
Sacks	0.0
INTs	0
Stats at NFL.com

Joshua Wilson^[1] (born March 11, 1985 in Houston, Texas) is an American football player for the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.

1 Pro career
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Pro career

Josh Wilson was drafted 55th overall (2nd round) by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2007 NFL Draft.^[2] During a week three home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Wilson returned the opening kickoff 72 yards to help set up a Matt Hasselbeck touchdown pass to Bobby Engram. In week 12, against the St Louis Rams, Josh Wilson returned a 89 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He only recorded 9 tackles in 12 games at the end of the season.

[edit] Personal life

His father, Tim Wilson, played in the NFL for eight years, mostly for the Houston Oilers. He was best friends with the legendary Earl Campbell, who Josh refers to as 'Uncle Earl'. His father died in 1996, and Josh carries around a football card of him.^[3]