TRANSACTION: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, April 27, 2023.
COLLEGE: Played three seasons at Texas Tech (2020-22), appearing in 32 games with 28 starts…Totaled 109 tackles (69 solo), 29 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed…As a senior in 2022, started in 10 games and registered 61 tackles (36 solo), 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks…Added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Ranked 14th in the FBS with 12.0 tackles for loss against power-five opponents and tied for 15th with 6.5 sacks…Was one of only 19 players in the FBS to record 60 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks…Ranked third in the Big 12 for total tackles…Named a first team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)…Also earned first team All-America accolades from the likes of USA Today, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine…Named an honorable mention All-America honoree by Pro Football Focus…Recognized on the All-Big 12 first team by the conference coaches, Associated Press and Phil Steele Magazine…Named one of the semifinalists for the Bednarik Award for the nation's top defensive player…Named the top defensive lineman in the state of Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football…Recorded six tackles, including two for a loss against Murray State…Posted four tackles against Houston… Finished with a career-high 11 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against N.C. State…Posted six against Texas…Compiled six tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against Kansas State…Recorded four tackles against both Oklahoma State…Posted four tackles against West Virginia…Recorded 10 tackles and two tackles for loss against Baylor…Registered eight tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at TCU…Posted two tackles against Kansas…As a junior, started all 13 games and finished with 38 tackles (26), 13.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks and one pass defensed…Led the team in both tackles for loss and sacks…Named honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches…Registered a sack against Houston…Posted two tackles for loss against Stephen F. Austin…Recorded four tackles and one sack at Texas… Notched three tackles at West Virginia…Recorded six tackles and one tackle for loss against TCU…Posted three tackles at Kansas…Logged three tackles against Kansas State…Recorded four tackles at Oklahoma…Posted three tackles against Iowa State…Notched four tackles against Oklahoma State…Made one tackle at Baylor…Named the Defensive MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after notching four tackles against Mississippi State, including two sacks…As a sophomore in 2020, appeared in nine games with five starts at defensive end… Totaled 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks…Recorded a sack against Texas…Posted one tackle against Kansas State…Made one tackle against West Virginia…Notched one tackle against Oklahoma State…Posted one tackle against Kansas…Recorded a season high two tackles at Iowa State…Tied season high with two tackles against TCU…Posted two tackles against Baylor…Began his collegiate career at Texas A&M and played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman in 2019…Totaled 12 tackles, three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...Recorded a season-high four tackles, including one solo stop for a 10-yard loss against Texas State…Registered three tackles against Lamar…Posted three tackles at Ole Miss...Recorded one tackle against Mississippi State…Recorded a half sack (10/26) against UTSA (11/2)…Redshirted his 2018 true freshman campaign.
PERSONAL: Attended West Rusk High School in Henderson, Texas…Rated a three-star recruit and among the top-75 players in the state of Texas by 247Sports and Rivals...Finished with 249 career tackles, 60 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks...Named the District 9-3A Division-II Defensive MVP and an Associated Press Class 3A second-team All-State selection…As a senior, compiled 126 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries…Earned first-team all-district honors at outside linebacker as a junior after recording 74 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four sacks and one INT returned for a TD…As a sophomore, posted 52 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks... Tyree Wilson…Has three sisters, Tierra, Taylor, and Talon.
