2011-12 Schedule

A dynamic player who has averaged 9.3 yards every time he has touched the football for the Hokies … Is set to take over the starting tailback duties after being the third man in the mix much of the past two seasons … Contributed 2,096 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns during that time … A second-team All-ACC pick as a return man last season when he contributed game-changing kickoff returns for touchdowns against NC State and Georgia Tech … Handled the mental part of spring practice well, learning new plays and protections, while also participating with the track and field team … Earned All-America honors in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Combines explosive athletic abilities with endless energy and a unique personality.

2010: Played in 13 games … Rushed 113 times for 619 yards and five touchdowns … Had 15 pass receptions for 234 yards and four TDs … Averaged 26.5 yards on 22 kickoff returns, scoring a school season record two TDs … Saw only brief action on offense against Boise State but returned six kickoffs for 122 yards in the game … Broke six tackles while gaining 89 yards on 12 carries against East Carolina … Contributed touchdown runs of 3 and 8 yards … Led the team with 67 yards on 16 carries at BC … Sparked the Hokies at NC State by returning the second-half kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown … Finished the game with five returns for 173 yards … Turned in a 68-yard touchdown run against Central Michigan … Ran for 105 yards on 15 carries against Wake Forest … Caught a 65-yard pass for a touchdown in the Duke game … Returned a kickoff 90 yards for the game-winning touchdown against Georgia Tech with 2:23 remaining … Also contributed a 15-yard touchdown run in that game … Missed the UNC game with mononucleosis … Saw action on 16 offensive plays and four special team plays at Miami … Rushed 13 times for 83 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 65 yards and a TD during the Virginia game … Hauled in a key TD pass in the ACC Championship Game against FSU … Had 43 yards rushing and 42 yards on four catches in that game … Caught an 11-yard touchdown pass against Stanford in the Orange Bowl … Was an Iron Hokie in off-season testing, posting a 445-pound front squat, a 40 1/2-inch vertical jump and a team-best 4.29 time in the 40 … Finished third in the triple-jump at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Split between football and track during the spring … Ran for 76 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries during the Hokies’ fourth spring scrimmage … Did not play in the Maroon-White game due to his participation in the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where he placed second in the triple jump and qualified for the NCAA Nationals … Placed sixth in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Named to the 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Played in every game as a true freshman … Was fourth on the team in rushing with 334 yards on 59 carries … Had 17 kickoff returns for 325 yards, an average of 19.1 yards per return … Saw brief action in the opener against Alabama with two offensive plays and two plays on the kickoff return team … Led the team in the Marshall game with 165 yards rushing on just 12 carries … Scored on a 36-yard run … Had a 19-yard kickoff return in brief duty against Nebraska … Ran four times for nine yards and added a pair of kickoff returns for 28 yards during the win over Miami … Returned a kickoff for 20 yards in the Duke game … Scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run and picked up 34 yards on 13 carries against Boston College … Returned two kickoffs for 50 yards during the Georgia Tech game … Returned four kickoffs for 80 yards against UNC, including one for 42 yards … Played 11 snaps at tailback with six carries for 19 yards at Maryland … Also returned a pair of kickoffs for 47 yards … Returned a kickoff for 40 yards against NC State … Picked up 54 yards on five carries at Virginia, scoring on a 10-yard run … Added another touchdown on a 3-yard run against Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A Bowl … Rushed seven times for 33 yards in that game … Earned Iron Hokie status during off-season testing … Tied for the fastest 40 time on the team at 4.29 and tied for the second-fastest time in the NFL Shuttle at 3.93 … Finished fourth in the triple jump at both the ACC Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Split time between football and track during the spring … Rushed 18 times for 81 yards during four scrimmages … Had the longest run from scrimmage in the Maroon-White with a 16-yard carry.

High School: An All-American for Coach Dan Newell … Selected to play for USA Football’s 2009 Junior National Team, which competed in the sport’s first junior world championship in the summer of 2009 … The top-rated prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed the No. 40 overall prospect in the nation, the No. 4 running back in the country and the top player in the state by Rivals … Listed as the No. 48 overall player in the country by PrepStar … Ranked the No. 50 overall prospect nationally and the No. 5 running back by SuperPrep … Rated the No. 5 running back nationally, and the No. 50 overall prospect in the country by ESPN.com’s recruiting service … Ranked the No. 22 tailback prospect in the nation by Scout.com … Ranked the No. 3 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep … A member of the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team … A SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American … A member of the SuperPrep Elite 50 Team … An ESPNU Top150 player … A member of the Rivals100 Team … Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia … One of 50 national winners of the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year honors … A member of SuperPrep’s Mid-Atlantic Team … Named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic Region Team as a running back … Rushed for 2,291 yards and 35 touchdowns – both school records – his senior season … Rushed for more than 300 yards in a game twice … Earned first-team All-Group AAA honors by The Associated Press as a running back … A first-team all-district and all-region player … Finished with 1,551 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior … Added two touchdowns on returns and one touchdown via reception … Rushed for 47 yards on 13 carries, and caught two passes for 50 more, scoring two touchdowns in the Hawaii/Polynesia Mainland Bowl in December of 2008, earning MVP honors … Placed first at the Nike Indoor Nationals for the triple jump.

Personal: David Emmanuel Wilson … Born 6/15/91 in Danville, VA … Son of Dwight and Shelia Wilson … Majoring in history.