Wilson Among NFF University Scholar-Athletes

RALEIGH, N.C. – East Carolina safely Jireh Wilson has been named a recipient of the 2022 University Scholar-Athlete Award according to an announcement from the National Football Foundation's (NFF) Billy Dooley Chapter on Friday.

Wilson, a safety from Jacksonville, N.C., enters his junior campaign having appeared in 36 career games (16 starts) where he has registered 142 tackles (76 solo) with 11.5 TFLs (-55 yards) and six sacks (-42 yards). A year ago, he tallied 44 stops (18 solo) while registering 4.0 TFs (-27 yards) with 2.5 sacks (-26 yards). He has booked at least one tackle in 30 of 36 contests with multiple stops on 27 occasions.

A May 2022 graduate with a degree in health fitness specialist, Wilson is a four-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team performer who is intending to pursue a master's degree in kinesiology – sport management.

Past East Carolina winners of the NFF University Scholar-Athlete Award include Sean Allen (2020), Matt Milner (2011), Mike Barbour (2012), Leonard Paulk (2013), Damon Magazu (2014), Warren Harvey (2015), J.T. Boyd (2016), Worth Gregory (2017), Austin Teague (2018), Alex Turner (2019), Fernando Frye (2020) and Jonn Young (2021).

Other 2022 University Scholar-Athletes for the Bill Dooley Triangle East Chapter of North Carolina are Ben Frye (Duke), Sam Howell (North Carolina), Timothy McKay (NC State) and Juan Velarde (N.C. Central).

Players Mentioned

Fernando Frye

Jireh Wilson

Jonn Young

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