Dameon Wilson

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
234
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Grover
High School:
Kings Mountain
Prev School:
Missouri
Major:
Communication

Senior in the classroom … Three-time letterman (1/East Carolina, 2/Missouri) … Played in 31 career games (six starts) … Booked 46 tackles (25 solo) … Registered 2.5 TFLs for minus seven yards … Credited with two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries … Recovered one fumble … Mid-year transfer from Missouri who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2024.

2025: Named Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC by Athlon Sports.

2024: Played in 12 of 13 games making three starts … Logged 328 total snaps (295 defense, 33 special teams) earning varsity letter … Recorded 28 tackles (13 solo) … Credited with 2.5 TFLs (-7 yards) … Credited with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry … Tied career-high with five tackles on three occasions (Charlotte, North Texas, NC State) … Booked at least one stop in nine of 12 contests (multiple seven times) … Registered TFLs against Liberty (0.5/-1 yard), Charlotte (1.0/-3 yards) and Tulsa (1.0/-3 yards) … Credited with pass breakups against UTSA and NC State … Had a quarterback hurry credit versus Temple … Started games against Charlotte, North Texas and NC State … Did not play against Navy.

2023 (Missouri): Played in six games during redshirt sophomore season with one start (South Dakota) … Member of an 11-2 squad that posted a 14-3 win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl … Booked two tackles (assisted) with a quarterback hurry … Assisted stops came against Middle Tennessee and Arkansas.

2022 (Missouri): Appeared in 11 games making two starts (Georgia and Florida) … Credited with 16 tackles (10 solo) with a fumble recovery and a blocked kick … Tallied at least one tackle in seven contests (multiple five times) … Booked career-high five stops (two solo) against No. 1 Georgia … Added three tackles against Auburn (two solo) … Recovered fumble at Florida … Credited with a blocked kick against Arkansas … Earned first career letter … Named to fall academic honor roll.

2021 (Missouri): During true freshman campaign, played in two games (Southeast Missouri State, North Texas) … First-year SEC Academic Honor Roll member.

High School: Four-star linebacker listed on the ESPN 300, checking in at 296th overall and as the No. 10 inside linebacker nationally … Rivals and 247Sports rated him as a three-star prospect … Sports Illustrated All-America candidate … Totaled 123 tackles (8.2 per game) with 16 tackles for loss during a breakout junior season … Also added four sacks, nine pass deflections, three fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles … Kings Mountain went 12-3 and advanced to the 3A West Regional Final, falling to eventual state champion Charlotte Catholic in seven overtimes … Two-time All-Gazette selection (2018, 2019) … Big 22 Players to Watch List honoree in North Carolina … Named team MVP as a junior in 2019 … Did not play a senior season in 2020 due to COVID health regulations.

Personal: Son of Rachelle Wilson … Majoring in communication.