Name: Tyree Wilson

School: Texas Tech

Year: R-Sr

Position: Outside Linebacker           

Measurables: 6’6”, 271 lbs.

Combine: Bench- 23 reps, no other testing

Stats:

Courtesy of Sports-Reference.com

General Info:

Wilson grew up in Henderson, Texas, where he played his entire high school and college football career.

He was named a three-star recruit and opted to play his college ball for Texas A&M, after previously committing to Washington State.

During his redshirt freshman year with the Aggies, Wilson played in 11 games before entering the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the season.

After transferring to Texas Tech, Wilson became a starter towards the end of his redshirt junior season. He accumulated 15.5 sacks over three years with the Red Raiders before declaring for the draft.

His accolades include being named MVP of the 2021 Liberty Bowl, as well as an All-American and All-Big 12 selection in 2022.

Wilson will be 23 years old during his rookie season.

Positional Skills:

Strengths

Wilson looks like a pass rusher made in a lab. Standing at 6 foot, 5.5 inches, weighing 271lbs and with arms more than 35 inches long, he has prototypical build for the EDGE position.

As a pass rusher, he is naturally powerful and at times doesn’t even need to use technique to win. He gives offensive linemen serious trouble with his bull rush and his long, strong arms help in that regard.

Despite being a bigger rusher, Wilson has the athleticism to go with it. He displays juice coming off the line of scrimmage and can bend back to the quarterback well for a player of his size.

Wilson rushed from both sides and even lined up inside at times for Texas Tech, as well as dropping into coverage.

Versus the run, Wilson has the functional strength to more than hold his own and is a player opposing offenses must account for, or else he can straight up wreck the play.

He can squeeze or push his way through double teams and showed the athleticism to reach for difficult tackles.

Weaknesses

While he has all the physical tools to be a menace in the pass and run game, Wilson lacks finesse to his game.

There is not much plan or skill to his rush, this is mostly just a kid being bigger and stronger than his opposition.

Wilson’s lack of patience and technique in run defense can lead to him being taken advantage of. He is often guilty of crashing down the line of scrimmage or trying to get into the backfield rather than holding the edge. He can over-pursue and be fooled by fakes.

Although he shows explosiveness on tape, Wilson doesn’t really use speed in his pass rush and can become somewhat one-dimensional.

You will see him out of control or off balance at times. Wilson was found on the ground too often on tape.

Fit with the Packers:

If Wilson somehow makes it to 15, he would be a perfect fit for the Packers, who love big, physical edge rushers.

His ability to wreck shop at any moment versus the pass and the run would form an exciting partnership with Rashan Gary once he returns from injury.

Wilson needs to be reined in a bit and become more patient and skilled in his play. Learning alongside Gary and Preston Smith could help him become a dominant defender at the NFL level.

While he is slightly older than the Packers have preferred their first-round picks to be, Brian Gutekunst has shown the willingness to be flexible given the number of older prospects due to the interruption caused by COVID-19.

Wilson is a ‘run the card up’ guy if he makes it to pick 15.