2025 Football Roster
Damon Wilson II
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Venice, Fla.
- High School:
- Venice
- Prev School:
- Georgia
2025: Transfer from Georgia ... in 26 career games (two starts) at Georgia, has compiled 26 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four QB pressures … earned starting nods against Kentucky (2024) and Mississippi State (2024) … has notched 1+ tackle in 15 contests and 3+ tackles three times, including a career-best four against Kentucky in 2024 … secured 1.0 TFL five times versus Mississippi State (2024), Texas x2 (2024), Florida (2024), and Tennessee (2024) … logged 1.0 sack in a contest with Texas x2 (2024), and Tennessee … posted one caused fumble versus Texas (2024) and Tennessee (2024) … registered one fumble recovery in a contest with Kentucky (2024) and Texas (2024) … tallied one QB pressure against Florida (2024), Ole Miss (2024), Texas (2024), and Notre Dame (2024) … played 594 career snaps at Georgia … enrolled at Mizzou in January 2025.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year letterwinner (2023-24) at Georgia ... in 26 career games (two starts), compiled 26 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four QB pressures … earned starting nods against Kentucky (2024) and Mississippi State (2024) … ranked tied for first on the team in caused fumbles and fumble recoveries and tied for fourth in sacks in 2024 … helped Georgia to a 24-4 two-year ledger, including back-to-back appearances in the SEC Championship Game, the 2023 Orange Bowl and the 2024 College Football Player Quarterfinals … notched 1+ tackle in 15 contests and 3+ tackles three times, including a career-best four against Kentucky in 2024 … secured 1.0 TFL five times versus Mississippi State (2024), Texas x2 (2024), Florida (2024), and Tennessee (2024) … logged 1.0 sack in a contest with Texas x2 (2024), and Tennessee … posted one caused fumble versus Texas (2024) and Tennessee (2024) … registered one fumble recovery in a contest with Kentucky (2024) and Texas (2024) … tallied one QB pressure against Florida (2024), Ole Miss (2024), Texas (2024), and Notre Dame (2024) … credited with a sack for a loss of six yards and two QB pressures in win over Texas at the 2023 SEC Championship … played 594 career snaps at Georgia … enrolled at Georgia in January 2023 … lettered four seasons at Venice under coach John Peacock … five-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and a four-star prospect by ESPN.com … rated as the No. 11 and No. 17 overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … listed as the No. 4, No. 4, and No. 11 prospect from the state of Florida according to 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com, respectively … charted as the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 overall defensive end prospect by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … also listed at No. 35 on ESPN.com’s top 300 list … helped Venice to a 41-14 overall record with four consecutive state playoff appearances, including a 2021 FHSAA Class 8A championship title as well as a FHSAA Class 7A semifinal showing in 2019 and FHSAA Class 8A championship game appearance in 2022 … compiled 269 tackles, 37.0 TFL, 31.0 sacks, one INT, three PBUs, three fumble recoveries, two caused fumbles and 36 QB pressure during career … added one blocked FG … carded one fumble recovery for TD and one INT return for a TD … on offense as a senior, tallied one reception for six yards (6.00) with one score … selected to All-American Bowl.
PERSONAL: Born January 24, 2005 … son of Damon and Lisa Michelle Wilson ... majoring in general studies.
