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#2 Albert Wilson
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200
Year: Senior
Hometown: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
High School: Port St. Lucie
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* 2012 CAA Special Teams Co-Player of the Year * 2012 All-CAA (first team KR/third team WR)

AT GEORGIA STATE:  All-conference wide receiver and return specialist ... Explosive athlete who is the Panthers' most versatile weapon ... Part of GSU's second recruiting class, signing with the Panthers in 2010 ... Wore jersey No. 15 as a freshman before switching to No. 2 in 2011.
 
The leading receiver in GSU history with 104 receptions for 2,013 yards and 15 touchdowns and an average of 19.4 yards per catch ... All but one of his 15 touchdown receptions are 25 yards or longer, and seven are more than 50 yards ... Has 11 career receptions of 50 yards or longer ... Involved in six of the eight longest plays in GSU history with touchdown catches of 93, 84, 78 and 64 yards and kickoff returns of 100 and 97 yards ... Seven 100-yard receiving games.
  
Carer total of 3,952 all-purpose yards, an average of 131.7 yards per game of receiving, rushing and returns ... Has returned two kickoffs for touchdowns while averaging 25.1 yards per return ... The Panthers' all-time leading scorer with 17 touchdowns for 102 points.
 
2012: CAA Co-Special Teams Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference honoree ... Shared the Special Teams Player of the Year honor with William and Mary's B.W. Webb .... Earned first-team All-CAA honors as a kickoff returner and third-team accolades as a wide receiver.

Georgia State's leading receiver with 48 receptions for 947 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 19.7 yards per catch ... Leads the CAA in all-purpose yards (164.5 ypg);  ranks fourth in receiving yards (86.1 ypg) and first in kickoff returns ... Averaged 25.9 yards on 29 kickoff returns with one touchdown ... Also returned punts and averaged 9.4 yards ... Named Georgia State's Most Valuable Player for Offense (co-MVP) and Special Teams.
 
Enjoyed an amazing game against Old Dominion (11-3-12) with a 100-yard kickoff return and then a 93-yard TD reception (longest play from scrimmage in school history) on back-to-back touches. Finished with six catches for 149 yards and a school-record 296 all-purpose yards Named CAA Specialist of the Week and CFPA National Kickoff Returner of the Week.

Caught an 84-yard touchdown pass from Ben McLane against UTSA (9-15-12). Finished with six catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns ... Caught TD passes of 54 and 47 yards against New Hampshire (10-6-12), finishing with 105 receiving yards and 171 all-purpose yards ... Collected 290 all-purpose yards against Villanova (10-20-12) with six catches for 104 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown, and five kickoff returns for 176 yards ... Opened the 2012 season with 173 all-purpose yards against South Carolina State (8-30-12) and was an honorable mention selection for FCS National All-Purpose Performer of the Week by the CFPA.

2011: GSU's leading receiver with 37 catches for 772 yards (20.9 yds per catch) and six touchdowns in nine games ... Averaged 134.4 all-purpose yards per game ... Eighth in the nation in punt returns (11.9), 20th in receiving yards per game (85.8) and 29th in all-purpose yards ... Named to the FCS Independent Football All-Conference Team, selected by College Sports Madness, at both wide receiver and punt returner.

Caught the two longest passes in school history against South Alabama with touchdown catches of 78 yards (on a screen pass) and 64 yards. Set school record with 175 yards receiving on just five catches ... Named FCS Independent Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and honorable mention CFPA National Wide Receiver Performer of the Week for his record-setting game vs. USA ... Followed with a 54-yard TD catch at UTSA.

Career-high eight catches for 120 yards, including a 33-yard TD catch, at West Alabama. Totalled 182 all-purpose yards. ... Set then-school record with 146 yards receiving on six catches against No. 16 Jacksonville State. Had catches of 54 and 53 yards, but injured his hamstring on the latter play, sidelining him for the next two games.

Totalled a school-record 229 yards of all-purpose yardage against Old Dominion including four catches for 53 yards, 85 yards on punt returns and 90 yards on kickoff returns ... Caught touchdown passes of 30 and 48 yards vs. Clark Atlanta.

Earned the Head Coach's Award following spring practice ... Named to the 2011 CFPA Kick Returner Preseason Watch List.

2010: Led Georgia State's inaugural team in all-purpose yards, averaging 93.2 yards per game ... GSU's third-leading receiver on the season with 19 catches for 294 yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 28.1 yards on 22 kickoff returns ... Honored as the team's Most Valuable Player on Special Teams while also earning the Magnanimitas Award.

Made one of the top plays of the season for the Panthers with his 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Alabama.

Caught touchdown passes of 29 and 28 yards against Savannah State ... Totalled 93 yards against Morehead State with three catches for 78 yards and three rushes for 15 yards. Took a short pass from Drew Little and raced 42 yards down to the four-yard line to set up a touchdown.

Had a 53-yard kickoff return in the opener vs. Shorter and a 50-yarder vs. South Alabama ... Had GSU's second-longest pass completion of the season with a 51-yard reception against Campbell. Also provided key blocking on Darren McCray's 96-yard kickoff return.

HIGH SCHOOL: Speedster in the 2010 signing class whose play at quarterback earned him the honor of Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers All-Area Offensive Player of the Year ... Totaled 2,631 all-purpose yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior at Port St. Lucie High ... Recorded 1,029 passing yards with nine touchdowns, 824 rushing yards with 11 scores, 81 receiving yards, 132 interception return yards and 565 kick/punt return yards ... All-area selection in track.

PERSONAL: Albert C. Wilson, Jr., was born July 12, 1992 ... Son of Sherri Brown.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2012 Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP PR Yds TD LP
SCSU 3 44 0 20 0 0 0 10 4 104 0 44 2 25 0 18
Tenn. 8 74 0 24 2 17 0 11 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0
UTSA 6 150 2 84 0 0 0 0 3 41 0 10 0 0 0 0
Richmond 4 57 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 5
W&M 3 61 0 24 1 -1 0 -- 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 14
UNH 3 105 2 54 0 0 0 0 3 66 0 27 0 0 0 0
URI 3 71 0 33 2 23 0 23 2 35 0 10 2 33 0 20
Villanova 6 104 1 55 0 0 0 0 5 176 0 61 1 10 0 10
JMU 3 57 0 38 1 -2 0 -- 4 58 0 21 0 0 0 0
ODU 6 149 1 93 1 -11 0 -- 3 156 1 100 1 2 0 2
Maine 3 75 0 42 1 -8 0 -- 4 94 0 27 1 4 0 4
                                 
2011 Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP PR Yds TD LP

CAU

3

85

2

48

1

10

0

10

0

0

0

0

3

34

0

28

ODU

4

53

0

21

1

1

0

1

5

90

0

28

7

85

0

30

Jax St.

6

146

0

54

0

0

0

0

4

51

0

19

0

0

0

0

Houston

DNP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murray

DNP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC State

2

42

0

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

USA

5

175

2

78

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

UTSA

1

54

1

54

0

0

0

0

1

5

0

5

1

14

0

14

USF

7

89

0

50

2

33

0

22

0

0

0

0

1

22

0

22

UWA

8

120

1

33

0

0

0

0

2

62

0

37

0

0

0

0

Campbell

1

8

0

8

0

0

0

0

1

37

0

37

0

0

0

0

                                 

2010

Rec

Yds

TD

LP

Rsh

Yds

TD

LP

KR

Yds

TD

LP

PR

Yds

TD

LP

Shorter

0

0

0

0

3

5

0

3

1

53

0

53

0

0

0

0

Lambuth

DNP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jax St.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

78

0

34

0

0

0

0

Campbell

1

54

0

51

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Morehead

3

78

0

42

3

15

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sav St.

4

72

2

29

0

0

0

0

3

84

0

35

0

0

0

0

NCCU

1

7

0

7

0

0

0

0

3

55

0

20

1

-3

0

0

ODU

1

16

0

16

1

9

0

9

3

58

0

27

2

5

0

21

South Ala

3

33

0

14

0

0

0

0

4

125

0

50

0

0

0

0

Lamar

6

34

0

9

1

-12

0

0

1

25

0

25

0

0

0

0

Alabama

0

0

0

0

1

-1

0

0

3

140

1

97

0

0

0

0

CAREER STATISTICS

Year

G

Rec

Yds

Avg

TD

LP

Rsh

Yds

Avg

TD

LP

2010

10

19

294

15.5

2

51

11

18

1.6

0

9

2011

9

37

772

21.2

6

78

4

44

11.0

0

22

2012

11

48

947

19.7

7

93

8

18

2.3

0

15

Total

30

104

2013

19.4

15

93

23

80

3.5

0

22

Year

KR

Yds

Avg

TD

LP

PR

Yds

Avg

TD

LP

All-P

PG

2010

22

618

28.1

1

97

3

2

0.7

0

21

932

93.2

2011

13

239

18.4

0

37

13

155

11.9

0

28

1210

134.4

2012 29 751 25.9 1 100 10 94 9.4 0 20 1810 164.5

Total

64

1608

25.1

2

100

26

251

9.7

0

28

3952

131.7

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