He played college football at Minnesota, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Wilson attended Amite County High School in Liberty, Mississippi, where he was a teammate of Gabe Jackson.

He accepted a scholarship from Alcorn State University, but transferred to Jones County Junior College after his freshman season.

[3] The Dallas Cowboys selected Wilson in the fourth round with the 127th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.

[7] As Anthony Hitchens did before him, the coaches decided to make Wilson learn all three linebacker positions in training camp.

[9] In week 6 of the season, he passed Kyle Wilber on the depth chart and went on to start 5 games at strongside linebacker.

[10] In 2017, he began the season as the backup at strongside linebacker, before passing Wilber on the depth chart in the seventh game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

[12] He started all 16 games at middle linebacker, posting 81 tackles (3 for loss), 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble.

He made 5 tackles one sack, one interception and one forced fumble in the season finale against the Indianapolis Colts.

[20] On July 4, 2017, Wilson was arrested at Toyota Stadium on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon during an Independence Day celebration.