He played college football at Northwestern and Cincinnati, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
[3] He also earned All-State, All-Conference, All-Metro and Team MVP honors while at Lee M. Thurston.
In week 3 of the 2019 season against the Oakland Raiders, Wilson recorded 2 sacks on Derek Carr in the 34–14 win.
[8] In week 17 against the Chicago Bears, Wilson recorded a team high 12 tackles and sacked Trubisky once during the 21–19 loss.
[10] In Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, Wilson recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 28–11 loss.
[12] In Week 8 against the Green Bay Packers, Wilson recovered a fumble forced by teammate D. J. Wonnum on Aaron Rodgers late in the fourth quarter to secure a 28–22 Vikings' win.
[23] On January 20, Eric recovered a fumble against the San Francisco 49ers, during the second round of the NFL playoffs.
[26] In Week 7 against the Houston Texans, Wilson filled in for Quay Walker when he was ruled out with a concussion, recording a pass deflection, 4 tackles for loss and 2 sacks on Texans quarterback C. J. Stroud as the Packers won 24–22, again recording the highest PFF grade among Packers defensive players.