[1][2] At the time, he also had scholarship offers from several Southeastern Conference schools, including Alabama's rival, Tennessee.

[2] He saw limited playing time during his freshman year, backing up full-time starter Brodie Croyle.

His first career touchdown came against South Carolina, a 36-yard pass to wide receiver Keith Brown, in Alabama's 37–14 rout of the Gamecocks.

Wilson led a late touchdown drive against Auburn when Alabama was behind 28–10 and he added a two-point conversion pass to make the final score 28–18.

His passer rating was 114.6, completing 255–of–462 passes for 2,846 yards, 18 touchdowns (a school record) and 12 interceptions.

[17][18][19] In the regular season finale, he led Alabama to 36–0 victory over in-state rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl, ending a six-game losing streak to the Tigers.

[20] After finishing the regular season 12–0, #1 Alabama eventually lost to #2 Florida in the SEC Championship Game.

[27] He was released during final cuts on September 3, 2011, and re-signed to the Falcons' practice squad the following day.

[30] On August 26, 2012, he was waived by the Falcons in order for the team to maintain a league mandatory 75-man roster during the preseason.