James Tyler Wilson (born August 16, 1989) is an American former professional football quarterback.

Wilson won the 2007 Landers Award as the state of Arkansas' top football player.

[4] Wilson played in two games as a true freshman in 2008, completing 11-of-22 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.

[1] In five games for Arkansas in 2009 as a redshirt freshman, Wilson finished the season 22-for-36 with 218 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.

He threw for a total of 138 yards on 13-of-19 passing and both touchdowns with an interception in the season opener against Missouri State.

Wilson saw extensive playing time in a game at Auburn after Ryan Mallett suffered a concussion.

[7] On August 25, 2011, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino named redshirt junior Wilson starting quarterback.

[8] In his first season as a starter, A team captain who started all 13 games, Wilson led Arkansas to an 11–2 record, which tied the school's single-season record for wins and the third season in school history to reach that number of wins.

Wilson was named SEC co-Offensive Player of the Week after leading Arkansas to a 42–38 upset of No.

[1] In another big comeback victory, Wilson completed 13 of 28 passes for 232 yards and rushed for two touchdowns in a 29–24 win at Ole Miss; Arkansas trailed by as many as 17.

Wilson was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week for completing a school record 32 passes, including three touchdowns, in the 44–17 victory vs. Mississippi State.

For completing 20 of 31 passes for 216 yards and tow touchdowns, Wilson was Offensive MVP of the Cotton Bowl, a 29–16 win for No.

He broke the Arkansas single-season record with five 350-yard pass games and was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the SEC Community Service Team.

He broke the Arkansas single-game record for total plays with 62 and pass attempts (59) in a 58–10 loss to Texas A&M.

[9] Wilson had a 4–7 record as a starter in 2012, despite Arkansas beginning the season ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll.

[11] Despite setting a number of school records in his senior season, Wilson's draft status fell.

[14] After a promising early start in Oakland he was projected to compete with Raiders quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor for playing time in 2013.