TECaleb Wilson
UCLA — Pac-12
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 235
- Hometown: Dallas, TX
JUNIOR (2018):
Starter in all 12 games ... Led the team in receptions (60) and receiving yards (965), the highest totals ever by a Bruin tight end ... Finished the regular season leading the nation's FBS tight ends in receptions per game (5.0), receiving yards per game (80.4) and total receiving yards (965) this season ... Ranked tied for 10th among all Pac-12 receivers in receptions per game and was tied for fifth among all league receivers with an 80.4 receiving yards per game average ... He compiled three 100-yard receiving games for the season (102 yards-Washington, 164-Arizona State, 184-Stanford) ... His 60 catches tied for 11th-best on the all-time UCLA season list ... His 965 receiving yards rates 11th on that school list ... His total of 1,675 career receiving yards rates 19th on that UCLA list, while his 114 career catches is 18th ... Named second-team All-America by the Sporting News and CBS Sports ... First-team All-Pac-12 selection by the league coaches and Associated Press ... Honorable mention All-Pac-12 Academic team ... Winner of the Ed "Coach K" Kezirian Award for balance of outstanding athletics and academic achievement.
SOPHOMORE (2017):
Starter in all five games in which he saw action (Texas A&M, Hawai'i, Memphis, Stanford, Colorado) ... Totaled 38 catches for 490 yards in those five games ... Sat out the balance of the season due to injury ... Caught a school-record 15 passes in the comeback win over Texas A&M for 208 yards ... Hauled in 11 passes against Stanford for 145 yards ... Caught his first career touchdown pass (two yards) against Hawai'i ... Named to the Watch List for the Biletnikoff Award ... Named to the Mid-Season All-America team by theAthletic.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016):
Saw action in all 12 games at tight end and on special teams in his first season in the Bruin program ... Finished the season strong with 10 catches for 146 yards in the last three games ... Had a season-best four catches vs. USC ... Had catches in eight games and multiple catches in four contests.
REDSHIRT (2015): - (USC):
He redshirted as a reserve tight end as a first-year freshman walk-on at USC in 2015 where his father was a member of the coaching staff.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played quarterback and tight end as a 2014 senior at Serra High in Gardena (Calif.) ... Completed 47-of-82 passes for 610 yards (57.3%) for 610 yards with 1 TD and 4 interceptions in 2014 ... Also ran for 96 yards on 15 carries (6.4 avg) with 1 TD, he caught 18 passes for 310 yards (17.2 avg) with 7 TDs and averaged 36.5 yards on 32 punts ... Also played basketball at Serra ... Previously played quarterback at North Oconee High in Bogart (Ga.) as a 2013 junior, but missed that season with an injury (he did play basketball), and at Starkville (Miss.) High as a 2012 sophomore while earning All-State second team honors as he threw for 1,200 yards and 12 TDs in 5 games.
PERSONAL:
Full Name: Caleb Brandon Wilson ... Born in Dallas, Texas ... Parents: Chris and Tina Wilson ... Has one sister named Colby ... His father, Chris was a two-time All-American at Oklahoma and a NFL Draft pick in 1992 ... He is currently the defensive line coach with the Philadelphia Eagles ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Winter 2017, Spring 2017 and Spring 2018 quarters ... Sociology major.