Adrian Lemar Wilson is an American football strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. Wilson was selected in the 3rd round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. He played college football at North Carolina State. Wilson attended North Carolina State University where he was a two-year starter at strong safety. In 33 games [and 23 starts] with the Wolfpack, he posted 254 total tackles , 11 pass deflections and 3 passes intercepted. His 248 total tackles was the most by an N.C. State defensive back since James Walker collected 289 stops from 1993–95. At... the end of his junior year, Wilson forwent his senior season to enter the 2001 NFL Draft. At 213 pounds, Wilson ran a 4.55 sec 40-yard dash at the 2001 pre-draft combine and was considered a second-round prospect. He also has a standing vertical leap of 42 inches, and he was shown in a YouTube video jumping over a 66 inch hurdle. He was selected with the second pick in the third round by the Arizona Cardinals. In 2006, Wilson earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl.
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