Get to know Texas signee Santana Wilson on national signing day
Whether you’re a diehard recruiting fan in need of a refresher or a casual fan in need of only the particulars, this will be the series for you.
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The first national signing day for college football begins December 20 and runs through December 22. This series gives you the chance to familiarize yourself with the next class charged with keeping Texas in a position of national prominence.
To win at a consistently high level means stacking talented class after talented class. The top-five 2024 class does just that following top-five finishes in the 2022 and 2023 classes.
On the first national signing day, Inside Texas will offer profiles of each member of the 2024 signing class. Up next, Santana Wilson.
The Player: Santana Wilson, DB, Scottsdale (Ariz.) Desert Mountain
The Rating: 90.84 (four-star)
The Ranking: Wilson is ranked as the No. 243 overall prospect, the No. 25 cornerback, and the No. 3 player in Arizona according to the On3 Industry Ranking. On3 ranks Wilson as the No. 90 overall prospect, the No. 12 cornerback, and the No. 2 player in Arizona.
The Highlights:
The Recruitment: Wilson released a top eight of Arizona State, Baylor, Miami, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and Washington in early June and scheduled official visits to ASU, UT, and UW. He went on his OV to Tempe then took his trip to Texas. One day after his Austin visit, Wilson committed to the Longhorns, never making it to Seattle. The son of former All-Pro Adrian Wilson had a no-nonsense recruitment.
The Projection: Wilson is very similar to Terrance Brooks, son of former San Francisco 49ers safety Chet Brooks. Both have fathers who were hard-hitting, NFL safeties, both are bigger with length, and both have high level man coverage technique which probably stems in part from having professional fathers. At 6-foot-0, 173 pounds, Wilson ain’t near as big as his dad just yet but he’s good sized for corner and uses it well to jam up receivers in press coverage. He has elite quickness for sticking on receivers and making plays in run support after peeling off his man. He would probably project to playing in the boundary for Texas where he could mix in some blitzes and run duties and while using his size to jam up big receivers. – Ian Boyd
The Reasoning: “Really it was just the family aspect of the team. Really just a great family environment. Really like coach Sark and (Terry) Joseph. That was the main thing that went into my commitment to Texas.”
The Relationship: “Great guy, (Joseph)’s hilarious. One of my favorite coaches. I know he’ll take really good care of me as a coach and as a father figure. Really, him just taking care of me as a player and person.”
The Enrollment: Wilson will enroll in the summer.
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The Final Word: Pedigree matters, and the Longhorns added a cornerback from a NFL family who will work hard at his craft because that’s what he’s been doing for years.
