Wilson Performs Well at NFL Combine
ATLANTA -- Georgia State football standout Albert Wilson performed well as he became the first former Panther to participate in the annual NFL Scouting Combine.
Wilson worked out with all the prospective wide receivers Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The 5-9, 200-pounder ran a 4.43 40-yard dash, which equalled the seventh-fastest time among all wide receivers at the event.
Wilson measured 37.5 inches in the vertical jump and 123.0 inches in the broad jump.
The Port St. Lucie, Fla., native just completed a record-setting career for the Panthers, setting the school’s career records for receptions (175), receiving yards (3,190), yards per catch (18.2), touchdown receptions (23), 100-yard games (13), kickoff returns (95), kickoff return yards (2,338), kickoff returns for touchdowns (2), punt returns (41), punt return yards (376), all-purpose yards (6,235) and touchdowns scored (26).
He was an all-conference selection in both the FCS Colonial Athletic Association and the FBS Sun Belt Conference, and he earned honorable mention All-America recognition from SI.com.
The four-year-old Georgia State football program has already seen one player drafted by the NFL (Christo Bilukidi, 2012 Draft, 6th round) and several other earn free agent opportunities. Bilukidi played the 2012 season with the Oakland Raiders and finished 2013 with the Cincinnati Bengals.
