Santana Wilson commits to Texas
Texas’ first big official visit weekend of the summer included some excellent news for Steve Sarkisian and Terry Joseph. 2024 Scottsdale (Ariz.) Desert Mountain cornerback Santana Wilson committed to the Longhorns as part of a weekend that featured over 20 visitors.
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Why did the On3 Industry Ranking four-star pick the Longhorns and what does he like the most about the Forty Acres?
“The defense aspect of the team,” Wilson told Inside Texas. “And the way everyone is so together.”
Wilson had over 20 offers including home state Arizona and Arizona State, plus Tennessee, Washington, Baylor, BYU, Cal, UConn, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, NC State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas A&M, Washington State, and Wisconsin.
Wilson is the son of former All Pro NFL safety Adrian Wilson, known for an incredible career with the Arizona Cardinals. Prior to the beginning of the visit, Texas trailed Arizona State in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.
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During the 2022 season for Desert Mountain, Wilson recorded 49 tackles including 0.5 sacks. He picked off four passes and returned one for a touchdown. Wilson also scored a rushing touchdown.
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In 2021, Wilson returned a fumble for a touchdown. In addition, he had 42 tackles with 1.5 for loss. Wilson picked off two passes and blocked a field goal.
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Excerpt from the Recruiting Notebook:
How he fits at Texas: 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
Wilson joins Hunter Moddon, Trey Owens, and Michael Kern in Texas’ 2024 class.
Wilson is the second highest-rated prospect in Texas’ class according to the On3 Industry Ranking, and the highest-rated prospect in On3’s internal rankings.
Wilson is ranked as the No. 238 overall prospect, the No. 24 cornerback, and the No. 3 player in Arizona according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. On3 is higher on Wilson. He is listed as the No. 90 overall prospect, the No. 13 cornerback, and the No. 3 player in Arizona in the 2024 On300.
