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Damon Wilson II

position

Defensive Line

Height

6-4

Weight

250 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Venice, Fla.

High School

Venice

Previous School

Missouri / Georgia

Damon Wilson II - Football - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors & Accolades

  • 2025 All-SEC, Second Team
Before Miami

Spent 2025 season at Missouri and was two-year letterwinner (2023-24) at Georgia before transferring to Miami…Delivered dominant lone season with Tigers in 2025, posting 23 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and nine sacks to rank among SEC’s most productive defensive ends an earning him second-team all-conference honors…Ranked third in conference and led Mizzou in sacks…Started all 13 games…In 26 career games (two starts) at Georgia, compiled 26 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four QB pressures…Earned starting nods against Kentucky (2024) and Mississippi State (2024)…Ranked tied for first on the team in caused fumbles and fumble recoveries and tied for fourth in sacks in 2024…Helped Georgia to a 24-4 two-year ledger, including back-to-back appearances in the SEC Championship Game, the 2023 Orange Bowl and the 2024 College Football Player Quarterfinals…Notched 1+ tackle in 15 contests and 3+ tackles three times, including career-best four against Kentucky in 2024…Secured 1.0 TFL five times versus Mississippi State (2024), Texas x2 (2024), Florida (2024), and Tennessee (2024)…Logged 1.0 sack in contest with Texas x2 (2024), and Tennessee…Posted one caused fumble versus Texas (2024) and Tennessee (2024)…Registered one fumble recovery in contest with Kentucky (2024) and Texas (2024)…Credited with sack for  loss of six yards and two QB pressures in win over Texas at  2023 SEC Championship … played 594 career snaps at Georgia … enrolled at Georgia in January 2023.

High School

Lettered four seasons at Venice…Five-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and four-star prospect by ESPN…Rated as No. 11 and No. 17 overall prospect nationally by Rivals and 247Sports, respectively…Listed as No. 4, No. 4, and No. 11 prospect from state of Florida according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, respectively…Charted as No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 overall defensive end prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN, respectively…Listed at No. 35 on ESPN’s top 300…Helped lead Venice to 41-14 overall record with four consecutive state playoff appearances, including 2021 FHSAA Class 8A championship title as well as FHSAA Class 7A semifinal showing in 2019 and FHSAA Class 8A championship game appearance in 2022…Compiled 269 tackles, 37.0 TFL, 31.0 sacks, one INT, three PBUs, three fumble recoveries, two caused fumbles and 36 QB pressure during career…Added one blocked FG…Carded one fumble recovery for TD and one INT return for TD…On offense as senior, tallied one reception for six yards (6.00) with one score…Selected to All-American Bowl.