2016: Conference USA Honorable Mention ... Started all 13 games at linebacker ... Started ODU career as a walk-on and earned a scholarship in the summer of 2014 ... Second on the team with 99 tackles ... The 99 tackles is the fourth most in a single-season in ODU history ... Finishes his ODU career 10th with 151 career tackles ... Tied for third with five sacks and third with 9.5 tackles for loss ... Led the team in tackles five times ... Recorded three double-digit tackle games ... Had six tackles and two tackles for loss in the season-opening win over Hampton ... Notched at the time a career-best 11 tackles, and set an ODU single-game record with three sacks in the loss at Appalachian State ... Earned C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at App State ... Made eight tackles at NC State ... Notched 12 tackles in the win versus UTSA ... Had three tackles and a sack in the win over UMass ... Made six tackles at WKU ... Registered six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win at UTEP ... Recorded career-best 17 tackles in the win over Southern Miss, to go along with a sack and tackle for loss ... The 17 stops is the highest by any Monarch this season and one off the record of 18 set by TJ Ricks last season against Charlotte ... Had six tackles in the win at FAU ... Recorded team-best seven stops in the win over FIU ... Had nine tackles and a tackle for loss in the 24-20 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl victory.
2015: Played in 10 games on the year ... Played at linebacker and on special teams ... FInished the season with 22 tackles, a pass breakup and a blocked punt ... Recorded a season best four tackles against Charlotte and FAU.
2014: Played in 11 games appearing mostly on special teams and seeing action at linebacker ... Recorded five tackles and recovered one fumble on the year ... Recorded a pair of tackles at UTEP.
2013: Appeared in 10 games registering two starts at linebacker ... Notched 25 tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... Notched a career-best 11 stops in the win over Albany ... Had five tackles in the win at NSU ... Recorded his first career start at Pittsburgh, making two stops and a tackle for loss ... Missed the final two games of the year with an ankle injury.
Marshall: Transferred from Marshall University ... Redshirted in 2012.
Hayfield: Earned First-Team All-District and All-Region honors ... Recorded 140 tackles, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries as a senior.
Personal: Full name is Anthony Deshon Wilson ... Son of Richard and Sandra Scruggs ... Three siblings, Darius, Shequela and Montez ... four-time Honor Roll student ... Majoring in physical education
ANTHONY WILSON CAREER STATS
| Year | Games | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL | Sacks | INT | FF | FR | PBU |
| 2013 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 1.0-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0.5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 13 | 54 | 45 | 99 | 9.5-26 | 5-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 77 | 74 | 151 | 11.0-30 | 5.-21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |