Name Tyler Wilson School University of Arkansas Sport Football Gender male Classification SR Home Town Greenwood, Ark Head Coach John L. Smith G.P.A - Major Recreation and Sport Management

On field accomplishments

• Holds 29 school records, including career pass yards (7,765), career completions (593) and career completion percentage (62.6)

• Recorded top 2 single-game passing yards and total offense yards in school history and 3 of top 5 single-game completions totals

• Ranks 5th on SEC all-time career total offense per play list (7.30)

• Ranks 6th on SEC all-time career completion percentage list (62.6)

• Ranks 9th on SEC all-time career pass efficiency list (144.0)

• Ranks 2nd on UA all-time career total offense yards list (7,721)

• Ranks 2nd on UA all-time career pass attempts list (948)

• Ranks 3rd on UA all-time career total offense per play list (7.30)

• Ranks 4th on UA all-time career pass touchdowns list (52)

• Ranks 4th on UA all-time career touchdown responsibility list (56)

• Ranks 4th on UA all-time career total offense plays list (1,058)

• Led SEC and tied for 10th in NCAA in passing yards per game in 2012 (307.9)

• Ranked 2nd in SEC and 15th in NCAA in total offense yards per game (308.5)

• Tied for 4th in NCAA in passes of 60-plus yards (6)

• Tied for 5th in NCAA lead in passes of 70-plus yards (3)

• Tied for 6th in NCAA in passes of 50-plus yards (8)

• Ranked 3rd in SEC and 11th in NCAA in yards per completion (13.6)

• Tied for 4th in SEC and 14th in NCAA in total offense yards per play (7.68)

• Ranked 4th in SEC and tied for 14th in NCAA in passes of 25+ yards (33)

• Ranked 5th in SEC and tied for 16th in NCAA in yards per pass attempt (8.4)

• 2012 team captain

Awards and honors

• · Senior CLASS Award Candidate
• · Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
  • Named to SEC Community Service Team
• · Named to Maxwell Award Watch List
• · Named to Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List
• · Named to Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
• · Named to Manning Award Watch List
• · Selected as preseason first-team All-SEC (Coaches and Media)
• · 2012 team captain
• · Razorback Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2012 HOGSPY Awards)
  · Razorback Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award (2013 Razorback Athletics Red Tie Salute to Excellence)

Academic accomplishments

• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport management, earning a 3.18 GPA in his major.
• He was named to the 2011 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and the 2009 Athletic Department Honor Roll.

Community involvement

He is active in FCA, speaking at several events throughout the year, and participating in the FCA Pig-out Party in addition to delivering pizzas to students camped out for football games. He also has spoken to the University of Arkansas Nursery School and visited Children’s Hospitals in Little Rock, Ark., New Orleans and Dallas. He has been part of the Razorback Leadership Academy, Book Hogs Read To Win Program, Sweat Hawgs Program, and Boys and Girls Club visits, where he signed autographs and took pictures with the children. He also has volunteered for tornado clean up in Joplin, Mo., the SEC Together We CAN Canned Food Drive, Lift Up America Feeding The Hungry and the Pratt and Whitney Chili Cook-Off

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