Travis Wilson (born February 11, 1984) is a former

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wide receiver in the

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for the

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and

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. He was drafted by the

in the third round of the

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. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Early years

Wilson attended Creekview High School. As a junior, he had 27 receptions for 400 yards and 7 touchdowns. As a senior, he was rated as one of the nation's top 25 receivers, setting school single-season records with 42 catches for 1,098 yards (26.1 avg.) and fourteen

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s. He also was a

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, making 17 tackles and 4

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s. He returned five kickoffs for 166 yards, including an 87-yard

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for a touchdown and a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown. He also practiced track and basketball.

College career

Wilson accepted a football scholarship from the

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. As a freshman, he played in 8 games, making 5 receptions for 50 yards (10.0-yard avg.) and one touchdown. As a sophomore, he appeared in 14 games with 2 starts. He had 25 receptions for 295 yards (11.8-yard avg.) and 4 touchdowns. As a junior, he had a breakout season, playing in 13 games with 8 starts. He registered 50 receptions (thirteenth in school history) for 660 yards (13.2-yard avg.), 11 touchdown receptions (second in school history) and 9 kickoff returns for 135 yards. As a senior, he suffered a mid-season injury that limited him to 25 receptions for 310 yards (12.4-yard avg.), one touchdown, 2 carries for 61 yards, one rushing touchdown and 9 kickoff returns for 168 yards (18.7-yard avg.). Despite sharing time with three other future NFL receivers -- Mark Clayton,

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, and Brandon Jones, he finished his career as one of the top receivers in school history, with 105 receptions (eighth in school history) for 1,315 yards (thirteenth in school history) and 17 touchdowns (second in school history) in 42 games; he

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17. He returned 18 kicks for 303 yards, and rushed for 77 yards, scoring one touchdown. He was a University Studies major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Wilson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (78th overall) in the

. His draft preparation with IMG was chronicled in the film '' Two Days in April''. He made his NFL debut in the third game of the season against the

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on September 24, 2006. Wilson played in his second NFL game versus the Ravens on December 17, catching one pass for 16 yards. He played his third game against the

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on December 24, but did not receive any passes. The next week, Wilson started his first game against the Houston Texans on December 31, catching one more pass for another 16-yard gain. He appeared in 4 games (one start), making 2 receptions for 32 yards (16.0-yard avg.). He was declared inactive in 9 contests and was active but did not play in 3 others. In 2007, he was declared inactive in all 16 regular season games. He was released on August 31, 2008.

Denver Broncos

On September 1, 2008, he was signed by the

to the practice squad. He was released on September 23.

Dallas Cowboys

On October 1, 2008, he was signed to the

practice squad after wide receiver Mike Jefferson was suspended four games. After finishing the season on the team's practice squad, he was re-signed to a future contract on December 31. He was subsequently waived injured (knee) on July 28, 2009 and reverted to

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. He was released with an injury settlement on September 3.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Travis 1984 births Living people American football wide receivers Cleveland Browns players Dallas Cowboys players Denver Broncos players Oklahoma Sooners football players People from Carrollton, Texas Players of American football from Texas Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex