C. J. Wilson (safety)

Wilson attended Terrell High School. As a senior, he contributed to the team having a 9-3 record, while making 37 tackles, 6 interceptions and 7 passes defensed. He was named All-district, 16-4A Defensive Player of the Year and the Terrell Tribune Co-Athlete of the Year. He was a two-time All-district selection in basketball. He was the district champion and a regional qualifier in the high jump as a senior. ==College career==

Wilson accepted a football scholarship from Baylor University. As a true freshman, he appeared in 12 games as a backup cornerback, making 13 tackles. As a sophomore, he appeared in 11 games with two starts, collecting 22 tackles (eleventh on the team), 3 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. As a junior, he started 11 games, posting 45 tackles (seventh on the team), 5 interceptions (tied for the lead in the conference), 5 passes defensed and one fumble recovery. As a senior, he started 12 games, making 59 tackles, 4 interceptions (led the team), 6 passes defensed. He returned one interception for a 52-yard touchdown against Northwestern State University. He finished his college career after playing in 46 games with 25 starts, 139 tackles, 9 interceptions, 14 passes defensed, one forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. ==Professional career==

Carolina Panthers Wilson was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft. He was waived on September 2 and signed to the practice squad to September 4. On November 14, he was promoted to the active roster. He appeared in 4 games, making 2 defensive tackles and 2 special teams tackles. In 2008, he appeared in 4 games and was declared inactive in 12 contests. He had 3 tackles and one pass defensed. In 2009, he appeared in 7 games and was declared inactive in 9 contests. He had 7 tackles, 2 passes defensed and one special teams tackle. On September 4, 2010, he was released. On September 17, he was re-signed. He appeared in 8 games and was declared inactive in 7 contests. He registered 8 tackles, one pass defensed, 3 special teams tackles and one fumble recovery. On July 30, 2011, he was re-signed. On September 3, he was released. Dallas Cowboys On December 13, 2011, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to their practice squad. On August 27, 2012, he was released. ==Coaching career==

He is currently the football coach for Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth. ==Personal life==

Wilson's cousin, Lenzy Pipkins, also plays football. ==References==