| Sun Jul 13 2014 | 15:04 | Tavon Wilson may lose his roster spot | ||||
Patriots 2012 second-round pick Tavon Wilson is in danger of losing his roster spot. | ||||||
A huge surprise at the 48th pick three drafts ago, Wilson's snap percentage was slashed from 42.5 as a rookie to 1.6 last year. Wilson does have special teams value, which could eventually secure his spot on the 53. On defense, he's behind Devin McCourty and Duron Harmon, with rookie Jemea Thomas applying pressure. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN Boston | ||||||
| Wed Feb 5 2014 | 22:15 | Tavon Wilson reaches ceiling on special teams | ||||
ESPN Boston's Field Yates believes third-year S Tavon Wilson has hit his ceiling as a "core special teams player." | ||||||
Yates, who formally worked in the Patriots' scouting department, believes Wilson "doesn't have the requisite reactive athleticism" to function as a deep safety. Widely considered a reach when the Pats selected him 48th overall in 2012, Wilson has proved just that. He earned 22 snaps on defense in 2013. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN Boston | ||||||
| Sun Aug 4 2013 | 09:52 | Tavon Wilson has been 'invisible' in camp | ||||
Last year's second-round pick S Tavon Wilson has been "mostly invisible" during Patriots training camp. | ||||||
Wilson started four games and played 500 snaps on defense last season, but he's behind Devin McCourty, Adrian Wilson, Duron Harmon, and Steve Gregory in the safety rotation this summer. Beat writer Ben Volin thinks Wilson's roster spot is secure, but he likely won't see the field as much as he did as a rookie. | ||||||
| Source: Boston Globe | ||||||
| Sat Nov 17 2012 | 14:36 | Patriots add S Wilson to injury report | ||||
Patriots added S Tavon Wilson (ankle) to the Week 11 injury report and listed him as probable. | ||||||
After being considered a reach as a second-round pick out of Illinois in April's NFL Draft, Wilson has put together a fine rookie campaign with 30 tackles and three interceptions. He's the third or fourth safety in New England. | ||||||
| Source: Jeff Howe on Twitter | ||||||
| Wed Jun 13 2012 | 12:44 | Tavon Wilson got 3rd-day grades from 2 teams | ||||
Two NFL personnel executives told The Sideline View's Adam Caplan that they assigned pre-draft third-day grades to Patriots second-round S Tavon Wilson. | ||||||
The execs insisted Wilson "should have been selected farther down in the draft," based on the fact that he "doesn't possess any outstanding qualities." Per Caplan, the Wilson pick was "largely criticized" in the NFL scouting community. Wilson will compete for playing time with FS Steve Gregory this season. | ||||||
| Source: The Sideline View | ||||||