Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (born September 24, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Marshall Thundering Herd. He previously played for the Florida Gators and Syracuse Orange.
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Early life
Del Rio-Wilson attended Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. As a senior, he threw for 1,599 yards and 14 touchdowns. A four-star recruit, Del Rio-Wilson committed to play college football at the University of Florida.
College career
After redshirting in his lone season at Florida, Del Rio-Wilson transferred to Syracuse University. He received his first significant playing time against Notre Dame, in relief of injured starter Garrett Shrader, throwing for 190 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. The following week, he made his first career start against Pittsburgh. Del Rio-Wilson finished the 2022 season throwing for 342 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. After not playing during the 2024 season due to injury, he entered the transfer portal for a second time.
On January 12, 2025, Del Rio-Wilson announced his decision to transfer to Marshall University. After serving as the backup quarterback in the season opener against Georgia, he became the team's full-time starter against Eastern Kentucky. Against Middle Tennessee, Del Rio-Wilson threw for 261 yards and totaled five touchdowns in a 42–28 victory and being named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.
On December 15, 2025, it was reported that Del Rio-Wilson would return to the Herd in 2026.