Grant Wilson is an American college football quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the Fordham Rams and the Old Dominion Monarchs.
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Early life
Wilson grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and attended Yorktown High School where he played football and lacrosse. As a senior, he completed 179 out of 264 passing attempts for 2,632 yards and 24 touchdowns. He was a two-time District 6A Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-District selection, and Offensive Player of the Year. Despite coming out of high school unranked, he received interest from schools such as Howard and Fairmont State. He ultimately chose to play at Fordham University, a private college in New York.
College career
Fordham
Wilson did not see action during his true freshman season. In 2021, He appeared in three games during his sophomore season and completed six out of eight passing attempts for 52 yards. During his game against Bucknell, Wilson completed a perfect four out of four passing attempts for 36 yards. During the 2022 season, he appeared in four games and completed four out of five passing attempts for 41 yards and two touchdowns. On December 6, 2022, Wilson announced that he had entered the transfer portal. Two days later, on December 8, he announced that he would be transferring to Old Dominion.
Old Dominion
During the 2023 season, Wilson was named as the starting quarterback. After his second game with the Monarchs, in which he threw four touchdowns in a win against Louisiana, he was named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 List and the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Player of the Week. He leads the Monarchs to a 5–5 record in the regular season and an appearance in the 2023 Famous Toastery Bowl. They lost 38–35 against Western Kentucky.
Wilson returned as the starting quarterback for the 2024 season. In the season opener against South Carolina, he went 22-of-38 for 197 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while also rushing for 16 yards and a touchdown in a 23–19 loss that was a near upset. The following week, in a loss against East Carolina, he suffered an injury that kept him out of the next game against Virginia Tech. He returned in Week 4 against Bowling Green but was injured once again, which kept him out for the next nine games and the remainder of the season. On the season, he completed 48 of 86 passes for 507 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions, while also rushing for 47 yards and one touchdown.
Indiana
On January 3, 2025, it was announced that Wilson would transfer to play for the Indiana Hoosiers for the 2025 season.