Max Wilson, Wheaton College football
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Max Wilson

DBSeasons 2022–2025Statistics here 2022–2024Games 346'4" · 191 lbsHometown Wheaton, Ill.High school Wheaton-Warrenville South
Second Team All-CCIW · 2022First Team All-CCIW · 2023All-Region · 2023Player of the Week · 2023Preseason All-American · 2024First Team All-CCIW · 2024All-Region · 2024
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Tackles · 2022–2024
110
0.0 sacks · 3.5 TFL · 8 INT

In the Official Record Book

As published by Wheaton College Athletics — every era since 1914 · the full book

Career Records

Career totals as published, including seasons this archive has no report forOfficial
RecordMarkLineAll-timeSeasons
Interceptions8 INTs19th2022-25

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1997–2025
2nd Interceptions · Sep 9 2023 · 26th Interceptions · career · 8

Biography

From the official athletics bio

2022: Named on the All-CCIW Second Team Defense list...made 11 appearances for the Thunder...totaled 26 tackles on the season...season-high four tackles versus Trinity, Illinois Wesleyan, and Augustana.

2023: Named a 2023 First Team All-CCIW selection... Second Team All-Region 5 recognition from D3football.com... He was named the CCIW Defensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on the D3football.com Team of the Week, following Wheaton's season-opening win against UW-Oshkosh where he intercepted two passes and had a TFL among his three total tackles...had 51 total tackles (30 solo) with two interceptions and nine passes defended.

2024: Second Team All-Region...Named D3football.com Second Team Preseason All-American...First Team All-CCIW selection...managed two interceptions and a team-leading seven pass breakups...tallied 32 tackles including 18 solo stops.

Major: Business & Economics

Photographs

7 frames from 5 games, tagged by jersey number · in the gallery
Max Wilson jogging sideline
Max Wilson jogging sidelineSep 30 Wheaton vs North Central College12Max Wilson
Ben Juska catch run ball clutched Max Wilson pursuit
Ben Juska catch run ball clutched Max Wilson pursuitOct 29 Wheaton vs Millikin University85Ben Juska12Max Wilson
Breakaway run Giovanni Weeks Max Wilson in chase
Breakaway run Giovanni Weeks Max Wilson in chaseOct 22 Wheaton vs Carroll University30Giovanni Weeks12Max Wilson
Chase Max Wilson Ben Juska in pursuit
Chase Max Wilson Ben Juska in pursuitOct 22 Wheaton vs Carroll University12Max Wilson85Ben Juska
Loose ball mid-air fumble scramble Max Wilson Riley Schwartz Jack Allen diving
Loose ball mid-air fumble scramble Max Wilson Riley Schwartz Jack Allen divingOct 8 Wheaton vs Elmhurst University12Max Wilson1Riley Schwartz28Jack Allen
Swarm tackle No. 28 by Graham Wall Max Wilson collision
Swarm tackle No. 28 by Graham Wall Max Wilson collisionSep 10 Wheaton at Trinity University (Texas)28Allen or Tofilon59Graham Wall12Max Wilson
Team run-out energy Stephen Watson No. 31 Max Wilson
Team run-out energy Stephen Watson No. 31 Max WilsonSep 10 Wheaton at Trinity University (Texas)22Stephen Watson31Brown or Jewett12Max Wilson

Season by Season

All-Purpose Yards

SeasonGRushRecPRKRIRYdsYds/G
2022110000660.5
2023120000880.7
2024110000000.0
Career34000014140.4

Defense

SeasonGPSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
202210216270.00.0440000
2023123021512.50.0270110
2024111814321.00.0270000
Career3369411103.50.08180110

Interceptions

SeasonNoYdsAvgTDLong
2022461.506
2023284.008
2024200.000
Career8141.808

Punt Returns

SeasonNoYdsAvgTDLong
2023100.000

Kick Returns

SeasonNoYdsAvgTDLong
2022100.000

Game Logs

From box scores, 1997–2025
DateOpponentSoloAstTotTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFFFRBlk
Sep 10, 2022Trinity University (Texas)2240.00.0100000
Sep 17, 2022Illinois Wesleyan University4040.00.0010000
Sep 24, 2022Augustana College (IL)2350.00.0000000
Oct 1, 2022North Central College1010.00.0100000
Oct 8, 2022Elmhurst University1010.00.0010000
Oct 22, 2022Carroll University3030.00.0000000
Oct 29, 2022Millikin University2020.00.0100000
Nov 5, 2022WashU3030.00.0110000
Nov 12, 2022North Park University2130.00.0010000
Nov 19, 2022Bethel University1010.00.0000000
Sep 9, 2023University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh2130.00.0200000
Sep 16, 2023Illinois Wesleyan University4260.50.0000000
Sep 23, 2023Augustana College (IL)1230.00.0020000
Sep 30, 2023North Central College2130.00.0000000
Oct 7, 2023Elmhurst University3250.00.0000000
Oct 14, 2023Carthage College3141.00.0000000
Oct 21, 2023Carroll University2241.00.0010110
Oct 28, 2023Millikin University1010.00.0000000
Nov 4, 2023WashU4370.00.0000000
Nov 11, 2023North Park University4260.00.0020000
Nov 18, 2023Mount St. Joseph University3030.00.0010000
Nov 25, 2023University of Wisconsin-Whitewater1560.00.0010000
Sep 7, 2024University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh1010.00.0000000
Sep 21, 2024Augustana College (IL)2020.00.0010000
Sep 28, 2024Carroll University2240.00.0100000
Oct 5, 2024North Central College4260.50.0000000
Oct 12, 2024Illinois Wesleyan University1120.00.0010000
Oct 19, 2024Carthage College0110.00.0000000
Oct 26, 2024WashU2130.00.0010000
Nov 2, 2024Elmhurst University0330.00.0000000
Nov 9, 2024Millikin University3140.50.0000000
Nov 16, 2024North Park University2240.00.0100000
Nov 23, 2024University of Wisconsin-Stout1120.00.0040000

Roster History

Season#PosClassHtWtHometownHigh School
202212DBSophomore6'3"190 lbsWheaton, Ill.Wheaton-Warrenville South
202312DBJunior6'4"193 lbsWheaton, Ill.Wheaton-Warrenville South
202412DBSenior6'4"191 lbsWheaton, Ill.Wheaton-Warrenville South