Joel Wilson
Joel Wilson
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Central Michigan behind him. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 75 rec yds, 8 receptions against Bowling Green, Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Central Michigan, 817 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim McElwain.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 44 | 445 | 10.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 31 | 367 | 11.8 | 6 | -- |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 817 | 10.8 | 12 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022
W 41–0
vs Bucknell
3 rec · 28 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 41-point win at home against Bucknell.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jake Roberts’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Payne Durham's graduate season at Purdue (2022).
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Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2018–2022+8800%
Up 8800% from first season to most-recent.