Kole Wilson
Kole Wilson
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 134 rec yds, 8 receptions against Auburn, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | 44 | 591 | 13.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 43 | 630 | 14.7 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 66 | 747 | 11.3 | 8 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 1,968 | 12.9 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | 3 | -- | 705 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 269 | 97 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 2 | -7 | 367 | 47 | -- |
| Career | 6 | -4 | 1,341 | 144 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 48–45
at SMU
2 rec · 21 yds
Edged out SMU on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Baylor
Returning around him
- 82% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kole Wilson’s 2024 season.
Matches Kole on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rashod Bateman’s path through Minnesota.
Rashod Bateman
Kobe Clark
Jarrod Barnes
Tamorrion Terry
Darien Chase
Matches Rashod on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derius Davis's junior season at TCU (2022).
Matches Derius on
Player DNA
Players who play like Kole Wilson
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025-21%
Sharp dropoff (-21%) — career inflection point.