Ontaria Wilson

#80 · WR · Sr. · Florida State6′0″ · 171 lb · Ashburn, GA

Ontaria Wilson: WR · Florida State · #80.

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Ontaria Wilson

WR · Florida State · Sr · #80

Beats you over the top. Played for two head coaches at Florida State: Willie Taggart and Mike Norvell. First career honor, 2022: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. On tape: 102 receiving yards and 7 receptions against LSU, Week 1, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Florida State in the news

FSU coach buyout figure disclosedNov 1
Dabo criticizes misspelled plane bannerThe New York Times Nov 1
3* WR Majay Thompson decommits from FSUNov 1
FSU president updates AD searchSaturday Down South Oct 28

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Florida State	30	495	16.5	4	72
2021	Florida State	23	382	16.6	5	65
2020	Florida State	31	391	12.6	2	69
2019	Florida State	21	227	10.8	1	40
2018	Florida State	4	35	8.8	0	12
Career		109	1,530	14.0	12	72

Season	Team
2022	Florida State	--	--	--	51
2021	Florida State	1	10	27	28
2020	Florida State	4	32	--	--
2019	Florida State	2	15	--	--
2018	Florida State	--	--	--	--
Career		7	57	27	79

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-23vs LSU	7	102	14.6	2	39	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 35-31@ Louisville	2	38	19.0	0	26
Wk 4	W 44-14vs Boston College	3	85	28.3	0	72
Wk 5	L 21-31vs No. 22 Wake Forest	2	16	8.0	0	10
Wk 6	L 17-19@ No. 14 NC State	4	57	14.3	0	37
Wk 7	L 28-34vs No. 4 Clemson	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Wk 9	W 41-16vs Georgia Tech	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 10	W 45-3@ Miami	1	56	56.0	1	56
Wk 11	W 38-3@ Syracuse	2	5	2.5	0	3
Wk 12	W 49-17vs Louisiana	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 13	W 45-38vs Florida	1	29	29.0	0	29
Bowl	W 35-32vs Oklahoma	5	74	14.8	1	19
Total		30	495	16.5	4	72

Signature game

Week 1 · 2022

W 24-23

vs LSU · neutral site

7 rec · 102 yds · 2 TD

A close one, won by 1 at a neutral site.

With J. Travis — 260 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 31 rush yds (8 car) · A. Mastromanno — 47 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · LSU · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +6.77Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 27 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 1 · LSU · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +6.18Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 39 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 4 · Boston College · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +4.58Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 72 yds to the BC 19 for a
Week 6 · NC State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.57Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 37 yds to the NCSt 30 for a
Week 9 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 16 · Q3 · EPA +3.41Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 24 yds to the GTech 19 for a
Week 10 · Miami · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.36Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 56 yds for a TD, (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)

4 more plays

Week 3 · Louisville · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.21Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 26 yds to the Lvile 26 for a
Week 1 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.46Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 16 yds for a TD (Wyatt Rector pass to Brian Courtney for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 4 · Boston College · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.55Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for 5 yds to the FlaSt 48 for a
Week 7 · Clemson · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.43Jordan Travis pass complete to Ontaria Wilson for a loss of 2 yards to the Clem 40

Teams and coaches

2018Florida State5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced

2019Florida State6-7HC: Willie Taggart and Odell Haggins · Balanced

2020Florida State3-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2021Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 46 (#249 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

46Rotational starter #249 of 488 · 2022?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (94th percentile). Strength: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: catch rate (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#41 / 636 · 94th pct

17.3

Explosive rate#151 / 636 · 76th pct

18.6%

TD rate#177 / 636 · 72nd pct

9.3%

EPA / target#335 / 636 · 47th pct

0.66

Catch rate#556 / 636 · 13th pct

65.1%

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#75 / 550 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#78 / 550 · 86th pct

16.5

Rec TDs#155 / 550 · 66th pct

Rec yards#218 / 550 · 60th pct

495

Receptions#281 / 550 · 48th pct

Fumbles lost#71 / 223 · 41st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

65th → 47th percentile

Explosive rate

83rd → 76th percentile

Catch rate

16th → 13th percentile

TD rate

92nd → 72nd percentile

Yards / catch

88th → 94th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.5	27.2	16.4	0.0
Road4g	2.2	39.0	22.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	52.9	13.9	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	1.2	25.0	24.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Pass share

44.0%

394 pass / 502 run

Plays / game

68.9

13 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

430 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

30 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

46 · #249 of 488 WRs · 2022

Ontaria Wilson

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Style of play

Fans

Florida State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

30 catches in 12 games

Five seasons at Florida State