Fresno State Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Ryan Wilson
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes HS
- Prev School:
- Long Beach CC
2025 (SENIOR): Appeared in 11 games this season … started in seven … had 28 tackles … added 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, one interception and four pass breakups … had Fresno State’s first interception of the season against Georgia Southern (Aug. 30) … had a career-high 10 tackles against Utah State (Nov. 22) … had his first sack of the season and TFL at Hawai’i (Sept. 20) … had at least one tackle in all but one game this season
2024 (SENIOR): Appeared in 11 games, primarily as a member of the special teams units … had 14 tackles on the year … played his most defensive snaps of the season at Air Force (Nov. 9) with injuries to the safeties unit … finished the game with a career-high seven tackles ... Academic All-MW.
2023 (R-JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games … was a special teams contributor … totaled six tackles (five solo) … had one tackle in six different games ... Academic All-MW.
2022 (JUNIOR): Did not participate ... redshirted.
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Attended Long Beach City College, as a student.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Palos Verdes High School … spent three seasons on varsity … was an All-Area, All-League, and All-Region first team player … was named the Bay League Defensive MVP as a senior … played both offense (TE) and defense (LB) … totaled 185 tackles (110 solo) in his career … had nine sacks … added one interception and one forced fumble.
PERSONAL: From Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. … son of Chris and Kathleen Wilson … has two older siblings … both siblings played college lacrosse … father played professional soccer … mother played soccer at the collegiate level … favorite athlete is Sean Taylor … chose to attend Fresno State because it felt like home right off the bat ... earned his degree in communications in Spring 2024 ... enrolled in the curriculum and instruction masters program at Fresno State.
