'09 UT TE Richard Wilson (BYU Verbal)

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'09 UT TE Richard Wilson



Tight end
Spanish Fork (UT) Spanish Fork

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 224 lbs
Forty: 4.64 secs
Vertical: 33 inches
Shuttle: 4.38 secs
GPA: 3.8
Class: 2009 (High School)

Tribune Blogs -- The recruiting trail

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Wilson, who has reportedly posted a 4.68-second time in the 40-yard dash, said he has offers from BYU, Utah and LSU. He had received the written offer from LSU in the mail a few days before we talked, and noted that former BYU coach Gary Crowton, now LSU's offensive coordinator, was at his school a few weeks ago.

"I am still pretty open," Wilson said. "The earliest I will commit is right before my senior season starts. But I may wait until the season is over."

Wilson carries a 3.8 GPA, but has not taken a college admission test such as the ACT or SAT yet. He plans on going to LSU's summer football camp, if he can make it, and hopes to hit a day at BYU and a day at Utah.

Wilson said Auburn, Cal and Stanford have also expressed some interest lately, and he was invited to participate in the Scout.com combine in Glendale, Ariz. this coming weekend.

Wilson has been invited to play in recruiting specialist Max Emfinger's all-star game next January in New Orleans, but hasn't committed to that because he hopes to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, the game that is televised nationally by NBC.

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Scout $

5/27

From the LSU site, Wilson will take some summer visits (LSU included) and make his choice before his first game. Since the LSU offer, he has been receiving a lot more interest from other schools.

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Scout: Two for Tuesday (FREE)

Two For Tuesday
by Brandon Huffman of Scout.com, May 28, 2008 at 12:54pm ET

Richard Wilson Profile

Fresh off all-combine honors at the Phoenix UnderArmour/Scout.com Combine last weekend, Spanish Fork (Utah) tight end Richard Wilson landed two offers on Tuesday.
"First Tennessee offered then Arizona offered," said Wilson. The offers from the Vols and Wildcats give him five overall, joining BYU, LSU and Utah. Wilson had 46 catches for 690 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior.

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6/3

Picked up an offer from Miami.

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6/5

From the Tennessee site. Wilson will take summer visits to LSU, Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn, Arizona and BYU. He is nervous about leaving what he knows, but excited about seeing other schools.

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Tribune Blogs -- The recruiting trail

Richard Wilson, the tight end from Spanish Fork who now has eight college scholarship offers, will probably make his college decision during his senior season, he said Saturday after taking the ACT college admission test.

Wilson, who carries a 3.8 GPA, said he did OK on the test, but struggled on the science portion of the ACT.

He recently returned from a camp at Boise State with an offer from that school on Sunday night, and on Wednesday, the Washington Huskies threw their hat into the ring.

Wilson said he now has eight offers: LSU, Miami, BYU, Utah, Arizona, Tennessee, Boise State and Washington.

Rivals.com lists him at 6-foot-3 and 224 pounds, while Scout.com says he taller and lighter than that.

I asked Wilson if, a few months ago when he got that fiirst offer from BYU, he ever believed the likes of LSU and Miami would seek his services.

"Never," he said. "It has been crazy."

Wilson said he will attend LSU's camp and BYU's non-padded camp next week, and maybe catch Utah's June 23-24 camp for a day.

"I don't have a favorite, really," he said. "I am just trying to find the place where I fit best. I want to go to a place where I am going to play, and where they are going to use me. Those are the biggest issues, right there."

He said every school is recruiting him to be a tight end, "which I like."

Is this another local big-time recruit who seems to be slipping away from the Utes and/or Cougars?

"I am pretty close to all the coaches at BYU and a lot at Utah," he said. "But in the end I got to do what is best for me."

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From the LSU site. Wilson and friend Su'a-filo had an "amazing" visit to LSU. He talks about how much he liked the atmosphere and environment around Baton Rouge. He will take all of his official visits, and singles out LSU, Miami and Stanford as schools he would like to see again.

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ESPN - West Recruiting Blog

Spanish Fork (Utah) tight end Richard Wilson has set up three October visits and could be making his college choice in early November.

"My first visit is with Miami [Oct. 4]," Wilson said. "Then I have Stanford [Oct. 11] and LSU [Oct. 25]. I'm going to visit BYU as well, but I haven't set that one up yet, and that will likely be it for me."

Wilson was in attendance at this weekend's BYU-UCLA game. One has to assume he was impressed by the Cougars' sheer dominance of the opposition.

"I like BYU a lot, and I like how much they use the tight end in their offense," Wilson said. "I know my family would like to see me stay close by, but I still want to take my visits."

Wilson will be joined at the game by good friend and elite 2010 quarterback prospect Jake Heaps. Heaps -- a 6-foot-2, 185-pounder from Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline -- has double-digit scholarship offers. Wilson may have given us a hint on whom the junior signal-caller has leading at this time.

When we jokingly asked Wilson if he would be recruiting Heaps to BYU during the game, the tight end responded "It's actually the other way around."

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Deseret News | Spanish Fork tight end commits to play for Y.

Spanish Fork tight end Richard Wilson committed to play football for BYU on Friday morning.
"Everything just felt right," said Wilson, who was also being recruited by LSU, Miami and Stanford.

"Yeah, I looked at them pretty hard," he said. "But in the end, (it was) playing close to home and I really like the way BYU uses their tight ends."

Wilson grew up a University of Utah fan, as his father Mark is an alumnus.

"It'll be a little different," Wilson said with a laugh. "But my parents have been supportive of anywhere I wanted to go."

Wilson said he called BYU coaches Friday morning to inform them of his intention. He will play a year before leaving on a mission, as he doesn't turn 19 until the spring of his freshman year in college.

And while the talented young man has enjoyed the recruiting process, he's also relieved now that he's made his decision.

"It's been a good experience," he said. "It's been fun and stressful."

So does Wilson's commitment mean Xavier Su'a Filo, one of the country's best offensive linemen, will follow him to BYU?

Wilson's not sure, but he's hopeful.

"Me and X have become really good friends throughout the recruiting process, and we wanted to try and play together," he said.