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Syracuse, N.Y. — De'Jon Wilson was left without a position when Colorado's defense switched to a 3-4 scheme last offseason.
The defensive end had contributed in each of the previous two campaigns, totaling 19 tackles, a fumble recovery and half a sack, but struggled to make the transition to outside linebacker. So much so, that he didn't play a snap for the Buffaloes in 2015.
"He's really not an outside linebacker and he doesn't have the size to be a 3-4 end," CU defensive line coach Jim Jeffcoat said in a phone interview. "It wasn't anything he did."
Now at Syracuse as a graduate transfer, Wilson is back to playing his natural position — and he has an opportunity to earn his first starting job. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Wilson brings size, strength and experience to a group of defensive ends that also didn't play last season...
Colorado grad transfer DE De'Jon Wilson brings size, experience to Syracuse football (Bailey)
The defensive end had contributed in each of the previous two campaigns, totaling 19 tackles, a fumble recovery and half a sack, but struggled to make the transition to outside linebacker. So much so, that he didn't play a snap for the Buffaloes in 2015.
"He's really not an outside linebacker and he doesn't have the size to be a 3-4 end," CU defensive line coach Jim Jeffcoat said in a phone interview. "It wasn't anything he did."
Now at Syracuse as a graduate transfer, Wilson is back to playing his natural position — and he has an opportunity to earn his first starting job. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Wilson brings size, strength and experience to a group of defensive ends that also didn't play last season...
Colorado grad transfer DE De'Jon Wilson brings size, experience to Syracuse football (Bailey)