Wayne Wilson
Wayne MacArthur Wilson
Born: September 4, 1957
Montgomery County, MD USA
Deceased: March 10, 2024
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Shepherd
High School: Howard (Ellicott City, MD)
Career: 1979-1987
Drafted: 1979 in Round 12, #324 overall by the Houston Oilers
Wayne Wilson played from 1979 to 1987 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins. Wilson ran for 2,531 yards in his career on 684 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 181 passes for 1,533 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 63 | 188 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 44 | 137 | 3.1 | 13 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 103 | 413 | 4.0 | 20 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 199 | 787 | 4.0 | 29 | 9 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 74 | 261 | 3.5 | 36 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 168 | 645 | 3.8 | 41 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 11 | 2 |
| Totals | 684 | 2531 | 3.7 | 41 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 241 | 7.8 | 42 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 384 | 12.4 | 55 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 25 | 175 | 7.0 | 34 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 20 | 178 | 8.9 | 24 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 33 | 314 | 9.5 | 34 | 3 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 38 | 228 | 6.0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 181 | 1533 | 8.5 | 55 | 14 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 230 | 20.9 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 722 | 23.3 | 57 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 192 | 27.4 | 75 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 239 | 26.6 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 72 | 1630 | 22.6 | 75 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 7 |
| 1983 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 8 |
| 1984 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 |
