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Josh Wilson

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Josh Wilson recorded 121 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, BLT, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

3.4

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

121

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Josh Wilson's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 6, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2013

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
BALTIMORERAVENS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 13, 2010

Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2010

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2009
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 8, 2009

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2009

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2008
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 26, 2008

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2009
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 29, 2009

Seattle Seahawks vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 29, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Josh Wilson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NOV 25, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2013

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 21, 2008

New York Jets vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2011
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 26, 2011

Washington Commanders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2011

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 22, 2013

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 75 interception return yards

Regular Season
2008
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 26, 2008

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Josh Wilson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2009

01
SEAWILSON—Josh Wilson
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

2007–2012

02
BALWILSON—Josh Wilson
BALFLACCO5Joe Flacco
BALRICE27Ray Rice

Five straight postseasons end with a championship

Baltimore Ravens · Flacco's January run

John Harbaugh and Flacco reached the playoffs in each of their first five seasons together, culminating in four road-or-neutral wins and the Super Bowl XLVII title.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASWILSON—Josh Wilson
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

04
WASWILSON—Josh Wilson
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

05
ATLWILSON—Josh Wilson
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

06
DETWILSON—Josh Wilson
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons121 career games332 career solo tackles6 career sacksCollege: MarylandDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 55Jersey: 305 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2007Most recent: Nov 15, 2015

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history