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Tavon Wilson

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San Francisco 49ers · FS

Tavon Wilson recorded 105 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

3.5

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

105

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
2016
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 7, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2017

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 22, 2013

New England Patriots vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 13, 2013

Houston Texans vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 9, 2021

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2014
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 18, 2015

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2019
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 8, 2019

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2019

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2017
ARIZONACARDINALS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 10, 2017

Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2019
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 10, 2019

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2019

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 1, 2017

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 74 interception return yards

Regular Season
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 22, 2013

New England Patriots vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2013

01
NEWILSON—Tavon Wilson
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
NEWILSON—Tavon Wilson
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETWILSON—Tavon 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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Franchise era

2019–present

04
INDWILSON—Tavon Wilson
INDTAYLOR28Jonathan Taylor
INDNELSON56Quenton Nelson

A strong roster searches for quarterback permanence

Indianapolis Colts · Life after Luck

Indianapolis cycled through veteran and young quarterbacks while retaining a physical offensive identity and rebuilding around its line and skill talent.

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Franchise era

2015–present

05
SFWILSON—Tavon Wilson
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 201410 NFL seasons105 career games7 career rushing yards280 career solo tackles5 career sacksCollege: IllinoisDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 48Jersey: 326 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2012Most recent: Nov 7, 2021

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