Jason Wilson is in his second season as tight ends coach and his first as recruiting coordinator at UVa-Wise. In 2017, Jake Barnett caught 17 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns from his tight end position. Wilson’s tight ends also played an integral role in the team’s running attack with blocking assignments from both one and two tight end looks.
Last winter, he was promoted to recruiting coordinator and helped bring in this year’s signing class which featured 26 on National Signing Day.
Prior to coming to UVa-Wise, Wilson served as a graduate assistant at Lamar, There, he was responsible for weekly breakdown of every opponent, preparing daily offensive practice scripts and assisting the offensive coordinator in game planning procedures. The coach also created weekly scouting reports for the players and coaches.
Previously, the coach spent a season each at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and South Alabama as a student assistant.
As a student assistant, Wilson assisted with running backs at both universities. While at South Alabama, the coach assisted with offensive game planning each week while working on and organizing the opponent scouting report.
Wilson assisted in multiple aspects of recruiting and assisted in coaching Xavier Johnson to honorable mention in the Sun Belt.
While at UAB, the coach assisted in coaching running back Jordan Howard to first team All C-USA honors. Howard would be drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 draft by the Chicago Bears.
Wilson spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Parrish High School in Parrish, Ala. where he led and organized the strength and conditioning program while also working with the wide receivers and defensive secondary.
