“PeeWee” Wilson had 151 tackles, eight for a loss, two sacks, 10 hurries, a blocked field goal, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions for a Pacifica team that won a CIF championship last season. He put up those crazy numbers after sitting out five games due to transferring from St. Bonaventure.

He’s a versatile player who can play inside or off the edge and is dangerous as a spy on the quarterback because of his quickness breaking to the ball. In pass coverage, he drops to his zone quickly and he often blows up screens before a lineman can get down the field to him. Wilson is a ball-hawk who is always near the ball carrier and once he gets his he gets his hands on a ball carrier, they aren’t getting away.

San Jose State offered Wilson recently and he set up an official visit to Cal Poly.

Wilson had 12 tackles, a hurry and an interception for Pacifica in its loss to Central East in the Division 1-A State championship game.

He had double-digit tackles in evry game this season including 78 tackles in Pacifica’s six playoff games.

Pacifica of Oxnard linebacker Philip Wilson III Philip Wilson III 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Pacifica-Oxnard | 2027 State CA picked up an offer from Sacramento State this week.

Wilson led St. Bonaventure in tackles last season with 122, 11 for a loss, one sack, an interception and a forced fumble. He has since transferred to Pacifica.

Wilson had a good showing at the Under Armour Next camp earlier this month and also has offers from Campbell, Houston Christian and SMU.

Wilson is a very active tackler and one of the top defenders in Southern California. He is extremely athletic for the linebacker position and has tremendous open field speed when closing, tackling abilities in space and has a natural feel for the ball. Pre-snap, he shows quick play recognition and processing and shows he can apply pressure up the middle or off the edge with natural pass rush abilities and bend. Wilson shows he can get off blocks against bigger blockers with a violent hand strike and is a good mix of both a plug-and-play linebacker with elite athleticism in coverage and making plays outside the tackles. He holds offers from Houston Christian, SMU, and Campbell.