CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Appeared in 27 career games for the Nittany Lions, primarily on special teams.
2023 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Penn State's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Year along with Kaveion Keys.
Season: Appeared in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, making two tackles...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week five times (West Virginia, 9/2; Ohio State, 10/21; Indiana, 10/28; Maryland, 11/5; Michigan, 11/2).
Delaware (9/9): Assisted on a tackle. UMass (10/4): Made one tackle.
2022 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appearedin all 13 games, primarily on special teams...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week four times (Ohio, 9/1; Michigan, 10/15; Maryland, 11/12; Michigan State, 11/26).
Ohio (9/10): Recorded a quarterback hurry. Maryland (11/12): Picked up a quarterback hurry. at Rutgers (11/19): Recorded a tackle.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Redshirt season...Appeared in one game...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week (Michigan, 11/13).
2020 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not see any game action...Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week (Maryland, 11/7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letterwinner at Nazareth High School for head coach Tom Falzone...Was a team captain in 2019...Named team MVP in 2019 and 2017...Named a 2019 6A all-state selection...Also earned all-district and all-conference honors in 2019...Participated in the East-West All-Star Game...Team went 12-2 during senior year and was crowned District 6A Champions...Logged 119 tackles with 19 sacks (single-season sack record at Nazareth) and 36 tackles for loss during senior season...Missed a portion of junior season due to injury, but still compiled 36 tackles, four sacks and 11 tackles for loss...Made 97 tackles, eight sacks and 19 tackles for loss as a sophomore...Logged 26 tackles and two sacks as a freshman...Also earned three letters in baseball, one letter in wrestling and was additionally a member of the Club Ski Racing team...Wrestling squad was 2020 3A team state champions...Had a third place finish at the U16 Pennsylvania state ski racing tournament...Finished in the top 10 percent of his class academically, was an honor graduate, an AP scholar, a Football Scholar-Athlete and earned the 2019 Ideal Male Athlete Award.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jake Taylor Wilson...Son of Rod and Michelle Wilson...Has a sister, Kara...Earned his Penn State degree in electrical engineering in December 2023.