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Brenard Wilson

Brenard Wilson
No. 22
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1955-08-15) August 15, 1955 (age 69)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Father Lopez
College:Vanderbilt
Undrafted:1978
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:17
Fumble recoveries:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brenard Kenric Wilson (born August 15, 1955), is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1979 to 1987. He played college football at Vanderbilt University.

NFL career

As a rookie in 1979, Wilson took over from John Sanders as the Eagle starting free safety, doing a credible job with 4 interceptions. In 1980 and 1981, he had 6 and 5 interceptions, respectively. With Wilson and Randy Logan as the strong-side safety, the Eagles won the NFC Championship Game of the 1980-81 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, but lost Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders. In 1982, he had only 1 interception and was replaced in 1983 by Wes Hopkins, who had greater range in the defensive secondary. He had only 1 more interception before retiring.