Recruiting Areas:
New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer,
Middlesex, Salem, Somerset counties), Philadelphia (Chester, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery
counties), Delaware
Darrell Wilson, who boasts 17 years of experience at three different Big 10 institutions, finished his fourth year on the Wagner sidelines in 2021, serving as Wagner's defensive coordinator.
After beginning his collegiate coaching career with a three-year stint at Rhode Island (1996-98), Wilson moved on to Wisconsin (2000-01) where he served as outside linebackers/special teams coach.
He then spent 11 seasons (2002-12) at Iowa working in various capacities, including heading up the Hawkeyes' special teams, linebackers and defensive back units. Most recently, Wilson spent three seasons (2013-15) as defensive backs coach at Rutgers.
A native of Camden, NJ where he starred at Pennsauken High School, Wilson is a 1981 graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he earned All-American honors.
Prior to embarking on his collegiate coaching career , Wilson compiled a 65-18 record (1988-95) as head coach at Woodrow Wilson High School where his teams won five conference championships and four times advanced to the South Jersey Group III State Finals. He was a 2017 inductee into the South Jersey Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
An honorable mention Division I-AA All-America defensive back for Connecticut (1976-80), Wilson also played one season for the New England Patriots (1981) and five with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts (1982-86).
Wilson's father, the late Wilbur “Pony” Wilson, was a South Jersey institution who served as athletic director at Rutgers–Camden for more than 28 years (1969-1988). During his tenure with the athletic department, he also served three separate stints as men’s basketball coach.
