Riley Wilson, who played three seasons at Hawaii and two at Montana before transferring to Arizona during the offseason, has the second-highest Pro Football Focus grade among returning linebackers in the Big XII. Wilson was a Football Championship Subdivision All-American at Montana in 2024.
Wilson received an 86.7 grade from Pro Football Focus during the 2024 season. Austin Romaine of Kansas State is the only returning Big XII LB in 2025 who received a higher PFF grade. Wilson had 83 tackles, 11.5 for loss, 4.5 sacks and two passes defended for Montana in 2024.
At Hawaii, Wilson was a wide receiver in his first season before being used seldomly as a LB in 2021 and 2022.