The top-rated prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Listed the No. 40 overall prospect in the nation, the No. 4 running back in the country and the top player in the state by Rivals.com … Listed as the No. 48 overall player in the country by PrepStar … Ranked the No. 50 overall prospect nationally and the No. 5 running back by SuperPrep … Rated the No. 5 running back nationally and the No. 50 overall prospect in the country by ESPN.com’s recruiting service … Ranked the No. 22 tailback prospect in the nation by Scout.com … Ranked the No. 3 player in the state of Virginia by SuperPrep.

Committed to Virginia Tech on July 18, 2008 … Member of the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team … SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American … Member of the SuperPrep Elite 50 Team … An ESPNU Top 150 player … Member of the Rivals100 Team … Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia … One of 50 national winners of the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year honors … Member of SuperPrep’s Mid-Atlantic Team … Named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic Region Team as a running back … Rushed for 2,291 yards and 35 touchdowns – both school records – his senior season … Rushed for more than 300 yards in a game twice … Earned first-team All-Group AAA honors by the Associated Press as a running back … First-team all-district and all region player … Finished with 1,551 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior … Added two touchdowns on returns and one touchdown via reception … Rushed for 47 yards on 13 carries and caught two passes for 50 more, scoring two touchdowns in the Hawaii/Polynesia Mainland Bowl in December, earning MVP honors … Placed first at the Nike Indoor Nationals for the triple jump.

“David Wilson has a great combination of athletic ability and character,” Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer said. “He is a great person whose national accomplishments on the football field speak for themselves. David could have gone to a lot of schools in this country but decided to come to Virginia Tech, and we’re extremely glad he’s a Hokie.

“I know he is very excited about being a part of a team that is representing the United States. I know he will be an outstanding representative of our country and our university.”