De’Runnya Wilson Was A Former Mississippi State Receiver. He Was Found Dead In His Home In Alabama.

🐻De’Runnya S. Wilson🐻

He was born on September 14th, 1994. He attended Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was primarily a basketball star, earning first-team Parade All-American honors in 2013. He helped lead the Dragons three consecutive state championships and was named the 2013 Alabama Mr. Basketball. 

He joined the football team in his senior season and was a wide receiver. He caught 31 passes for 682 yards and helped lead the Dragons to a 10-2 season. 

De'Runnya was nicknamed "Bear" by his high school coach, who said he was a "bear of a load" every time he hit the court or the field. 

Fresh out of high school, De'Runnya was a three-star recruit and chose to attend Mississippi State over offers from Auburn, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Louisville, Tennessee, and UAB.

In his three seasons at MSU, De'Runnya had 133 catches for 1,936 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns. His 22 receiving scores is tied for second all-time in program history. He ranks No. 6 in all-time catches and No. 7 in receiving yards. 

De'Runnya also caught eight passes and had a career-high 117 receiving yards and a touchdown against Ole Miss in 2014, albeit in a loss for Mississippi State.

When he was a junior in 2015, he caught 60 passes for 918 yards. He was one of just eight receivers in program history to eclipse 900 receiving yards in a single season.

On January 1st, 2016, De'Runnya announced that he would enter the 2016 NFL Draft. He went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, but in October 2016, he had a workout with the Chicago Bears.

On March 20th, 2018, Wilson was assigned to the Albany Empire. On March 28th, 2018, he was placed on recallable reassignment.

On January 20th, 2020, officers were called to a home at 2128 Northland Avenue. A relative had found 25-year-old De'Runnya unresponsive inside the home in Alabama.

His death is being investigated as a homicide.

No arrests have been made in the case.

If you know anything about this case call Birmingham police at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.