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==College career==
[[File:Kyle Wilson October 31 2009.JPG|thumb|150px|right|Wilson during his tenure at Boise State.]]
After [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirting]] the 2005 season, Wilson played in 10 games and finished 10th on team with 41 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and an interception. He started final five games at cornerback and delivered an impressive performance at the [[2007 Fiesta Bowl]], finishing with 10 tackles in Boise State's 43-42 upset win over Oklahoma. Wilson was named honorable mention Freshman All-America by ''[[Sporting News]]''.

As a sophomore, Wilson started all 13 games at cornerback, finishing the season with 41 tackles, eight pass breakups, two interceptions, two tackles for loss, one sack and a blocked kick. His season-high six tackles came against [[East Carolina University|East Carolina]] in the [[2007 Hawaii Bowl]]. Wilson earned second-team All-WAC honors.

In his junior season, Wilson led Boise State with five interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 15 passes defended. He recorded 35 tackles, 26 of which were unassisted, and returned 33 punts for 470 yards and three touchdowns. Wilson started each game of the season, making his current streak of 31 consecutive starts the longest active streak on team. He was named first-team All-WAC cornerback and second-team all-conference punt returner. Also, ''[[The Sporting News]]'' named him to their 2008 All-American Second Team.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sporting News' college football All-American Second Team | url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=497804 | work=Sporting News | publisher= | date=December 17, 2008  | accessdate= }}</ref>

In 2009, ''Rivals.com'' listed him at No. 3 of their preseason cornerback power ranking.<ref>{{Citation |last=Buchanan |first=Olin |last2=Dienhart |first2=Tom |last3=Fox |first3=David |last4=Huguenin |first4=Mike |last5=Megargee |first5=Steve |date=August 26, 2009 |title=Preseason cornerback power rankings |work=Rivals.com |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=980367 }}</ref> In October, he was named a midseason All-American by ''[[The Sporting News]]'',<ref name="TSNmidseasonAll-Americans">{{Citation |date=October 20, 2009 |title=SN's midseason All-Americans: Defense |newspaper=Sporting News |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-10-20/sns-midseason-all-americans-defense }}</ref> and in early November he was named one of twelve semifinalists for the 2009 [[Jim Thorpe Award]].<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=204826984 |title=Kyle Wilson Named A Semi-Finalist For Jim Thorpe Award |date=November 3, 2009 |work=Boise State Sports Information }}</ref>