Adrian Lemar Wilson (born October 12, 1979) is an American football executive and former safety who was the vice president of pro scouting for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson is now the Vice President of Player Personnel for the Carolina Panthers (NFL). Wilson played college football at NC State and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He also played for the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears. Following the end of his playing career, Wilson joined the Cardinals as a regional scout and has been a member of their personnel department since 2015. Wilson parted ways with the team in February of 2023 though for a new opportunity in the Panthers front office. Playing career College Wilson attended North Carolina State University, where he was a two-year starter at strong safety for the NC State Wolfpack football team. In 33 games (and 23 starts) with the Wolfpack, he posted 254 total tackles (144 solo tackles, 11 tackles-for-losses), 11 pass deflections and 3 passes intercepted. His 248 total tackles was the most by an N.C. State defensive back since James Walker collected 289 stops from 1993–95. At the end of his junior year, Wilson decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2001 NFL Draft. National Football League Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals selected Wilson in the third round (64th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. Wilson was the sixth safety drafted in 2001. 2001 On July 25, 2001, the Arizona Cardinals signed Wilson to a three-year, $1.53 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $525,000. Throughout training camp, Wilson competed to be the starting strong safety against Pat Tillman and Justin Lucas. Head coach Dave McGinnis named Wilson the backup strong safety to start the regular season, behind Pat Tillman. He made his professional regular season debut in the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener against the Denver Broncos and made two combined tackles in their 38–17 loss. On October 28, 2001, Wilson deflected a pass and made his first career interception off a pass by Clint Stoerner during a 17–3 loss at the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7. The following week, Wilson recorded two combined tackles, broke up a pass, and was credited with half a sack on quarterback Donovan McNabb during a 21–7 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. The sack was the