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#3 Eugene Wilson III

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Florida (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'11" · 190 lbHometown  Tampa, FL · Gaither HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SLOT2

Placement

Backup

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Eugene Wilson III holds the WR-SL · Backup spot in LSU Tigers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterJayce BrownStarter

WR-Z · StarterJackson HarrisStarter

WR-SL · StarterWinston Watkins Jr.Starter

WR-X · BackupMalik ElzyBackup

WR-Z · BackupTre' BrownBackup

WR-SL · BackupEugene Wilson IIIBackup

Transfer history

2026Florida→LSU Tigers

Background & career

Eugene Wilson III is a wide receiver from Tampa, Florida, who transferred to LSU after three seasons at Florida. The 5'11", 190-pound redshirt junior was a four-star recruit in the 2023 class and earned Freshman All-America honors from the FWAA in 2023 after catching 61 passes for 538 yards and 6 touchdowns. Over his Florida career, Wilson appeared in 22 games with 16 starts and compiled 107 receptions for 1,043 yards and 10 touchdowns. Injuries limited his 2024 and 2025 seasons; in 2025 he played in 8 games and caught 27 passes for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns before missing the final four games. Wilson is a two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection.

Florida2023 – 2025

LSU2026 — present

Previous schoolFloridaRecruiting4-star · No. 109 nationalOriginTampa, FL · Gaither HS