Julian Wilson

Biography

An Oklahoma City native, Julian Wilson was hired as defensive backs coach in December of 2025. He coaches Oklahoma State's cornerbacks. Wilson arrived in Stillwater with six years of college coaching experience and has worked with defensive backs throughout his career. Prior to coming to OSU, Wilson spent the 2025 season as the defensive backs coach at North Texas. In his lone year at UNT, he was part of a staff that helped improve the Mean Green by nearly 10 points per game in scoring defense, by 90 yards per game in total defense and by more than 100 yards per game in passing defense. The 2025 UNT defense ranked among the top 25 in the FBS in fumbles recovered (No. 3), turnovers gained (No. 4), passing yards allowed (No. 8), passes intercepted (No. 14) and passing efficiency defense (No. 14). Wilson spent the 2024 season as the defensive backs coach at Sam Houston. He coached a defensive backfield that finished the season 13th in the FBS in passing defense and tallied 16 interceptions to mark the most in Conference USA. He also helped guide defensive back Caleb Weaver to a first team All-CUSA selection after he tallied a league-high four interceptions on the year. Wilson helped the Bearkats finish the year 10-3 and earn the first bowl victory in program history with a 31-26 win over Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl. Prior to his time at Sam Houston, Wilson spent the previous two seasons coaching defensive backs at Abilene Christian. During his two-year stint at ACU,