Wilson had a tryout with the New England Patriots of the NFL in 1981 as a free agent. In 1982, Wilson joined the Argos as a free agent in May. Wilson played five seasons with the Argos, recording 14 career interceptions, 3 defensive touchdowns and winning an East All-Star in 1983 when he recorded a career high 4 interceptions.
| Year | Team | GP | T | ST | Total | TFL | Yds | KD | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 1983 | TOR | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 1984 | TOR | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 1985 | TOR | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 1986 | TOR | 11 | 0 |
The CFL did not keep official tackle stats during these years.
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 1983 | TOR | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 1 | 55 |
| 1984 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 29 |
| 1986 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | OFR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | TOR | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |