Prairie View A&M defensive end Jarvis Wilson made a favorable impression this past week on the gridiron and earned a contract with the NFL's Green Bay Packers after participating in the team's rookie orientation camp.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Wilson flew down to Green Bay to participate in the team's rookie orientation camp which featured 11 of the team's draft picks, a dozen rookie and first-year free-agent signees and 27 tryout players. Wilson entered camp as a tryout player and overcame the odds as he was one of five tryout players offered a contract by the team and will hit the ground running as he'll participate in Green Bay's organized team activities (OTAs) next week.

As a senior at Prairie View A&M, Wilson registered 63 tackles, including eight tackles for loss, a half-sack, a forced fumble, four QB hurries and two passes defensed. As a junior in 2011, Wilson posted 59 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, seven sacks, a forced fumble, three QB hurries and two passes defensed.

Wilson becomes the third consecutive defensive end from Prairie View A&M under head coach Heishma Northern and defensive line coach Miles Brandon to earn a spot on an NFL roster as he joins Quinton Spears (Indianapolis Colts) and Adrian Hamilton (Baltimore Ravens). Like Spears and Hamilton, Wilson will move to linebacker as the Packers employ a 3-4 defense.