Nick Wilson (American football)
Arizona Wildcats No. 28 | |
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Position | Running back |
Class | Sophomore |
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Place of birth | Fresno, California |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
Nick Wilson is an American football running back for the Arizona Wildcats.
Early years
Wilson attended Central High School in Fresno, California. As a senior he was the Tri-River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,119 yards on 126 carries. As a junior in 2012 he rushed for a school record 1,627 yards.[1] Wilson was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com.[2] In March 2013, he committed to the University of Arizona to play college football.[3][4]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Nick Wilson RB |
Fresno, CA | Central High School (Fresno, California) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 4.40 | Mar 12, 2013 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 29 (RB) Rivals: 23 (RB) ESPN: 21 (RB) | ||||||
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College career
In Wilson's first career college game he rushed for 104 yards on seven carries with a touchdown.[5][6] Against Utah, Wilson rushed for 218 yards with three touchdowns on 20 carries.[7][8]
College statistics
Year | Team | W-L | Games | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | Rush TDs | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | Rec TDs |
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2014 | Arizona | 10-4 | 13 | 236 | 1,375 | 5.8 | 85 | 16 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 34 | 1 |
2015 | Arizona | 4-2 | 6 | 115 | 683 | 6.0 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
2016 | Arizona | 1-1 | 2 | 41 | 254 | 6.0 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13.0 | 8 | 0 |
Career | 15-7 | 21 | 392 | 2,312 | 5.9 | 128 | 27 | 19 | 141 | 8.9 | 56 | 1 | |
Date | Opponent | Yards | TD | ||||||||
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Sept. 4, 2014 | UTSA | 174 | 1 | ||||||||
Sept. 13, 2014 | Nevada | 171 | 2 | ||||||||
Nov. 8, 2014 | Colorado | 153 | 0 | ||||||||
Nov. 15, 2014 | Washington | 104 | 2 | ||||||||
Nov. 22, 2014 | Utah | 218 | 3 | ||||||||
Nov. 28, 2014 | Arizona State | 178 | 3 | ||||||||
Sept. 12, 2015 | Nevada | 194 | 3 | ||||||||
Sept. 19, 2015 | Northern Arizona | 143 | 2 | ||||||||
Sept. 26, 2015 | UCLA | 136 | 0 | ||||||||
Awards & Honors
2016
- Doak Walker Award Preseason Watchlist
†Shared award
References
- ↑ UA's new backs bring power, speed
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez adds weapon in RB Nick Wilson
- ↑ Arizona Wildcats add four-star running back Nick Wilson to 2014 class
- ↑ Wilson's start allows Arizona to dream of another Ka'Deem
- ↑ Freshman Nick Wilson filling shoes of All-American Ka'Deem Carey at Arizona
- ↑ Arizona throttles Utah behind big effort from RB Nick Wilson
- ↑ Nick Wilson (Central High) and No. 15 Arizona run past No. 20 Utah 42-10
External links
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