Nick Wilson (American football)

Nick Wilson
Arizona Wildcats No. 28
Position Running back
Class Sophomore
Career history
College
Personal information
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
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 29 (RB)   Rivals: 23 (RB)  ESPN: 21 (RB)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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
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
100+ Yard Games (20 Total)
Date Opponent Yards TD
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

†Shared award

References

  1. ↑ UA's new backs bring power, speed
  2. ↑ Rivals.com
  3. ↑ Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez adds weapon in RB Nick Wilson
  4. ↑ Arizona Wildcats add four-star running back Nick Wilson to 2014 class
  5. ↑ Wilson's start allows Arizona to dream of another Ka'Deem
  6. ↑ Freshman Nick Wilson filling shoes of All-American Ka'Deem Carey at Arizona
  7. ↑ Arizona throttles Utah behind big effort from RB Nick Wilson
  8. ↑ Nick Wilson (Central High) and No. 15 Arizona run past No. 20 Utah 42-10
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