Nick Wilson (American football)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | April 21, 1996 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fresno (CA) Central |
| College: | Arizona |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
Nick Wilson (born April 21, 1996) is an American football running back.
Early life
[edit]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 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 29 (RB) Rivals: 23 (RB) ESPN: 21 (RB) | ||||||
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College career
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Team | W-L | Games | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | Rush TDs | Rec | Yards | Avg | Long | Rec TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arizona | 10–4 (.714) | 13 | 236 | 1,375 | 5.8 | 85 | 16 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 34 | 1 |
| 2015 | Arizona | 4–2 (.667) | 6 | 134 | 729 | 5.4 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2016 | Arizona | 2–3 (.400) | 5 | 55 | 320 | 5.8 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Arizona | 4–1 (1.000) | 5 | 67 | 348 | 5.2 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 20–10 (.667) | 29 | 491 | 2,779 | 5.7 | 99 | 30 | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 50 | 1 | |
100+ Yard Games (12 Total)
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| Date | Opponent | Yards | TD | ||||||||
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| September 4, 2014 | UTSA | 174 | 1 | ||||||||
| September 13, 2014 | Nevada | 171 | 2 | ||||||||
| November 8, 2014 | Colorado | 153 | 0 | ||||||||
| November 15, 2014 | Washington | 104 | 2 | ||||||||
| November 22, 2014 | at Utah | 218 | 3 | ||||||||
| November 28, 2014 | Arizona State | 178 | 3 | ||||||||
| September 12, 2015 | Nevada | 194 | 3 | ||||||||
| September 19, 2015 | Northern Arizona | 143 | 2 | ||||||||
| September 26, 2015 | UCLA | 136 | 0 | ||||||||
| September 3, 2016 | BYU | 138 | 2 | ||||||||
| September 10, 2016 | Grambling State | 116 | 1 | ||||||||
| October 14, 2017 | UCLA | 135 | 2 | ||||||||
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in 2018, Wilson was invited to rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the Chicago Bears in May 2018.[9]
Awards and honors
[edit]2016
- Doak Walker Award Preseason Watchlist
†Shared award
References
[edit]- ^ Berk, Daniel (August 24, 2014). "UA's new backs bring power, speed". Arizona Daily Star. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Rivals.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ McLaughlin, Brian (March 18, 2013). "Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez adds weapon in RB Nick Wilson". Sporting News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Gimino, Anthony (March 16, 2013). "Arizona Wildcats add four-star running back Nick Wilson to 2014 class". Tucson Citizen. Gannett. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Wilson's start allows Arizona to dream of another Ka'Deem". Fox Sports. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Associated Press (March 24, 2015). "Freshman Nick Wilson filling shoes of All-American Ka'Deem Carey at Arizona". Fox News. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Fischer, Bryan (November 22, 2014). "Arizona throttles Utah behind big effort from RB Nick Wilson". National Football League. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Wilson (Central High) and No. 15 Arizona run past No. 20 Utah 42–10". The Fresno Bee. McClatchy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. [dead link]
- ^ "Players arrive for Bears rookie minicamp". chicagobears.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2024.