Nick Wilson (American football)

Nick Wilson
Arizona Wildcats No. 28
Position Running back
Class Senior
Major Criminal justice studies
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Fresno (CA) Central
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996
Place of birth Fresno, California
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg)

Nick Wilson (born April 21, 1996) 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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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: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 (.714) 14 236 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 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 16–9 (.640) 25 425 2,424 5.9 177 27 18 141 8.9 56 1
100+ Yard Games (11 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
Sept. 3, 2016 BYU 0
Sept. 10, 2016 Grambling State 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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