Nick Wilson (American football)

Nick Wilson
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996 (age 28)
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

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]

College recruiting information
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 
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:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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) 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)
Date Opponent Yards TD
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

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

2016

†Shared award

References

  1. ^ Berk, Daniel (August 24, 2014). "UA's new backs bring power, speed". Arizona Daily Star. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rivals.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Gimino, Anthony (March 16, 2013). "Arizona Wildcats add four-star running back Nick Wilson to 2014 class". Tucson Citizen. Gannett. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Wilson's start allows Arizona to dream of another Ka'Deem". Fox Sports. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Associated Press (March 24, 2015). "Freshman Nick Wilson filling shoes of All-American Ka'Deem Carey at Arizona". Fox News. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Fischer, Bryan (November 22, 2014). "Arizona throttles Utah behind big effort from RB Nick Wilson". National Football League. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "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]
  9. ^ "Players arrive for Bears rookie minicamp". chicagobears.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2024.