Nick Wilson (American football) explained

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 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		10–4	13	236	1,375	5.8	85	16	12	90	7.5	34	1
2015		4–2	6	134	729	5.4	43	8	4	52	13.0	22	0
2016		2–3	5	55	320	5.8	49	3	2	11	13.0	8	0
2017		4–1	5	67	348	5.2	46	3	1	6	6.0	6	0
Career		20–10	29	491	2,779	5.7	99	30	19	159	8.4	50	1

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

• Doak Walker Award Preseason Watchlist

†Shared award

External links

• Arizona Wildcats bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: UA's new backs bring power, speed. Berk. Daniel. August 24, 2014. Arizona Daily Star. Lee Enterprises. September 13, 2019.
2. Web site: Rivals.com . November 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151121011336/https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Nick-Wilson-143229 . November 21, 2015 . dead .
3. Web site: Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez adds weapon in RB Nick Wilson. McLaughlin. Brian. March 18, 2013. Sporting News. en. September 13, 2019. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132603/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2013-03-18/recruiting-arizona-nick-wilson-rb-commitment-rich-rodriguez-pac-12. dead.
4. Web site: Arizona Wildcats add four-star running back Nick Wilson to 2014 class. Gimino. Anthony. March 16, 2013. Tucson Citizen. Gannett. September 13, 2019.
5. Web site: Wilson's start allows Arizona to dream of another Ka'Deem. September 9, 2014. Fox Sports. en-US. September 13, 2019.
6. Web site: Freshman Nick Wilson filling shoes of All-American Ka'Deem Carey at Arizona. Associated Press. March 24, 2015. Fox News. en-US. September 13, 2019.
7. Web site: Arizona throttles Utah behind big effort from RB Nick Wilson. Fischer. Bryan. November 22, 2014. National Football League. en. September 13, 2019.
8. Web site: Nick Wilson (Central High) and No. 15 Arizona run past No. 20 Utah 42–10. The Fresno Bee. McClatchy. September 13, 2019.
9. Web site: Players arrive for Bears rookie minicamp . chicagobears.com . May 11, 2018 . 18 November 2024.