Billy Wiles (American football)

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Billy Wiles
Appalachian State MountaineersNo. 9
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2002-06-26) June 26, 2002 (age 22) [1]
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High school Stone Bridge
(Ashburn, Virginia)

Billy Wiles (born June 26, 2002) [1] is an American football quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers. He previously played for the Clemson Tigers and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

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Early life and high school

Wiles grew up in Ashburn, Virginia and attended Stone Bridge High School. During high school, he led the football team to a state title in the spring of 2021 by completing a 16-yard walk-off touchdown pass during overtime. [2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from Bryant, Bucknell, Campbell, Fordham, Gardner–Webb, Georgetown, Harvard, Holy Cross, Howard, Lehigh, UMass, Old Dominion, Tulane, William & Mary and Yale. [3] [4] [5]

College career

Clemson

Wiles joined Clemson in 2021 as a walk-on. [6] During the season, he completed 2 out of 4 passing attempts for 31 yards and a touchdown in 11 snaps making him the second Clemson walk-on quarterback to throw a touchdown pass. [2] During the 2022 season, he was placed on scholarship but did not play or appear in a game that year. [5] On December 4, 2022, Wiles announced that he had entered the transfer portal. [7] On December 15, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Southern Miss. [8]

Southern Miss

During the 2023 season, Wiles was named the starting quarterback. [9] In his first game as a Golden Eagle against Alcorn State, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns. [10] During a blowout 55-3 loss to South Alabama, Wiles was benched due to only throwing for 5 yards on a 40% completion percentage. He resumed starting duties the following week. [11]

On April 12, 2024, Wiles announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time. [12]

Appalachian State

On April 24, 2024, Wiles announced that he would transfer to Appalachian State. [13]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
Clemson Tigers
2021 12450.0317.810197.6122.00
2022 0000000000000
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
2023 1116230153.81,9406.4117115.457190.31
Appalachian State Mountaineers
2024 000000.0000.0000.00
Career 1216430553.81,9716.5127116.458210.41

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