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 23) [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 college 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

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

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
2021 Clemson 12450.0317.810197.6122.00
2022 Clemson 0000000000000
2023 Southern Miss 1116230153.81,9406.4117115.457190.31
2024 Appalachian State 000000.0000.0000.00
Career 1216430553.81,9716.5127116.458210.41

References

  1. 1 2 @billywiles8 (June 26, 2020). "Big 18!!🙏" (Tweet). Retrieved June 26, 2024 via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 "Billy Wiles: Clemson Football Quarterback - News, Stats, Bio". TigerNet. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  3. "Billy Wiles, Stone Bridge, Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. "Billy Wiles, FRESHMAN Quarterback, Southern Miss". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Billy Wiles". Clemson Tigers . June 25, 2021.
  6. Hood, David (April 20, 2021). "Billy Wiles ready to compete as he adds depth to Clemson QB group". TigerNet. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. "Clemson QB Billy Wiles enters transfer portal". TigerNet. December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. Crumpton, Tony (December 15, 2022). "Clemson QB Billy Wiles transfers to Southern Mississippi". TigerNet. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. Brent, Ansley (August 23, 2023). "Billy Wiles named Southern Miss starting quarterback". WXXV . Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  10. Mixon, Dima (September 3, 2023). "Billy Wiles Throws Three Touchdowns, Leads Southern Miss to 40-14 Victory Over Alcorn State". SM2. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  11. Mixon, Dima. "Southern Miss suffers worst conference loss in history to South Alabama 55-3". SM2. Southern Miss Student Media. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  12. Sklar, Sam (April 12, 2024). "Southern Miss quarterback Billy Wiles enters transfer portal". Hattiesburg American . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  13. "FORMER RIVAL QUARTERBACK COMMITS TO APP STATE". 247Sports. April 24, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.