Nick Wilson (American football)

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Nick Wilson
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-21) April 21, 1996 (age 27)
Fresno, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Fresno (CA) Central
College: Arizona
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Free Agent

Nick Wilson (born April 21, 1996) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. Wilson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent.

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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
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Nick Wilson
RB 		Fresno, CA Central High School (Fresno, California) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg)4.40Mar 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg    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

YearTeamW-LGamesAttYardsAvgLongRush TDsRecYardsAvgLongRec TDs
2014 Arizona 10–4 (.714)132361,3755.8851612907.5341
2015 Arizona 4–2 (.667)61347295.443845213.0220
2016 Arizona 2–3 (.400)5553205.849321113.080
2017 Arizona 4–1 (1.000)5673485.2463166.060
Career20–10 (.667)294912,7795.79930191598.4501
100+ Yard Games (12 Total)
DateOpponentYardsTD
September 4, 2014UTSA1741
September 13, 2014Nevada1712
November 8, 2014Colorado1530
November 15, 2014Washington1042
November 22, 2014at Utah2183
November 28, 2014Arizona State1783
September 12, 2015Nevada1943
September 19, 2015Northern Arizona1432
September 26, 2015UCLA1360
September 3, 2016BYU1382
September 10, 2016Grambling State1161
October 14, 2017UCLA1352

Professional career

Awards and honors

2016

†Shared award

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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 ]
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