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28 Nick Wilson

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 208
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fresno, Calif.
  • High School Central HS

Biography

2017: Named an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection … Voted by teammates as one of four season team captains … Became only seventh player in school history to top 3,000 career rushing yards … Third on team with 614 rushing yards and six touchdowns in 10 games played … Notched a pair of 100-yard rushing games … A starter in 10 of the 11 games he played in … Did not appear in games against Houston (Sept. 9) or Washington State (Oct. 28) due to injuries … Gained 29 yards on eight carries against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) … Carried 15 times for 51 yards against Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Totaled 72 yards with a pair of touchdowns on 17 carries at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Gained 101 yards with a score on 17 carries in victory over Oregon State (Nov. 11). Wildcats totaled a school-record 534 rushing yards and produced three 100-yard rushers for only third time … Ran twice for seven yards at USC (Nov. 4) … Missed contest against Washington State (Oct. 28) … Totaled five yards on two attempts before a first-quarter ankle injury … Season-high 135 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in victory over California (Oct. 21) … Rushed 11 times for 42 yards at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Carried 13 time for 45 yards, and added a six-yard reception against Utah (Sept. 22) … Netted 39 yards on 13 attempts at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Did not play against UTEP (Sept. 15) … Gained 87 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown, on only eight totes in opener against NAU (Sept. 2).

2016: Limited to only five games due to various injuries … Registered 320 yards and three rushing touchdowns on 55 carries, while catching two passes for 11 yards … Started season strong with consecutive 100-yard games … Rushed for 138-yards on 17 carries in season-opener against BYU (Sept. 3). Had two fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns, including a 49-yarder with 1:26 remaining to give UA the lead before losing on a last-second field goal … Netted 116 yards and a touchdown on season-high 24 carries against Grambling State (Sept. 10) … Totaled 14 carries in three other games (Hawai’i, UCLA and USC).

2015: Started all nine games he played in while missing four contests due to injury … Led team with 134 rush attempts, ranking second in yards (760) and touchdowns (9) … Opened season is strong fashion, gaining 97 yards in the opener and then turning in three-consecutive 100-yard games against Nevada (9/12), NAU (9/19) and UCLA (9/26) … Season highs for rushing yards (186) and touchdowns (3) came at Nevada … After six games, had racked up 687 yards (114.5 per game) on 115 carries (5.97 per attempt), but was slowed by injury rest of way … Missed the entirety of three conference games (10/17 at Colorado, 10/31 at Washington and 11/7 at USC), in addition to the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (12/19) … Added four receptions for 52 yards in the passing game … Was named to preseason watch lists for the Doak Walker Award and the Maxwell Award Watch.

2014: Played in 13 games and started eight at running back … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention … Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (11/24/14) … Athlon Sports National Freshman of the Week (11/23/14) … Totaled 1,375 rushing yards on 236 carries with 16 touchdowns … Averaged 5.8 yards per carry and 105.8 yards per game en route to setting Arizona’s freshman rushing record … Ranked fourth nationally among FBS freshman and No. 1 among league freshmen in total yards … 105.8 markers per game also led Pac-12 rookies … Rushed for 100+ yards on seven games this season.

High School: Tri-River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year for Central High School in 2013 … Logged 126 carries for 1,119 yards and eight receptions for 175 yards … Holds the Central single-season rushing record with 1,627 yards in 2012 … Recruited to compete in track and field at the collegiate level.

Personal: Son of George and LaKebbia Wilson … Majoring in criminal justice studies, with a minor in Africana studies … Prep teammates with fellow Wildcat Devon Brewer.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2014Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 199 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2015Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 199 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 208 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 208 lbs
    28
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