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. Wilson was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. In March 2013, he committed to the University of Arizona to play college football.
College career In Wilson's first career college game he rushed for 104 yards on seven carries with a touchdown. Against Utah, Wilson rushed for 218 yards with three touchdowns on 20 carries.
College statistics
Year Team W-L Games Att Yards Avg Long Rush TDs Rec Yards Avg Long Rec TDs 2014 Arizona 10–4 () 13 236 1,375 5.8 85 16 12 90 7.5 34 1 2015 Arizona 4–2 () 6 134 729 5.4 43 8 4 52 13.0 22 0 2016 Arizona 2–3 () 5 55 320 5.8 49 3 2 11 13.0 8 0 2017 Arizona 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.
Awards and honors 2016 Doak Walker Award Preseason Watchlist
†Shared award
References
External links Arizona Wildcats bio