Running back, Arizona, 2019–⁠23

Michael Wiley

Lettered 2019–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Nov 10, 2001

Michael Wiley played running back at Arizona (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

214rushing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona State, 20228catches, career hightwice; last at Mississippi State, 202387receiving yards, career highat Washington State, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Utah, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Arizona311063.4017
2020Arizona332266.8345
2021Arizona913023.3216
2022Arizona1137716.8872
2023Arizona703114.4324
Career3381,7165.11672

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Arizona181659.2034
2020Arizona8334.108
2021Arizona332979.0432
2022Arizona363499.7338
2023Arizona2830610.9540
Career1231,1509.31240

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Arizona5950
2023Arizona4770
Career91720

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Arizona6RBYr 1
2020Arizona6RBYr 2
2021Arizona6RBYr 3
2022Arizona6RBYr 4
2023Arizona6RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Arizona510.03––1.67%–
2020Arizona440.24––10.512%0.17
2021Arizona1170.1751st (n=277)0.1619.514%0.01
2022Arizona1450.3694th (n=470)0.1453.020%0.22
2023Arizona870.2368th (n=450)0.1719.714%0.13

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Arizona 10 games, 311 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Northern ArizonaW 38–⁠3105206570
Sep 9atMississippi StateL 24–⁠31113308600
Sep 16vs.UTEPW 31–⁠10178311150
Sep 23atStanfordW 21–⁠20280–––
Oct 28vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠242005582
Nov 4vs.UCLAW 27–⁠104260–––
Nov 11atColoradoW 34–⁠31–––1130
Nov 18vs.UtahW 42–⁠1852405682
Nov 25atArizona StateW 59–⁠23126622351
Dec 28 ✦vs.OklahomaW 38–⁠247190–––
2022 Arizona 11 games, 771 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠2063103180
Sep 10vs.Mississippi StateL 17–⁠3964914540
Sep 17vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠289511260
Sep 24atCaliforniaL 31–⁠4914791–––
Oct 1vs.ColoradoW 43–⁠20167705342
Oct 8vs.OregonL 22–⁠4961002130
Oct 29vs.USCL 37–⁠45104914390
Nov 5atUtahL 20–⁠4566402410
Nov 12atUCLAW 34–⁠28219716461
Nov 19vs.Washington StateL 20–⁠3175005470
Nov 25vs.Arizona StateW 38–⁠351221433510
2021 Arizona 11 games, 302 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.BYUL 16–⁠24156406660
Sep 11vs.San Diego StateL 14–⁠385602−20
Sep 18vs.Northern ArizonaL 19–⁠213−10–––
Sep 25atOregonL 19–⁠4115630140
Oct 9vs.UCLAL 16–⁠34134603431
Oct 16atColoradoL 0–⁠347704290
Oct 30atUSCL 34–⁠416271180
Nov 6vs.CaliforniaW 10–⁠312371160
Nov 13vs.UtahL 29–⁠383204481
Nov 19atWashington StateL 18–⁠4453208871
Nov 27atArizona StateL 15–⁠387190381
2020 Arizona 5 games, 226 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 14vs.USCL 30–⁠3431102150
Nov 21atWashingtonL 27–⁠444101–––
Nov 28atUCLAL 10–⁠278371130
Dec 5vs.ColoradoL 13–⁠24912605150
Dec 11vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠709421–––
2019 Arizona 10 games, 106 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 24atHawai’iL 38–⁠453303500
Sep 7vs.Northern ArizonaW 65–⁠419390–––
Sep 14vs.Texas TechW 28–⁠142001−30
Sep 28vs.UCLAW 20–⁠174701340
Oct 5atColoradoW 35–⁠301206480
Oct 12vs.WashingtonL 27–⁠5163502110
Oct 19atUSCL 14–⁠4121304270
Nov 2vs.Oregon StateL 38–⁠561001−20
Nov 16atOregonL 6–⁠34100–––
Nov 23vs.UtahL 7–⁠35270–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′10½″
Weight210 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan74⅛″W
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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