Running back, Nebraska, 2014–⁠18

Mikale Wilbon

Number
No. 21
Height
5′9″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Mikale Wilbon played running back at Nebraska (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

90rushing yards, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highat Penn State, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Nebraska9353.9019
2016Nebraska15895.9032
2017Nebraska883794.3625
2018Nebraska471.804
Career1165104.4632

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Nebraska22814.0014
2016Nebraska4348.5013
2017Nebraska21803.8012
Career271425.3014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Nebraska21RBRS
2015Nebraska21RBFr.
2016Nebraska21RBSo.
2017Nebraska21RBJr.
2018Nebraska21RBSr.5′9″220

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
2015Nebraska110.17––1.9––
2016Nebraska200.07––1.44%–
2017Nebraska114-0.0215th (n=287)0.12-2.215%0.13
2018Nebraska4-0.39––-1.6––

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

2018 Nebraska 3 games, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 13atNorthwesternL 31–⁠34––––––
Oct 27vs.Bethune-CookmanW 45–⁠9120–––
Nov 10vs.IllinoisW 54–⁠35350–––
2017 Nebraska 11 games, 379 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 43–⁠362151370
Sep 9atOregonL 35–⁠42381140
Sep 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠21249003140
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 27–⁠17147811−20
Sep 29atIllinoisW 28–⁠613600–––
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠56330330
Oct 28atPurdueW 25–⁠241301120
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠31120280
Nov 11atMinnesotaL 21–⁠54102811−20
Nov 18atPenn StateL 44–⁠56105322180
Nov 24vs.IowaL 14–⁠5673904180
2016 Nebraska 8 games, 89 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Fresno StateW 43–⁠101160–––
Sep 24atNorthwesternW 24–⁠136550160
Oct 1vs.IllinoisW 31–⁠161301130
Oct 22vs.PurdueW 27–⁠14110140
Oct 29atWisconsinL 17–⁠23220–––
Nov 5atOhio StateL 3–⁠623130–––
Nov 12vs.MinnesotaW 24–⁠17–––1110
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠381−10–––
2015 Nebraska 2 games, 35 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.BYUL 28–⁠3361402280
Sep 12vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠93210–––

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

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