Running back, Arizona, 2014–⁠17

Nick Wilson

Lettered 2014–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 28
Height
5′10″
Weight
208 lb
Hometown
Fresno, CA
Born
Apr 21, 1996, in Fresno, California

Nick Wilson played running back at Arizona (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

218rushing yards, career highat Utah, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Nevada, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Arizona2361,3755.81685
2015Arizona1337255.5843
2016Arizona553205.8349
2017Arizona1286144.8646
Career5523,0345.53385

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Arizona12907.5134
2015Arizona45213.0022
2016Arizona2115.508
2017Arizona166.006
Career191598.4134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Arizona28RB
2015Arizona28RB
2016Arizona28RB
2017Arizona28RB5′10″208

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
2014Arizona2490.2481st (n=253)0.1259.224%0.41
2015Arizona1380.1869th (n=268)0.1224.820%0.03
2016Arizona40-0.12––-5.013%–
2017Arizona1310.0630th (n=287)0.127.517%0.06

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

2017 Arizona 11 games, 614 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Northern ArizonaW 62–⁠24887146––
Sep 15atUTEPW 63–⁠161339017––
Sep 22vs.UtahL 24–⁠30134501616
Oct 7atColoradoW 45–⁠421142012––
Oct 14vs.UCLAW 47–⁠3022135239––
Oct 21atCaliforniaW 45–⁠442504––
Nov 4atUSCL 35–⁠492705––
Nov 11vs.Oregon StateW 49–⁠2817101124––
Nov 18atOregonL 28–⁠481773220––
Nov 25atArizona StateL 30–⁠421551010––
Dec 27 ✦vs.PurdueL 35–⁠38829010––
2016 Arizona 5 games, 320 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.BYUL 16–⁠1817138249211
Sep 10vs.GramblingW 31–⁠2124116122––
Sep 17vs.Hawai’iW 47–⁠282303––
Oct 1atUCLAL 24–⁠4561604––
Oct 15vs.USCL 14–⁠48647039––
2015 Arizona 9 games, 725 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.UTSAW 42–⁠322297021––
Sep 12atNevadaW 44–⁠2021183339230
Sep 19vs.Northern ArizonaW 77–⁠1319143243––
Sep 26vs.UCLAL 30–⁠562413602710
Oct 3atStanfordL 17–⁠55174618––
Oct 10vs.Oregon StateW 44–⁠71278218122
Oct 24vs.Washington StateL 42–⁠456804––
Nov 14vs.UtahW 37–⁠30627011––
Nov 21atArizona StateL 37–⁠526703––
2014 Arizona 13 games, 1,375 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.UNLVW 58–⁠13710418516
Sep 4atUTSAW 26–⁠2330174137––
Sep 13vs.NevadaW 35–⁠2829171228215
Sep 20vs.CaliforniaW 49–⁠451133011412
Oct 2atOregonW 31–⁠241392226134
Oct 25atWashington StateW 59–⁠3710181727
Nov 1atUCLAL 7–⁠1791804––
Nov 8vs.ColoradoW 38–⁠2021153039118
Nov 15vs.WashingtonW 27–⁠26301042121−2
Nov 22atUtahW 42–⁠1020218375––
Nov 28vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠3524178372––
Dec 5vs.OregonL 13–⁠51132608––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Boise StateL 30–⁠381986118––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′9⅝″
Weight199 lb
Arm length29⅞″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.59 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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