Eric Wilkes

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-7
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, NV
High School:
Desert Pines

2016
Played in just one game, the season opener at Utah State, where he had one carry for two yards before suffering a season-ending injury.

2015 (Sophomore)
Earned Big Sky All-Conference honors as a running back and kick returner...Earned Second Team All-Big Sky honors as a return specialist and earned honorable mention honors as a running back...Led the Big Sky in kickoff return average at 28.9 yards per return...Had 16 returns for 463 yards with one touchdown...Had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the Sept. 12 game at FCS defending champion North Dakota State...It was the seventh 100-yard kickoff return in WSU school history...He also had four returns for 138 yards against Southern Utah and three returns for 70 yards in the win at Montana...Ranked seventh in the Big Sky in all purpose yards with an average of 110 yards per game...Led the Wildcats in rushing with 153 carries for 662 yards and five touchdowns...Averaged 60.2 rushing yards per game...Had a career-high 122 yards on 22 carries in WSU’s win at Northern Colorado...Also had 24 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown in a win at Montana and had 19 carries for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the season-ending win over Idaho State...Also had two rushing touchdowns at Northern Arizona.

2014 (Freshman)
Played in all 12 games as a true freshman after joining the Wildcats during the summer of 2014...Had 58 carries on the year for 184 yards and one touchdown...Had a season-high 50 yards and one touchdown in WSU’s home opener against No. 1 North Dakota State on Sept. 6...Also had a 27-yard rush against the Bison, his longest rush of the season...Had 30 or more yards rushing in four games, including against nationally ranked Arizona State and in Weber State’s win over Northern Colorado...Recorded three receptions for 20 yards and finished the year with 204 all purpose yards.

Desert Pines High School
Graduated from Desert Pines High School in 2014...As a senior rushed for 1,024 yards with 13 touchdowns and earned All-Conference honors...Rushed for 887 yards as a junior with six touchdowns and rushed for 893 yards as a sophomore with another 13 touchdowns...Totaled more than 2,800 yards rushing during his high school career and had 32 touchdowns...Also participated in track and field at Desert Pines and won the state title in the 100 meters and the 4X100 meter relay team.

Personal
Was born Oct. 4, 1995 in Las Vegas...Is the son of Ruthie Daniels and Howard Williams...Has six siblings...Participated in ballet when he was young...Is majoring in Criminal Justice at Weber State.