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South Dakota State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Wilson, C.J.
Jersey Number 8
C.J. Wilson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Daytona Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Mainland H.S.
- Major:
- Communications
Bio
2019: Ranked third on the team for rushing with 491 yards in nine games .... averaged 7.1 yards per carry ... opened season with 47 yards on seven carries versus Minnesota ... topped the century mark for the second time in his career with 117 yards on 10 attempts versus Drake, a game in which he notched a career-best 52-yard run and added two receptions for 15 yards ... scored on an 8-yard touchdown run versus Southern Utah as part of nine-carry, 76-yard outing ... contributed to fourth-quarter rally at Youngstown State with a 13-yard touchdown run ... tallied 97 yards on eight carries, including a 41-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, at Missouri State ... made lone start of the season in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against Northern Iowa, coming back from an injury that sidelined him for a month
2018: Part of a deep and talented group of running backs ... ranked fifth on the team with 281 rushing yards ... caught at least one pass in six of seven games in which he played ... finished as team's leading rusher in season opener against Montana State, rushing 12 times for 62 yards ... scored from 37 yards out on a screen pass and gained 66 yards on eight carries in Beef Bowl win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... took over the featured back role and was team's Offensive Player of the Week in Hobo Day game against Youngstown State, rushing for a career-high 119 yards on 16 carries with a 48-yard touchdown run in the third quarter ... missed six games due to injury before seeing limited action in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games at Kennesaw State and North Dakota State
BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-area honors three times at Mainland High School ... was a second-team selection as a sophomore and received first-team recognition during both his junior and senior seasons ... also was a second-team all-state honoree as a senior, finishing his prep career with 1,500 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns ... majoring in communications
2018: Part of a deep and talented group of running backs ... ranked fifth on the team with 281 rushing yards ... caught at least one pass in six of seven games in which he played ... finished as team's leading rusher in season opener against Montana State, rushing 12 times for 62 yards ... scored from 37 yards out on a screen pass and gained 66 yards on eight carries in Beef Bowl win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... took over the featured back role and was team's Offensive Player of the Week in Hobo Day game against Youngstown State, rushing for a career-high 119 yards on 16 carries with a 48-yard touchdown run in the third quarter ... missed six games due to injury before seeing limited action in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games at Kennesaw State and North Dakota State
BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-area honors three times at Mainland High School ... was a second-team selection as a sophomore and received first-team recognition during both his junior and senior seasons ... also was a second-team all-state honoree as a senior, finishing his prep career with 1,500 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns ... majoring in communications
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