Terry Wilkins

Former running back at Middle Tennessee. 2024: 214 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 13 catches.

RB · Middle Tennessee · Sr. · #4

5′8″ · 186 lb · Memphis, TN

CFB Index 33 · #272 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceMiddle Tennessee 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former running back at Middle Tennessee. 2024: 214 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 13 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2020.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

RB recruit

No. 3023 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Middle Tennessee, 475 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Signed with Middle Tennessee2-star out of Fairley

2025

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3023 national

CFB

College

Middle Tennessee

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021–2023

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

2024

Derek Mason

Middle Tennessee

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

33Below cohort / limited sample #272 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / carry (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#355 / 442 · 19th pct

38.5%

EPA / carry#361 / 442 · 18th pct

0.03

Explosive rate#364 / 442 · 18th pct

3.8%

TD rate#369 / 442 · 17th pct

1.9%

Yards / carry#387 / 442 · 13th pct

4.0

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#140 / 330 · 55th pct

Rec yards#196 / 330 · 40th pct

Carries#272 / 335 · 18th pct

Long run#282 / 335 · 15th pct

Fumbles lost#157 / 204 · 15th pct

Yards / carry#284 / 335 · 14th pct

4.0

Rush TDs#272 / 335 · 13th pct

Rush yards#298 / 335 · 11th pct

214

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	25.8	4.7	0.0
Road5g	11.8	3.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	20.8	3.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	17.8	5.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Derek Mason

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #272 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #272 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Middle Tennessee	54	214	4.0	1	--
2023	Middle Tennessee	18	146	8.1	1	--
2022	Middle Tennessee	19	110	5.8	1	--
2021	Middle Tennessee	1	5	5.0	0	--
Career		92	475	5.2	3	--

Season	Team
2024	Middle Tennessee	13	69	5.3	1	--
2023	Middle Tennessee	2	3	1.5	0	--
2022	Middle Tennessee	5	35	7.0	0	--
2021	Middle Tennessee	--	--	--	--	--
Career		20	107	5.3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 32–25

vs Tennessee Tech

18 rush yds (4 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With N. Vattiato — 210 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.4 · 4 rush yds (3 car) · G. Chadwick — 35 AVG · 38 LONG · 2 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Liberty · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Terry Wilkins for 17 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 5 · Memphis · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Terry Wilkins run for 5 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
Week 13 · New Mexico State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.78Terry Wilkins run for 23 yds to the NMSU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Louisiana Tech · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Terry Wilkins run for 11 yds to the MTSU 36 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.53Terry Wilkins run for 17 yds to the NMSU 47 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Duke · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +1.43Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Terry Wilkins for 12 yds to the MTSU 33 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Terry Wilkins for 9 yds to the MTSU 46
Week 4 · Duke · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.31Terry Wilkins run for 10 yds to the MTSU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA -1.21Terry Wilkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 38
Week 4 · Duke · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.13Terry Wilkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the DUKE 43

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 32-25vs Tennessee Tech	4	18	4.5	0	8
Wk 2	L 3-52@ Ole Miss	7	19	2.7	0	7
Wk 3	L 21-49vs Western Kentucky	5	18	3.6	0	13
Wk 4	L 17-45vs Duke	13	42	3.2	0	10
Wk 5	L 7-24@ Memphis	5	17	3.4	1	7
Wk 7	L 21-48@ Louisiana Tech	4	11	2.8	0	11
Wk 8	W 14-5vs Kennesaw State	4	11	2.8	0	6
Wk 9	L 20-42@ Jacksonville State	2	4	2.0	0	2
Wk 11	L 17-37vs Liberty	3	19	6.3	0	11
Wk 13	L 21-36vs New Mexico State	6	47	7.8	0	23	Season-high 47 yds
Wk 14	L 24-35@ Florida International	1	8	8.0	0	8
Total		54	214	4.3	1	23

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Terry Wilkins

2020

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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