Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/16Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Terry Wilkins
Terry Wilkins: RB · Middle Tennessee · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Terry Wilkins
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Middle Tennessee. A game that shows it: 47 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against New Mexico State — Week 13, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Middle Tennessee in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 54 | 214 | 4.0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 1 | 75 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 1 | 69 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 92 | 475 | 5.2 | 3 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 107 | 5.3 | 1 | 17 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| 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@ No. 6 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 24-35vs Florida International | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 54 | 214 | 4.0 | 1 | 23 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2024
L 7-24
at Memphis
17 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 15 yds
With G. Chadwick — 38.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 4 inside the 20 · N. Vattiato — 283 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.5
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Liberty · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Terry Wilkins for 17 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
- Week 5 · Memphis · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Terry Wilkins run for 5 yds for a TD (Zeke Rankin KICK)
- Week 13 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.78Terry Wilkins run for 23 yds to the NMSU 45 for a
- Week 7 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Terry Wilkins run for 11 yds to the MTSU 36 for a
- Week 13 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.53Terry Wilkins run for 17 yds to the NMSU 47 for a
- Week 4 · Duke · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.43Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Terry Wilkins for 12 yds to the MTSU 33 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Nicholas Vattiato pass complete to Terry Wilkins for 9 yds to the MTSU 46
- Week 4 · Duke · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.31Terry Wilkins run for 10 yds to the MTSU 48 for a
- Week 3 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 13 · Q4 · EPA −1.21Terry Wilkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKU 38
- Week 4 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.13Terry Wilkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the DUKE 43
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
52 of 54 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
38%52 carriesFumble rate
3.7%2 of 54 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds42%of carries
22 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
15 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
6 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.0 yds/carry on 54 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Teams and coaches
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
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 25.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 12.8 | 2.7 | 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
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
56.3%
427 pass / 331 run
Plays / game
63.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
54 carries and 13 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
33 · #272 of 310 RBs · 2024
Two-star recruit. Now #272 at the position.
Five seasons at Middle Tennessee
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portal
- 2024 Middle Tennessee MasonYear 5 · 11 games
- 2023 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 4 · 4 games
- 2022 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 3 · 5 games
- 2021 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 2 · 1 game
- 2020 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school FairleyMemphis, TN · Class of 2020Two-star, No. 3,023 in the 2020 class. Signed with Middle Tennessee.
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Middle Tennessee, Dec 2, 2024.
How it ended
Four seasons at Middle Tennessee, 475 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2020
- Signed with Middle TennesseeTwo-star, out of Fairley
2025
- Entered the portalfrom Middle Tennessee
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020–2023
Middle Tennessee
Coaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.