Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7/153rd/4th & short
9/17Inside-5 share
7 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (46.7%). 9 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (52.9%).
TK Wilkerson
TK Wilkerson: RB · Tulsa · #21.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
TK Wilkerson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Three seasons in the Tulsa backfield to date. A game that shows it: 94 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against SMU — Week 11, 2020.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-16@ No. 11 Oklahoma State | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-26@ No. 11 UCF | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-30vs East Carolina | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-24vs No. 19 SMU | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 30-24vs Tulane | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-6@ Navy | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 79 | 316 | 4.0 | 4 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2020
W 34-26
at UCF
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · SMU · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −4.21T.K. Wilkerson run for no gain to the SMU 1
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +3.06T.K. Wilkerson run for 13 yds for a TD (Zack Long KICK)
- Week 5 · UCF · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45T.K. Wilkerson run for 1 yd for a TD (Zack Long KICK) (Zack Long PAT MISSED)
- Week 14 · Navy · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.25T.K. Wilkerson run for no gain to the Navy 38
- Week 11 · SMU · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.08T.K. Wilkerson run for 15 yds to the SMU 43 for a
- Week 11 · SMU · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90T.K. Wilkerson run for 1 yd for a TD (Zack Long KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 5 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.80T.K. Wilkerson run for 24 yds to the UCF 37 for a
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.67T.K. Wilkerson run for 18 yds to the ECaro 1 for a
- Week 3 · Oklahoma State · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.60T.K. Wilkerson run for 3 yds to the OKSt 30 for a
- Week 9 · East Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.44T.K. Wilkerson run for 7 yds to the Tulsa 41 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 79 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
37%79 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds23%of carries
18 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
29 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
10 carries
7 of 15 (47%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 9 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 79 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 13-20 over that span.
2018Tulsa3-9HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-heavy
2019Tulsa4-8HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced, fast tempo
2020Tulsa6-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 64.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 41.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 53.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 52.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
46.6%
305 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
81.9
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
335 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
79 carries and 2 catches in 6 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Tulsa
- 2020 Tulsa MontgomeryYear 3 · 6 games
- 2019 Tulsa MontgomeryYear 2 · 9 games
- 2018 Tulsa MontgomeryYear 1 · 4 games
- High school SkiatookSkiatook, OK · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 1,752 in the 2018 class. Signed with Tulsa.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulsa, 631 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2018 4 games
- Signed with TulsaThree-star, out of Skiatook
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coach2018–2020
Tulsa
Played every college season under Philip Montgomery.