Player Career

Mikale Wilbon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Mikale Wilbon story

Mikale Wilbon built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Mikale Wilbon's career was his backfield work: 510 rushing yards, 116 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 142 receiving yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 142 receiving yards and 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Mikale Wilbon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska6354.7963
2016 PostseasonNebraska12350.34.560
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska12350.34.50
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska45942.418.2336
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska719.12.4-452

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northern Illinois

Week 3 · L 17-21

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

104

Scrimmage Yards

79.8 takeover

104 scrimmage yards and 44.3 usage.

#2

@ Northwestern

Week 4 · W 24-13 · Conference game

61

Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 10.8 usage.

#3

vs Rutgers

Week 4 · W 27-17 · Conference game

76

Scrimmage Yards

66.8 takeover

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#4

@ Penn State

Week 12 · L 44-56 · Conference game

71

Scrimmage Yards

64 takeover

Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

71 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.

#5

vs Iowa

Week 13 · L 14-56 · Conference game

57

Scrimmage Yards

60.9 takeover

Loss with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Nebraska

459 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 18.2 usage

59.6

#2

2015 Regular Season · Nebraska

41.6

63 primary · 54.7 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Nebraska

33.2

123 primary · 50.3 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games