[tps_title]Ka’Deem Carey/Nick Wilson[/tps_title]
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KA’DEEM CAREY Italicized shows same carries currently as Nick Wilson Bold denotes career stats [table “” not found /] |
NICK WILSON [table “” not found /] |
ALLSPORTSTUCSON.COM GRAPHIC
This is where the comparison really has meaning.
Nick Wilson is at 279 carries through 15 games. Carey reached that number of attempts 20 games into his career.
Wilson is at 1,666 yards. Carey was at 1,392. Advantage: Wilson by 274 yards.
Wilson has 19 rushing touchdowns. Carey was at 17 by the time he had 279 carries in his career. Advantage: Wilson by 2 touchdowns.
Wilson has 14 receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown. Carey had 36 receptions for 379 yards and three touchdowns at the same stage. Advantage: Carey. Significantly.
Know this: After the 15-game mark, Carey took off like a rocket. He had five games with at least 172 yards rushing the rest of the 2012 season — including a Pac-12-record effort of 366 yards against Colorado — after that 49-0 loss at Oregon.
Arizona’s program coincidentally also started to gain steam at the same time, less than a year into the transition of Stoops to Rodriguez. It shows how important the Wildcats’ running game is to their success.
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He has also written articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.[/tps_footer]
