Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 46/25
Colgate Debut: Sept. 22, 2012, at No. 20 Stony Brook.
First Career Start: Aug. 31, 2013, at Air Force.
Stats: Rushed for 1,130 yards during career … Notched 16 rushing touchdowns during his tenure.
 
Awards
2016 ECAC Division I FCS First Team
2016 All-Patriot League First Team
2016 Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll
2015 Cleon O. Morgan Award
 
2016 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 10/8
Position: FB
Stats: Rushed for 87 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns … Averaged 5.8 yards per carry.
Best Games: Best statistical game came against Lafayette … Rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns in that game.
Coach Dan Hunt on John: "Johnny has been through a lot. When you're a running back and have injuries to your knees – that can set you back. He had his first injury but came back and was a great contributor to us last year, but then got hurt again in the playoff game. Then he bounced back and returned for the fifth year. It probably took a little bit longer to recover from this injury but he found a way to say, 'All right, I can play fullback and really contribute there.' Toward the end of the year here he has played himself back to being a tailback. Great to see the game he had against Lafayette, and he'll a tailback again this week. Just a lesson in perseverance. But when you talk about a kid who's been through a lot, he comes in this office every day with a smile on his face. He can't wait to practice; he can't wait to play. That makes everyone around him give a better attitude. We're going to miss having him around the program, for sure."
 
2015 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 13/3
Position: TB
Stats: Rushed for 456 yards and three touchdowns during season … Averaged 3.8 yards per carry on year … Reached 1,000 career rushing yards.
Best Games: Rushed for season-best 106 yards and TD in 28-21 victory over Cornell … Had career-high 28 carries for 94 yards and TD against Yale … Topped career 1,000-yard mark Oct. 31 against No. 11 Fordham.
 
2014 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: TB
Stats: Finished season with team-best nine rushing touchdowns, good for third overall in Patriot League … Totaled 421 yards on 102 carries … Ranked second on team in points with 54.
Best Games: Had career-high and team season-high three rushing scores at Lehigh … Also rushed for 76 yards in that game, his season-high … Rushed for 58 yards against Yale and 51 yards against both No. 12 Fordham and Bucknell.
 
2013 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 2/2
Position: TB
Stats: Rushed for 166 yards on 34 attempts, averaging 4.9 yards per carry … Totaled two touchdowns, both on 1-yard plunges ... Caught one reception for five yards ... Suffered season-ending injury during second career-start ... Earned medical hardship waiver.
Best Games: Rushed for 90 yards on 23 carries in season-opener at Air Force … Notched 76 yards on 11 carries with touchdown against Albany before being sidelined by injury early in second-quarter.
 
2012 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 9/0
Position: TB
Stats: Recorded four solo tackles on special teams.
Best Games: Made two solo tackles against Holy Cross.
 
Before Colgate
Don Bosco Prep High School … Lettered three years.
Position: RB, WR, FB, TE
Stats: Carried ball 29 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 5.7 yards per carry ... Recorded five receptions for 130 yards.
Honors: Helped team win back-to-back national championships and three straight state championships … Named All-County Second Team selection.
Get to Know: Member of German Honor Society … Lettered in track and field.
 
Personal
Born: John Henry Wilkins IV in Dover, New Jersey.
Family: Mother is Kathleen Wilkins … Has one brother and one sister … Uncle played for New York Giants.