Jordan Wilkins


Jordan Wilkins is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at Ole Miss. In his college career, he had 1,751 yards and 14 touchdowns at 6.4 yards per carry. Wilkins ran a 4.53-second 40-yard dash.

Early years

Wilkins attended and played high school football at Saint Benedict at Auburndale. He was considered as a four-star prospect. He received offers from Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State, Purdue,Tennessee, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, and Wisconsin. He originally committed to Auburn before his senior season. After a coaching change following Auburn's 2012 season, he decommitted and eventually signed and played for Ole Miss.

College career

Wilkins attended and played college football at Ole Miss from 2013–2017. He was redshirted as a freshman in 2013. In the 2014 season, he had 361 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in 13 games. He significant amount of his production came in the game against Presbyterian, where he had 171 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. In the 2015 season, he had 379 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. He had to sit out the 2016 season due to academic ineligibility. In his final season at Ole Miss in 2017, he had a stellar season. He rushed for over 100 yards in six games. Overall, he finished the season with 1,011 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. He finished eighth in the SEC in rushing yards and ninth in rushing touchdowns in 2017.

Collegiate statistics

Professional career

Wilkins was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. In the season-opening 34–23 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Wilkins had 14 carries for 40 rushing yards to go along with three receptions for 21 receiving yards in his NFL debut. He scored his first rushing touchdown against the Tennessee Titans in Week 11. Marlon Mack returned to the Colts' backfield and caused Wilkins' production to decrease. He remained a threat rushing and receiving throughout the remainder of the season. He finished with 336 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 16 receptions, and 85 receiving yards. He made his playoff debut in the against the Houston Texans with nine rushing yards in the 21–7 victory. In the loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, he had an 11-yard kickoff return.
In the 2019 season, Wilkins finished with 307 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in 14 games.