Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/25Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley: RB · Arizona · #6.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michael Wiley
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Arizona. On tape: 83 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards against UTEP, Week 3, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
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
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Northern Arizona | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-31@ Mississippi State | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs UTEP | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 21-20@ Stanford | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10vs No. 20 UCLA | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-18vs No. 16 Utah | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-23@ Arizona State | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 2 | 24 | |
 Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 70 | 311 | 4.4 | 3 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2023
W 42-18
vs Utah
5 rec · 68 yds · 2 TD · 24 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 24-point win at home against Utah.
With N. Fifita — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.6 · T. Mcmillan — 8 rec · 116 yds · 1 TD · 21 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Oregon State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.03Noah Fifita pass complete to Michael Wiley for 40 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
- Week 12 · Utah · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.15Noah Fifita pass complete to Michael Wiley for 22 yds to the UTAH 33 for a
- Week 12 · Utah · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Tetairoa McMillan pass complete to Michael Wiley for 21 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
- Week 12 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Noah Fifita pass complete to Michael Wiley for 31 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
- Week 13 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65Michael Wiley run for 22 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
- Week 13 · Arizona State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Noah Fifita pass complete to Michael Wiley for 21 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Colorado · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Noah Fifita pass complete to Michael Wiley for 13 yds to the ARIZ 41 for a
- Week 9 · Oregon State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Noah Fifita pass complete to Michael Wiley for 3 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
- Week 3 · UTEP · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Michael Wiley run for 3 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
- Week 13 · Arizona State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Michael Wiley run for 1 yd for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
69 of 70 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%62 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds35%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds35%of carries
24 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
9 carries
2 of 5 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.4 yds/carry on 70 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Arizona4-8HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced
2020Arizona0-5HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced
2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 37.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 26.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 39.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 23.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
54.5%
463 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
487 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
70 carries and 28 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
51 · #114 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #114 at the position.
Five seasons at Arizona
- 2023 Arizona FischYear 5 · 10 games
- 2022 Arizona FischYear 4 · 11 games
- 2021 Arizona FischYear 3 · 11 games
- 2020 Arizona SumlinYear 2 · 5 games
- 2019 Arizona SumlinYear 1 · 10 games
- High school Strake JesuitHouston, TX · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 1,444 in the 2019 class.Also from Strake Jesuit: John Hebert (Houston), Chico Holt (Stanford) and MacGregor Byers (Wyoming).
How it ended
Five seasons at Arizona, 1,716 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
2019 10 games
- RecruitedThree-star, out of Strake Jesuit
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2020
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.