Billy Wiles (American football)
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Virginia) |
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Billy Wiles is an American football quarterback for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He previously played for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life and high school[edit]
Wiles grew up in Ashburn, Virginia and attended Stone Bridge High School. During high school, he led the football team to a state title in the spring of 2021 by completing a 16-yard walk-off touchdown pass during overtime.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from Bryant, Bucknell, Campbell, Fordham, Gardner–Webb, Georgetown, Harvard, Holy Cross, Howard, Lehigh, UMass, Old Dominion, Tulane, William & Mary and Yale.[2][3][4]
College career[edit]
Clemson[edit]
Wiles joined Clemson in 2021 as a walk-on.[5] During the season, he completed 2 out of 4 passing attempts for 31 yards and a touchdown in 11 snaps making him the second Clemson walk-on quarterback to throw a touchdown pass.[1] During the 2022 season, he was placed on scholarship but did not play or appear in a game that year.[4] On December 4, 2022, Wiles announced that he had entered the transfer portal.[6] On December 15, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Southern Miss.[7]
Southern Miss[edit]
During the 2023 season, Wiles was named the starting quarterback.[8] In his first game as a Golden Eagle against Alcorn State, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns.[9] During a blowout 55-3 loss to South Alabama, Wiles was benched due to only throwing for 5 yards on a 40% completion percentage. He resumed starting duties the following week.[10]
College statistics[edit]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 197.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 162 | 301 | 53.8 | 1,940 | 6.4 | 11 | 7 | 115.4 | 57 | 19 | 0.3 | 1 | |||
| Career | 12 | 164 | 305 | 53.8 | 1,971 | 6.5 | 12 | 7 | 116.4 | 58 | 21 | 0.4 | 1 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Billy Wiles: Clemson Football Quarterback - News, Stats, Bio". TigerNet. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Wiles, Stone Bridge, Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Wiles, FRESHMAN Quarterback, Southern Miss". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Billy Wiles". Clemson Tigers. June 25, 2021.
- ^ Hood, David (April 20, 2021). "Billy Wiles ready to compete as he adds depth to Clemson QB group". TigerNet. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson QB Billy Wiles enters transfer portal". TigerNet. December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Crumpton, Tony (December 15, 2022). "Clemson QB Billy Wiles transfers to Southern Mississippi". TigerNet. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Brent, Ansley (August 23, 2023). "Billy Wiles named Southern Miss starting quarterback". WXXV. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Mixon, Dima (September 3, 2023). "Billy Wiles Throws Three Touchdowns, Leads Southern Miss to 40-14 Victory Over Alcorn State". SM2. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Mixon, Dima. "Southern Miss suffers worst conference loss in history to South Alabama 55-3". SM2. Southern Miss Student Media. Retrieved December 3, 2023.