Billy Wiles (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Billy Wiles
|school= Appalachian State Mountaineers
|currentnumber=9
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class={{redshirt}} Junior
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|weight_lb=215
|highlights=
|highschool=Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Virginia)
|pastschools=
- Clemson (2021–2022)
- Southern Miss (2023)
- Appalachian State (2024–present)
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Billy Wiles (born June 26, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers. He previously played for the Clemson Tigers and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
Early life
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/player/billy-wiles-635|title=Billy Wiles: Clemson Football Quarterback - News, Stats, Bio|website=TigerNet|access-date=September 21, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/billy-wiles-46084433/high-school-235470/|title=Billy Wiles, Stone Bridge, Quarterback|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 21, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/billy-wiles-254034|title=Billy Wiles, FRESHMAN Quarterback, Southern Miss|website=Rivals.com|access-date=September 21, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/billy-wiles/|title=Billy Wiles|website=Clemson Tigers|date=June 25, 2021 }}
College career
= Clemson =
Wiles joined Clemson in 2021 as a walk-on.{{cite web|url=https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/billy-wiles-ready-to-compete-as-he-adds-depth-to-clemson-qb-group-19590|title=Billy Wiles ready to compete as he adds depth to Clemson QB group|website=TigerNet|first=David|last=Hood|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2023}} 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. During the 2022 season, he was placed on scholarship but did not play or appear in a game that year. On December 4, 2022, Wiles announced that he had entered the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/clemson-qb-billy-wiles-enters-transfer-portal-41375|title=Clemson QB Billy Wiles enters transfer portal|website=TigerNet|date=December 4, 2022|access-date=September 21, 2023}} On December 15, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Southern Miss.{{cite web|url=https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/clemson-qb-billy-wiles-transfers-to-southern-mississippi-41460|title=Clemson QB Billy Wiles transfers to Southern Mississippi|website=TigerNet|first=Tony|last=Crumpton|date=December 15, 2022|access-date=September 21, 2023}}
= Southern Miss =
During the 2023 season, Wiles was named the starting quarterback.{{cite web|url=https://www.wxxv25.com/billy-wiles-named-southern-miss-starting-quarterback/|title=Billy Wiles named Southern Miss starting quarterback|website=WXXV|first=Ansley|last=Brent|date=August 23, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023}} In his first game as a Golden Eagle against Alcorn State, he threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://sm2media.com/33440/sports/billy-wiles-throws-three-touchdowns-leads-southern-miss-to-40-14-victory-over-alcorn-state/|title=Billy Wiles Throws Three Touchdowns, Leads Southern Miss to 40-14 Victory Over Alcorn State|website=SM2|first=Dima|last=Mixon|date=September 3, 2023|access-date=September 21, 2023}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Mixon |first1=Dima |title=Southern Miss suffers worst conference loss in history to South Alabama 55-3. |url=https://sm2media.com/33765/sports/southern-miss-suffers-worse-conference-loss-in-history-to-south-alabama-55-3/ |website=SM2 |publisher=Southern Miss Student Media |access-date=December 3, 2023}}
On April 12, 2024, Wiles announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/sports/college/southern-miss/2024/04/12/billy-wiles-southern-miss-football-transfer-portal-quarterback/73303666007/|title=Southern Miss quarterback Billy Wiles enters transfer portal|website=Hattiesburg American|first=Sam|last=Sklar|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}
= Appalachian State =
On April 24, 2024, Wiles announced that he would transfer to Appalachian State.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/appalachian-state/article/former-rival-quarterback-commits-to-app-state-230949854/|title=FORMER RIVAL QUARTERBACK COMMITS TO APP STATE|website=247Sports|date=April 24, 2024|access-date=June 26, 2024}}
=College statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers|color=white}}"| 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 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|color=white}}"| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | |||||||||||||
| 2023
| 11 || 162 || 301 || 53.8 || 1,940 || 6.4 || 11 || 7 || 115.4 || 57 || 19 || 0.3 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Appalachian State Mountaineers|color=white}}"| Appalachian State Mountaineers | |||||||||||||
| 2024
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/billy-wiles-1.html Career] | 12 | 164 | 305 | 53.8 | 1,971 | 6.5 | 12 | 7 | 116.4 | 58 | 21 | 0.4 | 1 |
References
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External links
- [https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/billy-wiles/ Clemson Tigers bio]
- [https://southernmiss.com/sports/football/roster/billy-wiles/9215 Southern Miss Golden Eagles bio]
- [https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/billy-wiles/9555 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Loudoun County, Virginia
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Clemson Tigers football players
Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players