BIOGRAPHY
Jordan Wilkins was born on July 18th, 1994 in Cordova, Tennesse. He is a running back for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL.
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 committed to Ole Miss to play college football.
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. A 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. 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. 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.
Wilkins was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. In the season-opener against 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 Wild Card Round against the Houston Texans with nine rushing yards in the 21–7 victory. In the Divisional Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had an 11-yard kickoff return.
