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2022 Football Roster

33 Nathan Tilford

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fontana, California
  • Highschool Colony

Biography

2021: Tilford led the Falcons in rushing with 536 yards while scoring twice on the ground.  He picked up 97 yards on 20 attempts in the season opener at Southwest Baptist.  The next week he had 75 yards along with a receiving touchdown against West Texas A&M.  Tilford had a rushing touchdown and 94 yards against Lincoln.  In the regular season finale Tilford ran for 84 yards on 15 attempts.
 
2020: Spent previous three seasons at Arizona.  Made lone appearance in against Arizona State with two carries for 13 yards.

2019: Appeared in 10 games at running back.  Finished the season with 37 carries for 228 yards and four touchdowns.  He scored a 1-yard touchdown in the season opener at Hawai’i on his only carry of the game. Rushed six times for 40 yards in home opener versus Northern Arizona. He finished with three carries for 33 yards, including a 28-yard run in home win over UCLA.  Rushed for two touchdowns and 23 yards on five carries in road win at Colorado.  Rushed six times for 49 yards and a touchdown against Washington.  Ran for a season-high 61 yards on a season-high seven carries at USC, while also catching one pass for four yards.  Ran three times for 15 yards at Stanford (Oct. 26).

2018: Played in one contest, gaining one yard on one carry against Colorado.

2017: Played in 10 of 13 games as a reserve running back or special teams contributor.  Posted an impressive 9.3 yards per carry while gaining 121 yards on 13 carries and scored twice as a freshman.  He gained five yards on only rush attempt as Wildcats set program record with 534 rushing yards in victory over Oregon State.  Collected one tackle on special teams at USC.  Carried eight times for 37 yards with a pair of rushing touchdowns at UTEP. Also added three tackles on kickoff coverage.  Netted 79 yards on only four carries, including a 65-yarder, in first collegiate action against Northern Arizona.
 
High School:  Rated as a four-star recruit by 247sports, and the 18th best running back in the country and the 25th best prospect in the state of California…Also rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals and Scout.  He was ranked as the 133rd best prospect in the country by Rivals and the 19th best prospect in California.  Rushed for 2,031 yards and 30 touchdowns in 12 games as a senior.  Rushed for more than 100 yards in 11 of 12 games.  Caught 25 passes for 601 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.  Named as the All-Inland Offensive Player of the Year by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'2" 195 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    6'2" 195 lbs
    33