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Michael Wiley

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Michael Wiley is a Explosive Back for Arizona. Michael's 2023 season ranks in the 28th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 78 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Michael Wiley's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Rushing
311 Rush yards3 Rush TD70 Carries4.4 Yards/carry
Receiving
28 Receptions306 Rec yards5 Rec TD10.9 Yards/rec
Returns
4 Kick returns77 KR yards0 KR TD

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency28
  • Volume39
  • Explosiveness28
  • Consistency57
  • Receiving67
Player type
Explosive Back

Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.

Big-play threatHigh EPA per carryCapitalises on opportunities
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)28th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency57th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
  • 4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.79 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 2.41 EPA/play in Wk 11 vs Colorado (SP+ -5).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+2.4102.41Wk 1 vs Northern Arizona: +0.19 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Mississippi State: -0.22 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs UTEP: +0.22 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Stanford: -0.11 EPA/play4Wk 9 vs Oregon State: +0.70 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs UCLA: +0.41 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Colorado: +2.41 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Utah: +0.66 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Arizona State: +0.33 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsNorthern ArizonaW38-310525.2065700.19
2@Mississippi StateL24-310.511333.008600-0.22
3vsUTEPW31-10-16.217834.9111500.22
4@StanfordW21-20-11.9284.00-0.11
9vsOregon StateW27-2412.6200.0055820.70
10vsUCLAW27-109.74266.500.41
11@ColoradoW34-31-4.911302.41
12vsUtahW42-188.55244.8056820.66
13@Arizona StateW59-23-11.312665.5223510.33
20vsOklahomaW38-2415.07192.70

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
13.8%
Passing plays
5.1%
Rushing plays
25.8%
Standard downs
15.2%
Passing downs
10.4%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.17
Passing downs
0.61
Pass / Rush EPA
0.94 / 0.07

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.
Michael Wiley Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Arizona · Gridpex