Tight end Caleb Wilson suffered a season-ending foot injury in UCLA’s win over Colorado on Saturday. The redshirt sophomore was UCLA’s second leading receiver with 38 catches and 489 yards this season and one of Josh Rosen‘s favorite targets.
UCLA wide receiver Darren Andrews (7) celebrates with teammate tight end Caleb Wilson (81) after a touchdown against the Texas A&M Aggies in the fourth quarter during a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. UCLA Bruins won 45-44. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
UCLA wide receiver Darren Andrews and tight end Caleb Wilson were added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List on Tuesday. The award recognizes the top receiver in college football at any position.
Andrews is tied for the national lead in receiving touchdowns with seven and his three touchdown catches against Hawai’i were the most for a UCLA player in a single game in 112 years. His 114.25 receiving yards per game lead the Bruins.
Andrews and Wilson are tied for ninth in the country in receptions per game with eight.
Wilson set the single-game UCLA record for receptions with 15 against Texas A&M. His 208 receiving yards were the most for a UCLA tight end and it was only the third time that a Bruin eclipsed the 200-yard mark. The former USC walk-on is averaging 106 receiving yards per game.
Tight end Caleb Wilson talks about the first touchdown reception of his career, that pass he threw to Nate Starks and how the Bruins have been able to be so efficient on offense lately.
UCLA tight end Caleb Wilson (81) catches pass for a first down against the Texas A&M Aggies in the fourth quarter during a NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. UCLA won 45-44. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Tom Bradley says its the big plays that demoralize a defense. The defensive coordinator’s system is built on not ever giving up those knockout punches, but during last Saturday’s game against Texas A&M, UCLA got hit with a flurry of big plays as the Aggies piled up a 34-point lead.
Luckily for the UCLA defense, the Bruin offense let a few punches fly also.
Chunk plays, which UCLA’s live stat program defines as runs of 10 or more yards and passes of 15 or more yards, played a pivotal role in Texas A&M’s big lead and UCLA’s miraculous comeback. While the teams had almost the same number of chunk plays overall (UCLA had 15 and Texas A&M had 14), the Bruins saved their best for last to engineer the comeback: Continue reading “Pregame graph: UCLA saves its best for last against Texas A&M” »
Caleb Wilson (far left), Darren Andrews (middle) and Kenny Young (far right) talk about UCLA’s 45-44 win over Texas A&M, the return of Josh Rosen and how the team stayed focused during a 34-deficit.