The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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313 passes (47.6 percent) for 2,504 yards (8.0 yards per attempt) with 29 touch- downs and 18 interceptions … Rushed 71 times for 238 yards (3.4 yards per carry), with four touchdowns … Punted 13 times for a 38.7-yard average. Junior Season: Injured in the third game of his junior season … Completed 28 of 54 passes (50 percent) for 493 yards (9.1 yards per attempt) with four touchdowns and four interceptions … Rushed 14 times for 83 yards (5.9 yards per carry) and four touchdowns … Started at punter, kicking five times for a 33.8-yards average. Sophomore Season: Starter for a team that went 6-5 and lost in the second round of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state playoffs … Completed 175 of 336 passes (52.1 percent) for 2,633 yards (7.8 yards per at- tempt), with 20 touchdowns and 17 interceptions … Carried the ball 94 times for 96 yards (1.0 yards per rush) with eight touchdowns. Freshman Season: Backup quarterback (behind current University of Virginia tight end Jake McGee) for a team that went 10-1 and won a Virginia Indepen- dent Schools Athletic Association state title … Completed 3 of 12 passes for 130 yards (10.8 yards per attempt) with one touchdown and two interceptions … Carried four times for a total loss of 21 yards, but rushed for one score. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS Played in the Under Armour All-America Game Jan. 3 in St. Petersburg, Fla., where he was elected captain and starting quarterback for Team Nitro (Green) … Completed 2 of 6 passes for 63 yards and one interception, and rushed three times for eight yards in the game … Participated in Steve Clarkson's Quarter- back Retreat in California in June 2013 … Participated in San Francisco Elite 11 tryout. OTHER SPORTS Played lacrosse as a freshman and sophomore before focusing on football … Played four years of varsity basketball. NOTABLE Other Rankings: Rated the No. 78 prospect in the East by Scout.com. High School GPA: 3.6. Planned Major: Business management and communications. Favorite Michigan Athlete: Running back Mike Hart. Favorite NFL Player: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Other Schools Considered: Alabama, Auburn, Virginia Tech, USC, Florida BRADY HOKE ON SPEIGHT "Don't sell Wilton short about competing. I sat with him last night, and he can't wait until spring football."