2025 Football Roster
Wilde, Griffin
Jersey Number 17
Griffin Wilde
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- Jefferson HS
- Prev School:
- South Dakota State
Bio
2025 Junior:
Became the first NU player to lead the team in receiving yards in each of the first three games of a season since 2016 (Austin Carr)
2024 Sophomore (at South Dakota State):
Named to FCS Football Central All-American Second Team … All Missouri Valley Football Conference (MCFC) Second Team Recipient … Paced a new-look Jackrabbits receiving corps, recording 71 receptions for 1,147 yards (16.3 yards per catch) and 12 touchdowns … Ranked seventh among all FCS receivers in touchdown receptions (12) and receiving yards (1,147) … Hauled in 56 receptions for 900 yards and 8 touchdowns in regular season action, topping the 100-yard four times … Added two more 100-yard, performances in postseason play, posting two-touchdown performances in back-to-back games vs. Montana (12/7) and Incarnate Word (12/14) as SDSU advanced to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs … Posted a career-high 150 receiving yards on seven catches and caught a 60-yard touchdown reception in the season-opener at Oklahoma State (8/31) … Caught a career-high 10 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns, the first multi-touchdown game of his career, vs. Incarnate Word (9/7) … Hauled in a team-leading six receptions for 47 yards in a win vs. Augustana (9/14) … Caught a 19-yard touchdown and finished with five receptions for 62 yards vs. Youngstown State (10/12) … Recorded three receptions for 78 yards vs. Murray State (11/2) … Finished with five receptions for 140 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in a win at North Dakota (11/9) … Posted four receptions for 139 yards and reeled in a 53-yard touchdown in the third quarter of a win at Missouri State (11/23) … Caught seven passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns vs. Montana in the second round of the FCS Playoffs, eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark on the season (12/7) … Caught two 35-yard touchdown receptions and posted three receptions to help the Jackrabbits advance to the FCS Semifinals in a 55-14 win over Incarnate Word (12/14).
2023 First-Year (at South Dakota State):
Cracked the lineup as a true freshman and ranked third on the team in receiving touchdowns with six ... Also ranked fourth in receiving yards (399) and fifth in receptions (20) ... Averaged 20 yards per reception and 25 yards on four kickoff returns ... First collegiate reception was a 31-yard touchdown from Mark Gronowski on season-opening drive against Western Oregon, led team with four total receptions for 79 yards in season opener en route to sharing team's Scout Offensive Player of the Week award (8/31) ... Scored on 35-yard catch and run for the game-winning touchdown in the closing minutes of matchup versus Montana State (9/9) ... Extended streak of games with a receiving touchdown to begin his collegiate career to three with an 18-yard score versus Drake (9/16) ... Matched season high of four catches — for 60 yards — in Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa (10/14) ... Hauled in a 49-yard touchdown reception on opening drive of the second half at Southern Illinois (10/21) ... Caught two passes for 15 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown, and added a season-best 40-yard kickoff return at Youngstown State (11/11) ... Tallied four catches in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games, highlighted by team-long 71-yard touchdown from Chase Mason in semifinal shutout of UAlbany (12/15).
High School:
Excelled in all three phases of the game over two seasons for the upstart Sioux Falls Jefferson High School program that won a state championship in 2022 ... A two-time first-team all-state honoree and a repeat selection to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45, he combined to catch 100 passes for 1,858 yards with 22 touchdowns during his junior and senior campaigns, while adding three kickoff return touchdowns and registering 22 tackles and a pair of interceptions on defense ... Also received academic All-State recognition.
Pronunciation: WILL-dee
Became the first NU player to lead the team in receiving yards in each of the first three games of a season since 2016 (Austin Carr)
2024 Sophomore (at South Dakota State):
Named to FCS Football Central All-American Second Team … All Missouri Valley Football Conference (MCFC) Second Team Recipient … Paced a new-look Jackrabbits receiving corps, recording 71 receptions for 1,147 yards (16.3 yards per catch) and 12 touchdowns … Ranked seventh among all FCS receivers in touchdown receptions (12) and receiving yards (1,147) … Hauled in 56 receptions for 900 yards and 8 touchdowns in regular season action, topping the 100-yard four times … Added two more 100-yard, performances in postseason play, posting two-touchdown performances in back-to-back games vs. Montana (12/7) and Incarnate Word (12/14) as SDSU advanced to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs … Posted a career-high 150 receiving yards on seven catches and caught a 60-yard touchdown reception in the season-opener at Oklahoma State (8/31) … Caught a career-high 10 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns, the first multi-touchdown game of his career, vs. Incarnate Word (9/7) … Hauled in a team-leading six receptions for 47 yards in a win vs. Augustana (9/14) … Caught a 19-yard touchdown and finished with five receptions for 62 yards vs. Youngstown State (10/12) … Recorded three receptions for 78 yards vs. Murray State (11/2) … Finished with five receptions for 140 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in a win at North Dakota (11/9) … Posted four receptions for 139 yards and reeled in a 53-yard touchdown in the third quarter of a win at Missouri State (11/23) … Caught seven passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns vs. Montana in the second round of the FCS Playoffs, eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark on the season (12/7) … Caught two 35-yard touchdown receptions and posted three receptions to help the Jackrabbits advance to the FCS Semifinals in a 55-14 win over Incarnate Word (12/14).
2023 First-Year (at South Dakota State):
Cracked the lineup as a true freshman and ranked third on the team in receiving touchdowns with six ... Also ranked fourth in receiving yards (399) and fifth in receptions (20) ... Averaged 20 yards per reception and 25 yards on four kickoff returns ... First collegiate reception was a 31-yard touchdown from Mark Gronowski on season-opening drive against Western Oregon, led team with four total receptions for 79 yards in season opener en route to sharing team's Scout Offensive Player of the Week award (8/31) ... Scored on 35-yard catch and run for the game-winning touchdown in the closing minutes of matchup versus Montana State (9/9) ... Extended streak of games with a receiving touchdown to begin his collegiate career to three with an 18-yard score versus Drake (9/16) ... Matched season high of four catches — for 60 yards — in Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa (10/14) ... Hauled in a 49-yard touchdown reception on opening drive of the second half at Southern Illinois (10/21) ... Caught two passes for 15 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown, and added a season-best 40-yard kickoff return at Youngstown State (11/11) ... Tallied four catches in Football Championship Subdivision playoff games, highlighted by team-long 71-yard touchdown from Chase Mason in semifinal shutout of UAlbany (12/15).
High School:
Excelled in all three phases of the game over two seasons for the upstart Sioux Falls Jefferson High School program that won a state championship in 2022 ... A two-time first-team all-state honoree and a repeat selection to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45, he combined to catch 100 passes for 1,858 yards with 22 touchdowns during his junior and senior campaigns, while adding three kickoff return touchdowns and registering 22 tackles and a pair of interceptions on defense ... Also received academic All-State recognition.
Pronunciation: WILL-dee
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