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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

2023 Football Roster

Tim Wilking
Tim Wilking
Tim Wilking
Tim Wilking
Tim Wilking
Tim Wilking

4 Jailen Hobbs

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 160
  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spring Lake, N.C.
  • Highschool Overhills
  • Major Computer Engineering

Biography

Awards:

* Won the Ruel Fox Burns Blanket for having the best 4-year career of any male graduating senior
* 1st two-sport All-American in school history (5-time All-American in Football and Track)
* HCAC Men's Athlete of the Year in 2022-23
* 4-year varsity letter award winner
* 2-time D3football.com All-American return specialist (4th-Team in 2022 and 3rd-Team in 2023)
* 1st-Team AFCA All-American in 2023
* 3-time All-Region by D3Football.com (1st-Team Returner in 2022, 1st-Team Returner in 2023, and 2nd-Team Wide Receiver in 2023)
* 3-time HCAC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2021, 2022, and 2023
* 6-time All-HCAC selection (1st-Team Returner in 2021, 2022, and 2023; 1st-Team WR in 2022 and 2023; 2nd-Team Returner in 2020-21)
* NFF Hampshire Honor Society inductee in 2023
* 3-time D3football.com Team of the Week selection in 2023
* 4-time HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2022 and 2023
* HCAC Offensive Player of the Week once in 2023

Records:

Single Game
* Broke the school record with 148 punt return yards against Franklin on October 22, 2022
* Ranked 2nd in school history for longest pass reception with a 96 yard catch against Albion on September 16, 2023
* Ranked 2nd in school history with 130 punt return yards against Defiance on November 4, 2023
* Ranked 3rd in school history in longest punt return with an 84 yard return against Hanover on October 28, 2023
* Ranked 4th in school history with 3 receiving touchdowns against Franklin on October 22, 2022
* Ranked 4th in school history with 3 receiving touchdowns against Trine on September 9, 2023
* Ranked 4th in school history with 100 punt return yards against Hanover on October 28, 2023
* Ranked 5th in school history with 205 receiving yards against Trine on September 9, 2023
* Ranked 5th in school history with 97 punt return yards against Manchester on October 8, 2022
* Ranked 6th in school history with 14 pass receptions against Trine on September 9, 2023
* Ranked 6th in school history in longest punt return with a 79 yard return against Defiance on November 4, 2023
* Ranked 7th in school history in longest kick return with an 89 yard return against Bluffton on October 15, 2022
* Ranked 7th in school history in longest punt return with a 70 yard return against Franklin on October 22, 2022
Single Season
* One of just two players in Rose-Hulman history to return multiple kicks for a touchdown in a single season in 2022
* Ranked 2nd in school history in single season yards per kick return at 32.0 in 2020
* Ranked 2nd in school history in single season punt return yards with 290 in 2023
* Ranked 3rd in school history in single season receiving yards with 982 in 2023
* Ranked 3rd in school history in single season receiving touchdowns with 12 in 2023
* Ranked 5th in school history in single season punt return yards with 278 in 2022
* Ranked 9th in school history in single season punt return yards with 210 in 2021
* Ranked 10th in school history in single season receiving touchdowns with 9 in 2022
* Ranked 11th in school history in single season yards per catch at 17.5 in 2023
* Ranked 13th in school history in single season receptions with 56 in 2023
* Ranked 13th in school history in single season yards per kick return at 26.9 in 2022
* Ranked 15th in school history in single season receptions per game at 5.60 in 2023
Career
* One of just four players in school history to return multiple kicks for touchdowns in their career
* Broke the school record in career punt return touchdowns with 4
* Broke the school record in career punt return yards with 844
* Broke the school record in career yards per punt return at 16.88
* Ranked 2nd in school history in career kick return yards with 1,326
* Ranked 3rd in school history in career receiving touchdowns with 26
* Ranked 3rd in school history in career yards per kick return with 25.5
* Ranked 6th in school history in career catches per game with 4.25
* Ranked 7th in school history in career receiving yards with 2,175
* Ranked 7th in school history in career receptions with 153
* Ranked 12th in school history in career yards per catch with 14.2

2023:

* Appeared in all 10 games as a senior
* Caught 56 passes for 982 yards and 12 touchdowns
* Returned two punts for touchdowns with 290 yards on 13 returns for an average of 20.2 yards per return
* Returned 14 kickoffs for 305 yards for an average of 21.8 yards per return
* Tallied a career-high 14 catch, 205 yard and 3 touchdown performance in a win over Trine on September 9
* Caught touchdowns in six consecutive games to start the season
* Ranked 2nd in NCAA Division III in punt return touchdowns with 2
* Ranked 3rd in NCAA Division III in yards per punt return at 22.3
* Ranked 9th in NCAA Division III in all-purpose yards per game with 159.7
* Ranked 26th in NCAA Division III in receiving yards with 982
* Ranked 31st in NCAA Division III in receiving touchdowns with 12
* Ranked 38th in NCAA Division III in return yards with 595
* Ranked 43rd in NCAA Division III in points scored per game with 8.4
* Ranked 45th in NCAA Division III in total touchdowns with 14

2022:

* Appeared in all 10 games as a junior in the 2022 season
* Ranked 1st in school history in yards per punt return at 18.5
* Ranked 1st and 3rd in school history in punt return yards in a single game with 148 against Franklin and 97 against Manchester 
* Ranks 4th in school history in single season punt return yards with 278
* Ranked 4th in school history in receiving touchdowns in a game with 3 against Franklin
* Tied for 5th in school history for the longest punt return at 70 yards against Franklin
* Ranked 7th in school history for longest kick return at 90 yards against Bluffton
* Ranked 9th in school history in single season receiving touchdowns with 9
* Ranked 13th in school history in yards per kick return at 26.9
* Became the second person in school history to return multiple kickoffs for touchdowns in the same season
* Recorded 44 catches for 634 yards and 9 touchdowns

2021:

* Member of the NCAA Division III Tournament team
* Member of the HCAC Championship team
* Appeared in all 11 games as a sophomore in the 2021 season
* Ranked 6th in school history in yards per punt return at 16.5
* Stands No. 7 in single-season kick return yards with 210
* Ranked 8th in school history in punt return yards at 210
* Returned 17 kickoffs for 420 yards (24.71 average), including a 65-yard return against Hanover
* Totaled 18 punt returns for 210 yards (11.67 average), including a 59-yard punt return touchdown against Franklin
* As a receiver, caught 38 passes for 470 yards (42.73 yards-per-game) with 5 total touchdowns
* Recorded a career high 114 yards receiving on 5 catches against Hope

2020-21:

* Appeared in all 5 games as a freshman in the 2020-21 season
* Ranked 1st in school history in yards per kick return at 32.0
* Ranked 1st in school history in yards per punt return at 16.5
* 2nd in NCAA Division III in return yards
* Recorded 4 rushing attempts for 16 yards
* Tallied 15 receptions for 89 yards
* Returned 7 kickoffs for 224 yards, including a long of 64 yards against Mount St. Joseph
* Has 4 punt returns for 66 yards, including a long of 26 yards versus Franklin

At Rose-Hulman:

* 100m Dash All-American in 2023
* 2-time NCAA National Championship Qualifier (60m Indoor in 2023 and 100m Outdoor in 2023)
* 5-time All Region honoree (100m Outdoor in 2023 and 2022, 200m Outdoor in 2023, and 60m Indoor in 2022 and 2023)
* 4-time HCAC Sprint Athlete of the Year in track and field (Indoor in 2022 and 2023; Outdoor in 2022 and 2023)
* 2-time HCAC Newcomer of the Year in track and field (Indoor and Outdoor in 2022)
* 11-time HCAC event champion 100m (x2), 200m (x4), 4x100m, 60m (x2), 4x200m (x2)
* Set 5 School records in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m Outdoor as well as the 60m and 100m Indoor
* Set 3 HCAC records in the 100m Outdoor and the 60m and 200m Indoor 
* Dean's List honoree
* National Society of Black Engineers
* Noblitt Scholar

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2020Freshman

    WR
    5'7" 150 lbs
    21
  • 4

    2021Sophomore

    WR
    5'8" 150 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Junior

    WR
    5'8" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Senior

    WR
    5'8" 160 lbs
    4