Awards and Honors:
2022 CSC Academic All-District
Dean's List (F21, S22)
2024: Started each of the season's first six games before suffering a season-ending injury… Started four games at left guard, one at left tackle, and one at right guard… Opened the season starting at right guard against Louisville (Aug. 31) before starting at left tackle against Southern Illinois (Sept. 7)… Started each of his final four games at left guard… Blocked for an offense that rushed for 311 yards and five touchdowns against Alabama A&M (Sept. 21), the program's most rushing yards and touchdowns since 2023… The Governors also had a pair of running backs eclipse 100 rushing yards against the Bulldogs for the first time since 2023.
2023: Played in three games and made a pair of starts at left guard… Blocked for an offense that ranked ninth in the FCS and led the UAC in scoring (34.1 ppg), the Govs also ranked 14th in total offense (426.8) and 13th in passing offense (247.1) while ranking second in the UAC in both those categories… Contributed to an offense that set the APSU single-season records in completion percentage (66.7), passing efficiency (162.2), passing offense, and total offense per game.
2022: Started all 11 games at left guard… Helped the Governors offense rack up 609 yards of total offense – the ninth-best single-game mark in program history – and score 63 points – the sixth-best single-game total in APSU history – against Presbyterian (Sept. 3)… Helped the Govs throw for 383 yards and five touchdowns against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 10) – the fourth and second-best single-game totals in program history… Blocked for an offense that recorded 4,662 yards of total offense and scored 347 points during the 2022 season – the third and fourth-best season totals in Austin Peay history… Also helped the Govs average 423.8 yards of total offense per game – the second-best single-season mark in program history… The Govs posted the sixth-most rushing touchdowns (20) and fifth-most passing touchdowns (22) in a season in program history.… Helped the offense pass for 2,580 yards – the fifth-best single-season in APSU history – and rush for 2,082 yards, it was the first time in program history the Govs have passed and rushed for 2,000-plus yards in the same season.
2021: An offensive lineman by trade, he made 11 appearances for the Govs with the majority of his action coming as an extra blocker at the tight end position… made back-to-back starts at tight end against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 9) and Murray State (Oct. 23).
High School: Played on both the offensive line and defensive line at Houston High School for head coach James Thomas, helping Mustangs reach Tennessee Class 6A state semifinals in 2019 and claim back-to-back Region 7 championships (2018-19)… A First Team All-Region 7-6A selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman in 2020… Ranked as #17 offensive lineman in Tennessee by GridironScounting.com.
Personal: Harrison Charles Wilkes is the son of Thaddaeus and Mindy Wilkes… Birthday is Dec. 29… Has one sibling, Riley… A marketing major with a concentration in finance.
