2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 82
Victor Wikstrom
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 258
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Uppsala, Sweden
- High School:
- RIG Celsiusskolan
2023 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Played in eight games
- Added depth at tight end and used on special teams
- Used on a season-high 13 offensive snaps against Duquesne
2022 (r-Fr.)
- Did not see game action
- Added depth at tight end
- WVU Scout Team Offensive Champion: Virginia Tech
2021 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Added depth at tight end
- Made appearances against Long Island and Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2021
High School
- Played tight end for coaches Robert Johansson and Andreas Ehrenreich at RIG Celsiusskolan High and for the Taby Flyers
- In Sweden, players play on two teams at the same time; they belong to a home team (Taby Flyers) where games are played and the high school team (RIG Celsiusskolan) providing practice
- Also traveled to the United States in 2019 with Brandon Collier of PPI Recruits during the DreamChasers Tour
- Attended camps in Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden in 2019 and 2020
- Clocked a 4.4 40-yard dash at multiple camps
- Participated in The Nordic Championships (2017, 2018), the World Championships (2018) and the European Championships (2019)
- Named the Football Ambassador Award for the Taby Flyers and was named the MVP of the Year (2017)
- A three-time MVP at the Dukes Tournament (biggest American football tournament in Scandinavia)
- Earned MVP honors at the Nordic Championships (in the bronze medal game)
- Participated in three camps with the Swedish National Team (U-15, U-17, U-19)
- 2020 SI All-American nominee
- Played soccer (goalkeeper) and handball
- Three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports
- Rated the No. 36 tight end nationally by 247Sports
- No. 1-prospect from Sweden
- A great appreciation for the outdoors, loves to hunt and fish
- Also offered by Charlotte, Eastern Michigan and Georgia Tech
Personal
- Son of Jan and Karin Wikstrom
- One of two children (1 sister)
- Majoring in communication studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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