West Virginia University Athletics

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