Christian Wilkins, an American football defensive tackle for the National Football League (NFL) Las Vegas Raiders, was born on December 20, 1995. The Miami Dolphins chose him in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft while he was a Clemson football player.
The hometown of Wilkins is Springfield, Massachusetts. After his freshman year, he transferred from Framingham High School to Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut.[1] He recorded 253 tackles and 28.5 sacks in 35 high school games.[2] Wilkins was one of the best players in his class and a five-star recruit.[3] He made the commitment to play football for Clemson University in college.
In 2015, Wilkins made one start in 15 games as a freshman at Clemson, totaling 33 tackles and two sacks.[5][6] In 2016, as a sophomore, he was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).[7] Wilkins played for Clemson, who won the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 35–31 over top-seeded Alabama. He was also a member of the Clemson team in 2018 that, under Trevor Lawrence’s leadership, defeated Alabama 44–16 in the National Championship game. [8] Wilkins gave the Tigers a touchdown in the 2018 games against South Carolina and Florida State.
The Miami Dolphins selected Wilkins with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[12] On the second play of the game, Wilkins struck Cody Ford, resulting in his ejection from the Buffalo Bills Week 7 loss, 21–31.[13] In the 26–18 victory in Week 9 over the New York Jets, Wilkins recorded his first career sack on Sam Darnold.[14] Wilkins caught his first career touchdown throw from Ryan Fitzpatrick in Week 16’s 38–35 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Christian Wilkins, an American football defensive tackle for the National Football League (NFL) Las Vegas Raiders, was born on December 20, 1995. The Miami Dolphins chose him in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft while he was a Clemson football player