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DeutschJimmy Wilkerson
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 4, 1981 Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Pewitt (Omaha, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 6 / pick: 189 | ||||||||||||
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Jimmy Boyd Wilkerson (born January 4, 1981) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Oklahoma.
Wilkerson was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks.
College career
[edit]He played in 38 games (24 starts) at the University of Oklahoma, amassing 130 tackles, 35 stops for loss, 12.0 sacks 28 quarterback pressures, 13 passes defensed and four forced fumbles.
Professional career
[edit]Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Jimmy Wilkerson played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2003 to 2007. On March 18, 2007, Wilkerson re-signed with the Chiefs for a one-year contract.[2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On March 1, 2008, he signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started one of 16 games played in 2008, recording 23 tackles, 5.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
Wilkerson moved into the starting lineup in 2009, starting all 15 games in which he played for the Buccaneers that season. He suffered a torn ACL against the New Orleans Saints on December 27 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve the following day. Wilkerson finished the 2009 season with career highs in tackles (46), sacks (6.0) and forced fumbles (two).
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On April 20, 2010, Wilkerson signed with the New Orleans Saints.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]Wilkerson signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 2, 2011.
Coaching career
[edit]Wilkerson joined the Texas A&M–Commerce as a pass rush specialist and defensive line coach in 2017.[4]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | KAN | 12 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | KAN | 15 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | KAN | 16 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | KAN | 13 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | KAN | 16 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TAM | 16 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | TAM | 15 | 15 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NOR | 16 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | 21 | 179 | 142 | 37 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Pasquarelli, Len. Chiefs agree to re-sign Wilerson for one year ESPN.com, March 18, 2007.
- ^ Clayton, John. "Source: Wilkerson gets $2M deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ "JIMMY WILKERSON". lionathletics.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.