Raiders sign defensive tackle Christian Wilkins The Las Vegas Raiders have signed unrestricted defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, the team announced Thursday.
Wilkins, a 6-foot-1, 310-pound linebacker, spent the last five seasons (2019) with the Dolphins after being drafted by Miami in the first round (13th overall) in 2019. – 23) Join the Raiders in the NFL Draft. During his career, Wilkins played 81 games (77 starts) and totaled 353 tackles (202 solo), 20.5 sacks, 43 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 19 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles, and 6 tackles after receiving the ball. .
He also added two career catches for two yards and two touchdowns. 4,444 Wilkins, a two-time Dolphins starter, has 353 career tackles since entering the league in 2019; that’s the most among linebackers at the time and ranks in the top five in NFL history.
Last season, Wilkins started in all 17 games and recorded 63 tackles (36 solo), 9.0 tackles for loss, 10 tackles for loss, two defenses, and 23 four points. His 9.0 sacks were a career high and ranked fifth among NFL defensive tackles. Wilkins totaled 98 tackles (59 solo) in 2022, the most by a defensive lineman in a season since 1994 and the most by a defensive lineman in a season since 1994. By Derrick Brown’s. 103 steals in 2023.
Wilkins was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at Clemson University, appearing in 59 games (45 starts) and recording 191 tackles. tackles (94 solo), 16.0 sacks, 16 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries, and two interceptions on kicks. He also saw limited rushing, recording four carries for 13 yards and two touchdowns and two catches for 32 yards (16.0 average) and a touchdown.
He helped Clemson to two national championships (2016, 2018) and won the Bill Willis Award as a junior (2017). He is also one of four players in career history to earn All-America honors in three different seasons.
