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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | January 4, 1981 Mount Pleasant, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Pewitt (Omaha, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Jimmy Boyd Wilkerson (born January 4, 1981) is a former American 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 has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks
College career
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
Kansas City Chiefs
Jimmy Wilkerson played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2003–2007. On March 18, 2007, Wilkerson re-signed with the Chiefs for a one-year contract.[2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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
On April 20, 2010, Wilkerson signed with the New Orleans Saints.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
Wilkerson signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 2, 2011.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ↑ Pasquarelli, Len. Chiefs agree to re-sign Wilerson for one year ESPN.com, 18 March 2007.
- ↑ Clayton, John. "Source: Wilkerson gets $2M deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 October 2010.