Dan Wilkinson
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 13, 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 340 lb (154 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Dayton (OH) Dunbar | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 195 |
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| Games started: | 182 |
| Tackles: | 388 |
| Quarterback sacks: | 54.5 |
| Interceptions: | 5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Daniel Raymon Wilkinson (born March 13, 1973) is a former American football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons in the 1990s and 2000s. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he played college football for the Ohio State University, was recognized as an All-American and received several national awards recognizing him as an outstanding college lineman. He was drafted first overall in the 1994 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins of the NFL.
Wilkinson was born in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Dunbar High School in Dayton, and played for the Dunbar Wolverines high school football team.
His football coach at Stivers Intermediate School, Albert Powell, gave Wilkinson the nickname "Big Daddy", after convincing him to play defensive line instead of fullback. "Carl Hairston was in Cleveland at the time, so I told Dan, 'You're our Big Daddy.'"
Wilkinson received an athletic scholarship to attend Ohio State University, where he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1991 to 1993. During his freshman season in 1991, the Buckeyes coaches redshirted and placed him on the scout team. At the time, Wilkinson weighed 348 pounds and played offensive tackle. During the season, he lost 48 pounds and began to play defense.
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