Muhammad Wilkerson
Wilkerson in April 2013
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| No. 96 New York Jets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 22, 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Linden, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Linden (NJ) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Temple | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 359 |
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| Sacks: | 41.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 10 |
| Pass deflections: | 24 |
| Safeties: | 1 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Muhammad Wilkerson (born October 22, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple, and was drafted by the Jets in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Wilkerson attended Linden High School in his hometown of Linden, New Jersey. He recorded 78 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble along with one fumble recovery in his senior season. He was named to the All-Watchung Conference first-team in his junior season. He was selected to the Home News Tribune all-area first-team and Newark Star Ledger all-Union County second-team. He also helped lead Linden to state titles during his junior and senior years in basketball.
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After high school, Wilkerson spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy. He subsequently enrolled at Temple University, where he played for the Temple Owls football team. As a freshman at Temple in 2008, Wilkerson played in 11 games and recorded 13 tackles and a sack. As a sophomore in 2009 he started all 13 games and recorded 58 tackles and six sacks.
As a junior in 2010, Wilkerson recorded 68 tackles and 10 sacks. Following his junior season, he was named to the first-team All-MAC selection and the team defensive MVP.
Wilkerson was initially what analysts termed "a sleeper selection"; however, following positive results at the NFL Combine and at Temple's Pro Day session, Wilkerson's draft stock rose significantly. He became regarded as a versatile prospect whom NFL Network Analyst Mike Mayock compared to Trevor Pryce, concluding that Wilkerson was a first round prospect.
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