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.

Jimmy Wilkerson
No. 66, 96, 97, 99, 65
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1981-01-04) January 4, 1981 (age 43)
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
Tackles:179
Sacks:14.0
Forced fumbles:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Wilkerson has also played for 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 2003–2007. 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.

NFL career statistics edit

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Pasquarelli, Len. Chiefs agree to re-sign Wilerson for one year ESPN.com, March 18, 2007.
  3. ^ Clayton, John. "Source: Wilkerson gets $2M deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2010.

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