Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025California
Derek Wilkins
DL • 6'5" • 305 lbs • Irvine, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek Wilkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Derek Wilkins built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Irvine, CA wearing No. 96, spending time with California. The clearest part of Derek Wilkins' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Derek Wilkins, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · California. Derek Wilkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Derek Wilkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · DL
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · California
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Santa Margarita Catholic · California
- High school pipeline
- Santa Margarita Catholic · 44 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DL 573rd (top 54%) · ACC 345th (top 44%) · National 2,689th (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 5 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 8 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | California | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 11 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 45.9 |
Related Context
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Derek Wilkins played DL for California. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Wilkins recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
California paired 9 primary output with 12.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · California
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
12.7
Usage
2.3
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Minnesota: 1. San Diego State: 1. Boston College: 2. Duke: 0. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 2. Stanford: 2. SMU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 0 by 10. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 0 by 20. Duke: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 18.3. Louisville: 1 by 24.2. Stanford: 1 by 24.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | @ Hawai'i | L 31-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs SMU | W 38-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 10-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 29-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Virginia | L 21-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/24 | @ Virginia Tech | L 34-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs North Carolina | W 21-18 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Duke | L 21-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 28-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ San Diego State | L 0-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Minnesota | W 27-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Derek Wilkins story
Derek Wilkins built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Irvine, CA wearing No. 96, spending time with California. The clearest part of Derek Wilkins' career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Derek Wilkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
California
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 3 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 3 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 2 | 8.8 | 2.3 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 2 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | California | 9 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 9 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Auburn
Week 2 · L 10-14
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 97 Boston College
Week 5 · W 28-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 1 · L 13-24 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 6 · L 38-39 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 112 Stanford
Week 13 · L 10-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · California
9 primary output · 12.7 efficiency · 2.3 usage
45.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · California
45.9
9 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · California
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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