Player Dossier

2021-2025

California

Derek Wilkins

DL • 6'5" • 305 lbs • Irvine, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Wilkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

11.8

Consistency

51.5

Season Value

34.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Derek Wilkins, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · California. Derek Wilkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

California paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.8 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: Stanford

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · California

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

11.8

Usage

0.8

Consistency

51.5

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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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: 1. Duke: 0. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 2. Stanford: 2. SMU: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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 10. 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

Wins0.8 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Stanford

Best efficiency game

24.2 vs Stanford

Result
Thu 12/25@ Hawai'iL 31-3531000
Sun 11/30vs SMUW 38-3511000
Sun 11/23@ StanfordL 10-3110002
Sun 11/9@ LouisvilleW 29-2611002
Sat 11/1vs VirginiaL 21-3121001
Fri 10/24@ Virginia TechL 34-4210000
Sat 10/18vs North CarolinaW 21-1810000
Sun 10/5vs DukeL 21-4510000
Sat 9/27@ Boston CollegeW 28-2400001
Sun 9/21@ San Diego StateL 0-3411001
Sun 9/14vs MinnesotaW 27-1400001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    California

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonCalifornia08.31.4
2022 Regular SeasonCalifornia00
2023 PostseasonCalifornia312.74.93
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia312.74.90
2024 PostseasonCalifornia17.52-2
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia17.520
2025 PostseasonCalifornia811.80.87
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia811.80.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Auburn

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#2

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#4

Louisville

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#5

Virginia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · California

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.6

#2

2025 Postseason · California

34.2

8 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · California

34.2

8 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8926

Santa Margarita Catholic · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Committed To
California
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

34

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Derek Wilkins quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
34