Derek Wilkins
California Golden Bears
72
Average

Derek Wilkins

California Golden BearsAverage
DTDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

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Derek Wilkins is the projected starter at DT for California Golden Bears.

Redshirt senior · #96 · 6'5", 310 lbs

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Depth at DT · California Golden Bears

  1. 19672Derek WilkinsStarter
  2. 29967Ashun Shepphard
  3. 39755Michael-Anthony Okwura

California Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 12 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

3-Yr Total32 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share1%
Irvine, CA
Jersey
#96
Class
RS SR
Height
6'5"
Weight
310 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251200
20241210
2023821

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 47th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 47% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WVTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-20

Oct 3LUNLVTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-31

Sep 26LCLEMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Sep 19WWAGTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-7

Sep 12WSYRTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-18

Sep 6LUCLATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 45-24

Derek Wilkins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

12 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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