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Junior
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| Hometown:
Omaha, Texas
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| High School:
Paul H. Pewitt HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 260
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| Position:
Defensive End
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2001:
All-Big 12 First Team (Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches, CollegeFootballNews.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram), All-Big 12 Second Team (Dallas Morning News) ... burst onto the scene as one of the top defensive ends in the Big 12 and the nation ... started every game after the North Texas contest ... was fifth on the team with 68 tackles ... had an impressive 14 quarterback hurries on the season ... posted a career-high 11 tackles in Sooners' win over North Texas ... had a team-high 18 tackles for loss (67 yards), the sixth best total for an OU defensive lineman in school history ... notched a tackle for loss in eight of the 12 games ... team-high five sacks on the season (loss of 24 yards) ... forced three fumbles ... forced a fumble against Kansas State that was returned 18 yards by Roy Williams for OU's opening score of the game ... broke up 10 passes on the season, the highest figure ever posted by a non-defensive back at OU ... had three sacks in the win over the Longhorns ... had an incredible game against Texas A&M, registering eight tackles (including two for loss), a sack and two passes broken up.
2000:
One of three true freshmen to see time with the OU defense ... appeared in 12 games … played mostly with special teams ... missed only the Rice game … collected 16 tackles … had half of his tackles (8) in the Sooners’ win at Baylor ... played the entire second half of that contest and recorded one sack, five tackles for loss and one pass deflection in addition to his eight tackles ... made the switch to defensive end for the national championship game against Florida State to add speed to the pass rush ... had an outstanding game despite having only a few practices at the position ... ended the night with three tackles, a pass deflection and two quarterback pressures.
High school:
East Texas Player of the Year ... member of the Dallas Morning News’ Top 100, Rivals100.com Texas 100 and SuperPrep Texas 100 ... rated the 69th best player in Texas by SuperPrep ... one of the top linebackers in the Midlands by PrepStar Magazine ... a two-time All-State selection ... played numerous positions ... ended his career with more than 1,209 yards passing, 1,430 yards rushing and 35 combined touchdowns ... recorded 111 tackles and helped his squad to the Class 2A quarterfinals as a senior ... led his squad to the state championship in 1998.
Wrapup:
Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News following the 2001 Texas game ... born: January 4, 1981 ... parents: Jimmy and Zeffie Wilkerson ... major is education.
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