- Clemson interior defender Christian Wilkins is coming off a strong year (83.0 overall grade) and currently a Day 2 prospect on the PFF Big Board.
- Wilkins actually ended up playing more on the edge (79.5 percent of snaps) with teammates Dexter Lawrence and Carlos Watkins producing in their own right.
- Wilkins was dominant against the run as his 84.7 run defense grade showed but was also athletic enough to lead the nation with nine batted passes.
- While Wilkins wasn’t spectacular as a pass-rusher (78.2 pass-rush grade), he was effective when it counted on third downs – ranking No. 6 in the draft class with a pass rush productivity of 16.1.
- Wilkins projects inside as possibly a 3-technique, but it would be nice to see more snaps of proven production from the interior.
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