Muhammad Wilkerson - Temple (HT: 6-5 - WT: 305) Combine 40: N/A - Pro Day 40: N/A - Position Rank: 5 of 55
Positives: Versatile... Starting DT and DE in 2010, plays everywhere on the D-Line... Good athlete... Reasonably agile... Good pass rusher... Disruptive... Good quickness... Good burst off the ball... Good length... Active hands... Can push and pressure the pocket... Can penetrate... Good bulk... Good power... Can get off blocks well... Good strength at POA... Plays with good leverage... Good technique... Fights through double teams... Bats down a lot of passes... Holds his ground versus the run... Anchors well... Makes plays in the backfield... Stacks and sheds well... Good tackler... Hard hitter... Good awareness... Nose for the football... Selected All-MAC first team for the 2009 and 2010 seasons... Ideal fit as a 3-4 DE... Also fits as a 4-3 UT... A dark-horse first round possibility.
Negatives: Not much of an arsenal with the exception of bull rush... Will raise up as he penetrates and lose leverage... Gets a little too upright moving down the line of scrimmage (laterally)... Lack of competition playing in the MAC.
Defense
Season
Team
TOT
SOL
AST
TFL
SK
FF
INT
BK
TD
Totals
144
88
56
26
17
3
0
1
0
2008
Temple
13
7
6
2½
1
0
0
0
0
2009
Temple
61
36
25
10½
6½
1
0
1
0
2010
Temple
70
45
25
13
9½
2
0
0
0
(January 28) --
The week of Senior Bowl practices are over, but more coverage is on the way.
We have posted notes and observations from both the North and South Thursday practices as well as transcripts from the Thursday press conferences.
Also posted is a Week in Review from the week's practices. Refer to the tabs above for full coverage. We'll have all the action coming to you from Saturday's game as well.
