Jalen Wilkerson
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 21, 1995 Douglas, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 283 lb (128 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Coffee (GA) |
| College: | Florida State |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jalen Wilkerson (born December 21, 1995) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Florida State.
Early years
[edit]Wilkerson attended Coffee High School in Douglas, Georgia. He committed to play football for the Florida State Seminoles in May 2014s.[1]
College career
[edit]Wilkerson attended Florida State from 2015 to 2017, redshirting the 2015 season. From 2016 to 2017, he played in 16 games for the Seminoles.[2] After the 2017, season, he declared for the 2018 NFL draft.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Houston Texans
[edit]Wilkerson signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018, but was waived three days later.[4][5]
Washington Redskins
[edit]Wilkerson signed with the Washington Redskins on August 11, 2018, but was waived on August 18.[6][7]
On August 20, 2018, it was reported that Wilkerson's football career was over, with Wilkerson writing in a Facebook post, "Closing the football chapter of my life, marking off every goal I ever set, is beyond amazing. I'm so thankful for being able to walk away in peace and good health. I know this next chapter of my life will be exactly where God needs me most. No fame nor money is worth my life. I have a daughter who depends on and needs her father."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Florida State lands tight end recruit Jalen Wilkerson". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "JALEN WILKERSON". seminoles.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft: DE Jalen Wilkerson is oddest of six FSU player to enter early". Sporting News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign seven draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans claim QB Stephen Morris". HoustonTexans.com. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
- ^ "8/11: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ^ "8/18: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Preston, Robert. "Wilkerson's football career ends with Washington". douglasnow.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.