Christian Wilkins is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
As a freshman at Clemson in 2015, Wilkins played in 15 games with one start and had 33 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore in 2016, he was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
In Week 8 against the Los Angeles Rams, Wilkins recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Jared Goff during the 28–17 win. Wilkins was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 12, 2020, and activated on November 25. The Dolphins picked up the fifth-year option on Wilkins’ contract on April 28, 2022.
Christian Wilkins Parents: Who are Christian Wilkins, Mother and Father?
Christian’s father is Rob Stamps Jones. His father raised him in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was the youngest of eight children in a lower-class family, for instilling in him a disciplined approach to money management. There is no information about his parents in the media.