No, Christian Wilkins is a defensive tackle but in 2021, he completed his third season as a starter for the Miami Dolphins after being selected with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. His 82 tackles in 2021 are an NFL single-season record for a defensive tackle.
The American football defensive plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
Wilkins originally attended Framingham High School. He is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts before transferring to Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut after his freshman year.
He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Wilkins was placed on the reserve COVID-19 list by the team on November 12, 2020, and activated on November 25.
In 2021 week 15 against the New York Jets, Wilkins lined up at fullback and recorded his second career touchdown on a flick pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
The Dolphins picked up the fifth-year option on Wilkins’ contract on April 28, 2022.