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Donte Wilkins

DT
Position
6'2''
Height
305 lbs.
Weight
Freshman
Class
Woodbridge, Va.
Hometown
Potomac HS
High School
Donte Wilkins - Football - Virginia Cavaliers

HONORS
2016
– One of UVA’s three captains.

AT VIRGINIA
2016
– One of seven Cavaliers to start all 12 of UVA’s games … made four tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss against Richmond in the season opener … made five tackles at then-No. 24 Oregon … made four stops at UConn … made four tackles against Central Michigan … made five stops at Duke in the ACC opener … made four tackles against Pitt … made two tackles against then-No. 22 North Carolina … made two tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and forced a fumble against then-No. 5 Louisville … made five tackles at Wake Forest … made five tackles against Miami … made one tackle at Georgia Tech … recorded six stops at Virginia Tech. 2015 – Appeared in all 12 of UVA’s games with one start … also saw time on the punt shield … made three stops against William & Mary … made three tackles at Pitt … made two stops and posted a half sack against Syracuse … made one tackle for a loss in the season finale against Virginia Tech. 2014 – Appeared in all 12 games with five starts … made starts against Pitt, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Miami and Virginia Tech … finished the season with 19 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss … made one stop against Richmond … recorded one tackle against No. 21 Louisville … notched one tackle at No. 21 BYU … had two tackles against Kent State … made four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of six yards against Pitt … recorded two tackles at Duke … notched two stops against North Carolina … tallied a solo stop against the Georgia Tech offense … had two stops at No. 2 Florida State offense … tallied three tackles at Virginia Tech in the season finale. 2013 – Appeared in nine of UVA’s 12 games … did not play against BYU, Oregon or at Pitt … made his collegiate debut against VMI … made four starts … one of 12 true freshmen to see playing time for UVA in 2013 … finished rookie season with 12 tackles and 2.0 tackles for a loss of seven yards … recovered a fumble in debut against VMI … made first career start against Duke … recorded his first career tackle against VMI … had one tackle against Ball State … recorded seven tackles and forced his first career fumble against Georgia Tech … started alongside three other true freshmen (Zach Bradshaw and Tim Harris) on defense against the Yellow Jackets … notched three tackles and 0.5 sacks for a loss of four yards against Clemson.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played offensive and defensive line at Potomac High School for head coach Jerry Roadcap … VHSCAA All-State AAA first-team honoree as an offensive lineman … All-Met first-team honoree and two-time Northwest Region offensive and defensive player of the year … recorded 100 tackles with 12.5 sacks and 27 tackles for a loss in 2012 … played in the Chesapeake Bowl … recorded 90 tackles and 10 sacks in 2011 as a junior … also recorded 20 tackles for a loss … in 2011 was a VHSCAA All-State AAA honoree on both offense and defense … was a first-team defensive honoree and a second-team offensive honoree … ranked the No. 12 prospect in Virginia by the Roanoke Times … ranked the No. 18 defensive tackle in the nation by 247sports and the No. 13 player in the Commonwealth of Virginia regardless of position … is a four-star player by 247sports … ranked a three-star player by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com.