# Jimmy Wilkerson

Jimmy Boyd Wilkerson, Jr. (January 4, 1981 – December 13, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
Wilkerson was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks. He died from a heart attack in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on December 13, 2024, at the age of 43.

## College career

Wilkerson played in 38 games (24 starts) at the University of Oklahoma, amassing 130 tackles, 35 stops for loss, 12.0 sacks 28 quarterback pressures, 13 passes defensed and four forced fumbles.

## Professional career
### Kansas City Chiefs

Wilkerson played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2003 to 2007. On March 18, 2007, Wilkerson re-signed with the Chiefs for a one-year contract.

### Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 1, 2008, he signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started one of 16 games played in 2008, recording 23 tackles, 5.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
Wilkerson moved into the starting lineup in 2009, starting all 15 games in which he played for the Buccaneers that season. He suffered a torn ACL against the New Orleans Saints on December 27 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve the following day. Wilkerson finished the 2009 season with career highs in tackles (46), sacks (6.0) and forced fumbles (two).

### New Orleans Saints

On April 20, 2010, Wilkerson signed with the New Orleans Saints.

### Seattle Seahawks

Wilkerson signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 2, 2011.

## Coaching career

Wilkerson joined the Texas A&M–Commerce as a pass rush specialist and defensive line coach in 2017.
After Wilkerson's career at Texas A&M Commerce, he became a defensive lineman coach at Carl Albert High School (Mid-Del School District) in Midwest City, Oklahoma.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2003 | KAN | 12 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | KAN | 15 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | KAN | 16 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | KAN | 13 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | KAN | 16 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TAM | 16 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | TAM | 15 | 15 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NOR | 16 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 119 | 21 | 179 | 142 | 37 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2003 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |