Wilkerson played in 13 games with three starts over two seasons at Cal from 2010-11 before redshirting in 2012 due to injury. He transferred prior to the start of the 2013 season and finished his Cal career with 19 tackles, 4.0 sacks (-23 yards) and 5.5 tackles for loss (-35 yards), with all of his stats other than three games played and two tackles coming during the 2011 campaign.
Career Stats
Game Logs: 2011 | 2010
Cal Career (2011-12)
► Played in 13 games with three starts over his first two seasons with the program from 2010-11 before missing the 2012 campaign with an injury and leaving the team prior to the 2013 season
► Finished his Cal career with 19 tackles, 4.0 sacks (-23 yards) and 5.5 tackles for loss (-35 yards) (-23 yards) with all of his stats other than three games played and two tackles coming during the 2011 campaign
► Granted a medical redshirt for the 2010 campaign
Junior (2013)
► Left the team during prior to the season
► Missed much of spring practice due to injury but did play in the spring game and contributed a game-high-tying six tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss (-4 yards), with the tackle for loss accounting for one point in a scoring system that rewarded the defense for certain plays
Sophomore (2012)
► Did not play due to injury
► Recorded six tackles in the spring game
Freshman (2011)
► Played in 10 games with three starts
► Recorded 17 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss (-35 yards), 4.0 sacks (-23 yards) to rank third on the team and one quarterback hurry
► Had an 0.40 per-game sack average to rank 11th in the Pac-12
► Named an honorable mention Linebacker Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards when he posted career highs and team season highs of 3.5 tackles for loss (-22 yards) and 2.5 sacks (-12 yards), as well as a career-high five tackles and the lone quarterback hurry of his career vs. Utah
► His 3.5 tackles for the loss against the Utes tied for the second most by a Pac-12 player in 2011
► Had three tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) and 0.5 sacks (-2 yards) in the season opener vs. Fresno State
► Also had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) vs. USC
► Recorded two tackles at UCLA and single stops vs. Presbyterian, at Washington, at Oregon and vs. Washington State
► Added 0.5 tackles for loss and sacks vs. Washington State (-5 yards) and Presbyterian (-4 yards)
Freshman (2010)
► Granted a medical redshirt after playing in three games off the bench and recording two tackles before suffering a season-ending injury
► Had single tackles against both UC Davis and Colorado in the first two games of the campaign
Monte Vista HS (Class of 2010)
► Recorded 145 tackles, 6.0 sacks, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a Prepstar All-American during his 2009 senior season when he was also among players receiving votes for the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West team
► The No. 4 player overall in the combined San Mateo and East Bay areas as a senior according to the Bay Area News Group in its annual “Cream of the Crop” listing
► Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl following his senior campaign
► Had 95 tackles as a 2008 junior when he earned All-State underclassman honors and led his squad to the section semifinals before falling to national power De La Salle
Recruiting Rankings (Class of 2010)
► A four-star recruit by Scout and Rivals
► Ranked as the nation’s No. 6 inside linebacker by Rivals, the No. 7 middle linebacker according to Scout and the No. 17 inside linebacker by Tom Lemming
► On a national list of top players overall by Rivals at No. 230
► Listed by Rivals as the No. 32 player overall in California and checked in with SuperPrep at No. 44 overall in California/Hawaii/Nevada
Other
► Full name is David R. Wilkerson
► Born March 8, 1991
► Parents are Dave and Karyn Wilkerson
► Major is American studies
Wilkerson's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 5 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Tackles For Loss: 3.5 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 22 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Sacks: 2.5 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Sack Yards: 12 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Last Updated
August 26, 2014
