TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 3rd round (96th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2006.

GIANTS NOTES: 

-           Wilkinson and Barry Cofield were the only Giants rookies to play in all 16 regular season games in 2006.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Has played in 37 regular season games with 7 starts and in 4 postseason games with 1 start…Career stats include 34 tackles (17 solo), 3 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles along with 16 special teams tackles.
-           In 2008, played in 8 regular season games with 5 starts before injuring a knee that caused him to sit out the remainder of the season…Finished with 11 tackles (4 solo) and 2 special teams tackles.
-           Started at weakside linebacker in the season opener vs. Washington (9/4) and finished with 4 tackles…Recorded 2 tackles at Cleveland (10/13) before leaving the game in the 2nd quarter with a knee injury…Inactive for 6 games before returning to action at Washington (11/30), where had 2 special teams tackles…Suffered knee sprain on opening kickoff at Dallas (12/14) and was inactive for the rest of the season.
-           In 2007, played in 13 regular season games with no starts and in 4 postseason games with 1 start…Finished the regular season with 5 tackles (3 solo), 1 pass defensed and 7 special teams tackles.
-           Started the NFC Wild Card Game at Tampa Bay (1/6) at weakside linebacker in place of the injured Kawika Mitchell and contributed 8 tackles (4 solo)…Had a special teams tackle vs. New England in Super Bowl XLII (2/3).
-           As a rookie in 2006, played in all 16 regular season games with 2 starts at weakside linebacker…Finished with 15 tackles (10 solo), 2 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 7 special teams tackles
-           Early action came on special teams before replacing Carlos Emmons at weakside linebacker when he left the game due to injury in the 4th quarter at Seattle (9/24)…Finished with 4 solo tackles and 1 special teams tackle…Stopped Maurice Morris for no gain and a 2-yard loss on consecutive plays in the 4th quarter.
-           Made 1st career start vs. Houston (11/5) and contributed 3 tackles and a forced fumble…His 4th quarter hit on Jameel Cook forced a fumble that was recovered by Corey Webster and ended the Texans’ final drive.
-           Started vs. Chicago (11/12) and finished with 6 tackles (5 solo)…Tackled Thomas Jones for a 2-yard loss in the 1st quarter.

COLLEGE:

-           Played in 50 games with 37 starts for the Yellow Jackets…Recorded 253 tackles (121 solo) and finished 14th on the school’s career list with 12.5 sacks for minus 83 yards.
-           His 38 stops for losses of 141 yards rank 7th on the school’s record list. He was credited with 4 quarterback pressures, a forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. He also deflected 6 passes and gained 46 yards on 3 interception returns.
-           Two-time team captain led the squad in tackles his last 2 years.
-           The 2-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection began his career as an outside linebacker before starting his final 2 seasons at middle linebacker.
-           As a strongside defensive end in 2003, he earned Academic All-ACC honors while starting every game. He collected 47 tackles (24 solo) with 4 sacks, 12 stops for losses and 3 pressures. Wilkinson also recovered 2 fumbles and batted away a pair of passes
-           In 2005, Wilkinson became only the 3rd player in the last 15 years to lead the team in tackles in back-to-back seasons. The 2nd-team All-ACC pick amassed 85 tackles (42 solo) and had 4 sacks with 9 stops for losses. He also intercepted 2 passes and deflected 2 others.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

-           Attended Osi Umenyiora’s “Strike 4 A Cure” celebrity bowling weekend to raise funds to fight AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease.
-           Attended the Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting St. Vincent's Medical Center.
-           Attended Coach Coughlin’s “Champions for Children Gala” benefitting The Jay Fund.
-           Attended the Giants’ annual fundraiser dinner benefitting The Ronald McDonald House of NYC.
-           Participated in a Junior Giants Fan Club fitness clinic event
-           Attended the Giants annual “Jingle Jam” holiday party at Giants Stadium for 500 NJ foster children.
-           Greeted fans at Big Blue Travel’s “Giants Wrap-up Breakfast.”

PERSONAL:

-           Attended Skyline (Oakland, Calif.) High School, where he was a Super Prep 1st-team All-America selection as a senior…Earned 2nd-team All-State and 1s-team All-City and All-East Bay honors in his final season…Chosen to play in the Cal-Florida Bowl.
-           As a senior, Wilkinson made 127 tackles with 6 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries…Contributed 85 tackles and 8 sacks as a junior.
-           Earned his degree in Management on May 7, 2005, then played his final season while working on a 2nd degree in International Affairs.
-           Son of Greggory Wilkinson, an Atlanta firefighter, and the late Denise Bowers.
-           Born Gerris Vernard Bowers Wilkinson on April 5, 1983.