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FSU Football: Top 5 defensive players ‘Noles will face in 2017

By Kelvin Hunt

CLEMSON, SC - NOVEMBER 12: Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers reacts to a call during their game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Memorial Stadium on November 12, 2016 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SC - NOVEMBER 12: Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers reacts to a call during their game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Memorial Stadium on November 12, 2016 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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Christian Wilkins-Clemson

Clemson’s Christian Wilkins is a absolute beast and will hear his name called early in the 2018 NFL Draft. He finished the 2016 season with 48 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He’s one of the main reasons Clemson’s top two linebackers combined for over 200 tackles in 2016.

As you can see he’s a disrupts the interior, penetrates the pocket and does a great job of batting passes down when he realizes he can’t get to the QB.

Great instincts and excellent at shedding blocks and stopping the run as a five technique. Hopefully the FSU offensive line can give Deondre Francois better protection against Wilkins at the Clemson defensive line than 2016.

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