What, you thought Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki was the only one on the team who could throw down on the hardwood?! The Dolphins gave some love to Gesicki a few weeks back for a spectacular highlight of dunks and blocks from Gesicki’s high school days — and now they’ve given a little flashback love to another young upstart of Miami’s 2020 offseason roster, defensive tackle Christian Wilkins.
Gesicki’s highlight was more explosive, but the scouting report on Wilkins is still impressive none the less. Good handles, effective low post maneuvers — but who are we trying to kid? For as smooth as Wilkins looks ducking in to the basket, we much prefer his highlights on the gridiron.
The energetic Wilkins enjoyed a strong finish to his rookie season, avoiding the rookie wall that claims so many youngsters in the NFL. If anything, Wilkins actually broke through the rookie wall mid-season — helping to reinforce why the Dolphins chose to draft him with their first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
With a year of NFL service under his belt, Wilkins can now look to continue building up his repertoire to slice into opposing backfields — hopefully with a little more contact than what his hardwood highlights offered up along the way.
