Christian Wilkins

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(07-25-2025, 07:03 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: What you're not factoring in there in your comparison is that was not only Jenkins' rookie season, but he was also forced into early action while having to wear the club, due to extensive injuries at the DT spot. Williams on the other hand had a few seasons of development under his belt. All things considered, I would agree that Jenkins is a great breakout candidate.

I understand all that, but we are talking about 2025 productivity, are we not?

So what are people basing Jenkins's 2025 productivity on other than pure hope he gets more stats than he did last year?

Murphy went from 20 combined tackles, 3.0 sacks, and 15 total pressures his rookie year (304 defensive snaps) to 20 combined tackles, 0 sacks, and 20 total pressures his sophomore year (353 defensive snaps).

Bringing up Murphy because players not making the jump or even performing worse their 2nd season definitely happens.

And I was comparing with Williams because Williams led the league in pressures for IDL, so I wanted to show how Jenkins compared to the top guy.
I get that Jenkins was a rookie, was playing hurt some, yada yada yada.
At the end of the day, I'm more worried about 2025 performance and less worried about how he'll be in 3-4 years as a long-term guy.