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Clemson Great Christian Wilkins Is College GameDay’s Guest Picker

The No. 5 Tigers will take on No. 10 NC State on Saturday night.

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College Gameday is on-site at Clemson for Saturday night’s top-ten ACC matchup against NC State and will soon be joined by a former Tigers star to serve as this week’s guest picker.

Christian Wilkins, a former Clemson standout and current defensive tackle for the Dolphins, will take a seat at the College Gameday desk and make picks alongside the rest of the crew Saturday. The picks will be made just before noon ET.

Wilkins finished a four-year career as one of Clemson’s most decorated defensive players. He tallied 250 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries over 59 games with the Tigers. 

Wilkins was named a three-time All-American and became just the fifth unanimous All-American in school history in 2018. He was the first William V. Campbell Trophy winner in Clemson history.

The Dolphins selected Wilkins in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft and he’s quickly grown into a centerpiece of the defensive front in Miami. Through four games this season, he’s made 22 total tackles.

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ZACH KOONS

Zach Koons is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about Formula One. He joined SI as a breaking/trending news writer in February 2022 before joining the programming team in 2023. Koons previously worked at The Spun and interned for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently hosts the "Bleav in Northwestern" podcast and received a bachelor's in journalism from Northwestern University.

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