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.
Our guy @cwilkins42 was nice with it in high school 👌
🎥BinoTV pic.twitter.com/PoPMA0aSgB
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) February 20, 2020
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.
[vertical-gallery id=420233]