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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||||
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| Born | January 10, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Craigmont (Memphis) | ||||||||
| College | Southeast Missouri State (2015–2019) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Kristian Wilkerson (born January 10, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.
Wilkerson was a member of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. [1] As a redshirt senior, he caught 71 passes for 1,350 yards and 10 touchdowns and was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference and a second-team All-American by HERO Sports. [2] Wilkerson finished his collegiate career with 219 receptions for 3,540 yards and 33 touchdowns, all of which were school records. [3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.50 s | 1.45 s | 2.54 s | 4.09 s | 6.68 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 12 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [4] | ||||||||||||
Wilkerson was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2020. [5] He was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts. [6]
Wilkerson was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on September 8, 2020. [7] Wilkerson was elevated to the Patriots active roster on November 9, 2020, and made his debut that night on Monday Night Football in a 30–27 win over the New York Jets. He reverted to the practice squad after the game. [8]
Wilkerson signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [9] On August 31, 2021, he was released, [10] but signed with the practice squad the following day. [11]
On January 2, 2022, Wilkerson was elevated for the Week 17 game against Jacksonville and scored his first two NFL touchdowns. [12] [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on January 17, 2022. [14]
On August 30, 2022, Wilkerson was placed on injured reserve. [15] On February 15, 2023, the Patriots waived Wilkerson. [16]
On February 16, 2023, Wilkerson was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts. [17] He was waived on May 2, 2023. [18]
On May 15, 2023, Wilkerson signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. [19] He was waived on November 4 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later. [20] [21] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [22]
On August 27, 2024, Wilkerson was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad. [23] [24] He signed a reserve/future contract with Las Vegas on January 6, 2025. [25]
On May 12, 2025, Wilkerson was released by the Raiders. [26]
On May 19, 2025, Wilkerson signed with the Buffalo Bills. [27] He was released on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [28] [29] He was released on November 4. [30] He re-signed to the Bills practice squad the following day. [31]