Mazzi Wilkins

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
181
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Plant HS

WILKINS’ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles             7, vs. Temple (9/21/17)
TFL           1.0, at Illinois (9/15/18)
Sacks       0.5, vs. Temple (9/21/17)
INT       1, 3X, at ECU, 9/30/17
FR               1, at Illinois (9/15/18)
PBU           4, at ECU, 9/30/17

A two-year starter, Wilkins played in 47 career games and made 22 career starts...finished his USF career with 110 tackles, 22 passes defended (3 interceptions and 19 pass breakups), 2.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery...invited to participate in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game.

2018: Participated in 2019 East-West Shrine Game...started all but one of the 12 games he played in at cornerback…tallied 48 tackles (38 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery…finished second on the Bulls with nine pass breakups…had a tackle in 11 of the 12 games played…had five tackles against Georgia Tech (9/8)…had six tackles, one tackle for loss and his first career fumble recovery at Illinois (9/15)…also had six tackles against ECU (9/22) and UConn (10/20)...posted four tackles in the Gasparilla Bowl (12/20).

2017: Tied for second on the team with three interceptions… posted a career-high 32 tackles, a half sack and nine pass breakups in 12 games (nine starts)… posted two tackles, an interception and four pass breakups at East Carolina (9/30)… made a career-high seven tackles and a half sack against Temple (9/21)… posted two tackles and an interception against Stony Brook (9/2)… registered two tackles, two pass breakups and an interception in the season opener at San Jose State (8/26).

2016: Saw action in 12 games playing special teams and defensive back...posted 10 tackles...made a season-high three tackles vs. Florida State (9/24) and UConn (10/15).

2015: Appeared in 11 of 13 games playing special teams and cornerback…totaled 20 tackles and one pass break-up…recorded multiple tackles in five contests…set a season high with five tackles in a road game at Maryland (9/19)...had three tackles in each of the first two games of the season vs. FAMU (9/5) and at Florida State (9/12).

2014: Redshirt season.

PLANT HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Robert Weiner at Plant HS…named second team All-Hillsborough County in 2013…posted 67 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior…helped lead Plant to an 11-2-1 record and Class 8A state semifinals in 2013…recorded 121 tackles, 41 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception for his career…rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com…also had offers from UCF, Rutgers, Syracuse, UConn and Bowling Green.

PERSONAL: The son of Geneala Broome…family member, Billy Jackson, played football at Mississippi State…hobbies include fishing...a health sciences major, he earned his degree in the fall of 2018.