#8

Kendall Wilkerson

DL · Louisiana · So. · #8

Louisiana 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kendall Wilkerson

DL · Louisiana · So · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1020 national
CFB
College
Louisiana
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisiana13-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 28–27

at Arkansas State

1 QB HUR  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Esezi Otomewo’s 2021 season.

Minnesota · 2021

NFL Rd 5
#2

Bryan Wallace

Charlotte · 2021

64%
#3

Reggie Grimes

Oklahoma · 2021

63%
#4

Nolan Cockrill

Army · 2021

62%
#5

Ahmir Crowder

Washington State · 2021

56%

Matches Esezi on

Weight
Hurry rate

Differs from Esezi on

Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Sack rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kamarion Franklin's sophomore season at Ole Miss (2025).

Ole Miss · 2025

#2

Anthony Smith

Minnesota · 2023

79%
#3

Daevin Hobbs

Tennessee · 2024

78%
#4

Bryan Wallace

Charlotte · 2021

76%
#5

Tavion Gadson

Kentucky · 2025

75%

Matches Kamarion on

Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate