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WASWILKINSON—

Dan Wilkinson

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Miami Dolphins · DT

Dan Wilkinson recorded 99 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

99

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dan Wilkinson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
CHICAGOBEARS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 31, 1999

Chicago Bears vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
DETROITLIONS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 23, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 26, 1999

Washington Commanders vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 15, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dan Wilkinson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 4, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2005
DETROITLIONS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 23, 2005

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 10, 2002

Washington Commanders vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 26, 1999

Washington Commanders vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1999

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2006
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 15, 2006

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dan Wilkinson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINWILKINSON—Dan Wilkinson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASWILKINSON—Dan Wilkinson
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

03
DETWILKINSON—Dan Wilkinson
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
MIAWILKINSON—Dan Wilkinson
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons99 career games112 career solo tackles22 career sacksDrafted by: CINDraft pick: 1Jersey: 952 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Dec 10, 2006

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history