Campbell University

2022: Earned 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors...Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll...Played in all 11 games for the Camels, making 10 tackles, primarily on special teams...Tallied three tackles three times on the year (The Citadel, at East Carolina, at Delaware State)...Also made a tackle in a win over Charleston Southern...

2021: Posted five tackles on the season, primarily on special teams…Took the field in 10 of Campbell’s 11 games…Made two stops in CU’s win over Presbyterian…Also made tackles against Kennesaw State, Hampton and Robert Morris…

2020: Played in all four Campbell games, primarily on special teams…Totaled three tackles…Posted two stops at Wake Forest, adding a tackle at Appalachian State…Also saw action at Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina…

2019: Saw time in three games as a true freshman…Played against Shaw, North Alabama and Charleston Southern…Received a redshirt…

Prep/Personal: A Providence High School product…A two-time all-conference linebacker, posting 125 tackles with 24 stops for loss and six sacks as a senior in 2018…A Charlotte area linebacker of the year finalist…A Bronko Nagurski linebacker of the year finalist…Served as a team captain…Named the Panthers’ defensive player of the year in his final season for head coach Brad Bowles…Added 129 tackles with three sacks and an interception as a junior…Also played lacrosse as a freshman…Also a member of the National Honor Society and a student counsel executive board member…Full name is John Michael Wilkes…Born Jan. 23, 2001…Son of Colette and Rod Wilkes…Has three siblings, Meg, Adrienne and Billy…