Shawn Wilkins

Shawn Wilkins (born October 16, 1994) is a professional American football player (quarterback and wide receiver) who led the Bremerhaven Seahawks of the GFL to a 5-0 start during the 2017 season, before being sidelined with a concussion.[1]

Shawn Wilkins Professional American Football Player

Wilkins, a highly recruited football player out of Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School in Upton, Massachusetts, was the first football player to be on scholarship at a Division I FCS football program (Bryant University).[2] Wilkins completed his high school career as one of the team Captains, MVP for Offense, Colonial Athletic League All Star - 2011 & 2012,[3] Ranked in the top ten for receiving in Central Mass (Two Years), and Ranked 27th overall Class of 2013 (Football) in Massachusetts by ESPNBoston.[4]

While at Bryant, Wilkins was a wide Receiver and backup long snapper. Upon transferring to Penn State University (World Campus) Wilkins joined Europlayers and signed under contract to play football in Germany for the GFL.[5] Wilkins was a member of the Pforzheim Wilddogs playing wide receiver, safety, cornerback, punter, kick returner and back-up quarterback.[6] Upon completion of his season with the Wilddogs, Wilkins returned to a tryout with the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Professional Indoor Football League.[6] Through that tryout and latter into 2016 Wilkins received a roster spot with the Steel City Stampede of the Major Indoor Football League.[7]

On January 10, 2016 Wilkins attended the College Gridiron Showcase in Bedford, Texas for a Pro Free Agent Day as a quarterback in front of NFL, CFL, MLFB, AFL, and IFL teams.[8] It was from this showcase, Wilkins moved to Pennsylvania to train with quarterback coach Anthony Glaud of ASK Athletics.

On April 16th, 2016 Wilkins competed for a roster spot on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers,[9] opting instead to head back to the GFL and play the 2017 season with the Bremerhaven Seahawks.[10]

To round out the 2017 season, Wilkins was chosen in the 60th round of the Rivals Professional Football League draft by the Michigan Bearcats.[11]

References
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  3. "Shawn Wilkins". telegram. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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  5. "The Beat: Wilkins ready for an adventure in Deutschland". Milford Daily News. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  6. "The Beat: Arena football could be the next step in Wilkins' gridiron odyssey". Metrowest Daily News. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  7. "Steel City Stampede". Europlayers. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  8. "Pro Free Agents". College Gridiron Showcase. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  9. 81Blackstone (2016-05-19), Shawn Wilkins Quarterback 2016 (April) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Workout, retrieved 2018-08-17
  10. 81Blackstone (2017-09-21), Shawn Wilkins Quarterback Bremerhaven Seahawks 2017, retrieved 2018-08-17
  11. "2017 Rivals Professional Football League drafted players by round (media)". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-08-17.

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  1. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20151018/SPORTS/151016363/17208/NEWS
  2. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/142640/shawn-wilkins
  3. http://www.telegram.com/article/20121218/EXTRAPOINTS/121219570
  4. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/state/massachusetts/class/2013/view/state
  5. http://www.chris-villani.com/2014/12/bvts-wilkins-sees-the-world-through-football/
  6. https://cgsallstar.com/pros/
  7. http://www.football-fan.de/index.php/herren/andere-ligen/15-andere-ligen/462-wilddogs-verpflichten-shawn-wilkins
  8. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/high_school_insider/2013/03/blackstone_valley_tech_wide_receiversafety_shawn
  9. http://www.golocalworcester.com/sports/blackstone-valley-tech-star-to-play-football-at-d1-bryant-univ
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