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#43  Billy Wilkes

Position:
LB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Fr.
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Providence HS

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Before Clemson: Was a standout linebacker at Providence High School … recorded 132 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, eight sacks, four forced fumbles, two interceptions and two blocked punts as a senior … earned Luke Kuechly Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Charlotte Touchdown Club in 2023 … named as the Charlotte Observer’s Boys Scholar-Athlete of the Year in addition to being selected to its All-Observer Team … earned 2023 Co-Defensive Conference Player of the Year for the Southwestern 4A Conference from the NCHSAA …  selected to the Shrine Bowl for North Carolina … was a team captain at Providence … chose to walk on at Clemson over scholarship offers from Arkansas State and others.

Personal: Born April 13, 2005 … pre-business major … academic standout who posted a 4.25 high school GPA … son of a Clemson graduate and had two sisters attend Clemson … his brother, Jack, played linebacker at Campbell.