Career
He played college football for Youngstown State University. Wilkins is currently tied for second place all time in most consecutive PATs without a miss at 371. He played for Austintown Fitch High School in the Austintown, Ohio suburb of Youngstown.
At Youngstown State University, Wilkins made a school record 66 field goals, with a long of 54 (a school record).
He was also an outstanding punter, averaging 38 yards per punt. Wilkins was inducted in the YSU Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
Wilkins signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1994, but played in just six games and did not attempt a single field goal or extra point. The following season, he joined the 49ers.
While he only played in seven games, he had a superb season, kicking 12 of 13 field goals.
In 1996, he finally saw duty as his team"s full-time kicker and did not disappoint, kicking 30 of 34 field goals and all 40 extra point attempts. In 1997, he joined the Rams, where he played the remainder of his career and became the team"s all time leading scorer. He also kicked a 50-yard field goal in the Rams 20–17 loss in Super Bowl XXXVI. In 2003, Wilkins kicked an NFL record-tying 39 field goals (then shared with former Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears kicker Olindo Mare), which stood until surpassed by Neil Rackers" 40 field goals in 2005.
He also became the first Rams player ever to score over 1,000 points.
On November 11, 2007, Wilkins kicked his 300th career field goal against the New Orleans Saints. Wilkins announced his retirement from the NFL on February 29, 2008.