Greg Gabriel early 2019 NFL Draft breakdown: Clemson DL Christian Wilkins

Late last fall, when I started compiling reports for the Pro Football Weekly 2018 NFL Draft Guide, one of the first defensive linemen I wrote up was Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. The thinking around the National Football League was that it was just about a sure thing that Wilkins would enter the draft.

He surprised many when in mid-January he announced he would be back for another season.

My thinking at the time was it was a wise decision for Wilkins because although he has tremendous talent, the consistency of his play dropped off from 2016 to 2017. Now that he’s back for another year, he just might dominate in 2018.

Wilkins is in his fourth year at Clemson but has already…