Former New York Giants defensive assistant Kevin Wilkins will be joining the staff of the National Champion Michigan Wolverines as an off-field assistant this season.
Wilkins will be working once again under defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, who was hired by first-year head coach Sherrone Moore to be the team’s defensive coordinator.
Michigan is set to hire former Baltimore #Ravens and New York #Giants staffer Kevin Wilkins as a defensive analyst, a source tells @247sports.
Has been a longtime right-hand man figure for new Michigan DC Wink Martindale and brings nine years of NFL experience to Ann Arbor. Also… pic.twitter.com/Kgjk6S6RQg
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) March 4, 2024
Wilkins was fired by the Giants after the 2023 season along with his brother, Drew, in a bloodbath that culminated in Martindale’s departure.
“Wilkins is still a good football coach and hiring him as an analyst is a huge boon for the Wolverines,” writes Chris Peterson of GBMWolverine.com.
“He’s got nine years of NFL experience and knows the defensive scheme like the back of his hand. The addition should also make Martindale more comfortable since none of the position coaches were really his guys.”
Drew Wilkins recently joined head coach Jerod Mayo’s staff in New England as the new outside linebackers coach.
