Mazzi Wilkins: CB · South Florida · #23.
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Mazzi Wilkins
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at South Florida: Willie Taggart and Charlie Strong. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against UConn — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 9 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Florida | 48 | 38 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2017 | South Florida | 32 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 66 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 18 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14vs Elon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-38vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 25-19vs Illinois | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs East Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-42@ Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-24@ Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-30vs UConn | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 36-57@ Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-41vs Tulane | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-27@ Temple | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-38vs No. 8 UCF | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 20-38vs Marshall | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 38 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 9 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 25-19
vs Illinois · neutral site
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 6 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%9 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 9 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
45.9%
429 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
71.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
423 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Florida, 90 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
