Wilkins relocated to Texas with his mother in 2008, where he played football at Elkins High School.

[2] After redshirting his first season, and only appearing in three games in his redshirt freshman campaign, Wilkins won the starting quarterback position, beating out fellow highly touted prospect, Brady White.

Wilkins finished the season with 197 completions for 311 attempts for 2329 yards and 12 touchdowns with 9 interceptions.

As a junior, Wilkins started all 13 games and had 260 completions on 410 attempts for 3270 yards and 20 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Wilkins signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.