Michigan football adds Wink Martindale protege as defensive analyst

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Wherever Wink Martindale has gone, he’s tended to bring along a duo of brothers he has an affinity for.

Drew Wilkins was an on-field coach, but Kevin Wilkins was most recently listed as a defensive assistant for the New York Giants. The Rutherford, New Jersey-based franchise ultimately fired both which precipitated Martindale’s departure from the NFL program.

Now one of the Wilkins brothers appears to be Ann Arbor-bound.

According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Kevin Wilkins will be joining Michigan football, coming aboard as a defensive analyst. His role previously as a defensive assistant is unclear, but he’ll re-team with Martindale to help lead the defensive charge for the maize and blue.

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 joined Martindale in 2015, coming aboard to the Baltimore Ravens, first as a video assistant before working his way up the ladder.

Via the Giants press release when Wilkins was officially hired:

Wilkins joined the Ravens in 2015 as a video intern, a position he held for two seasons. He was Baltimore’s video operations coordinator from 2017-20. Wilkins began doing special projects for the Ravens’ defensive coaching staff in 2019 and was made a defensive assistant for the 2021 season.

Wilkins was a business major at the University of South Carolina, where he worked as a studio video assistant for five seasons.

A native of Doylestown, Pa., Wilkins attended La Salle College High School.

Wilkins is the first publicly noted analyst to join the new-look Michigan football program under head coach Sherrone Moore.

This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football adds Wink Martindale protege as defensive analyst