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Fred Wakefield

Illinois · Edge Rusher · 1997-2000

PRS
74
SPD
65
STR
66

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Wakefield was a first-team all-conference pick in 2000.

In the Illinois record book, Wakefield ranks No. 4 in career sacks.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 5th-highest edge rusher rating at Illinois since 1990 and No. 51 among all edge rushers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2000
    • First-team all-conference

Illinois Record Book

  • No. 4 in career sacks

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraEDGE74
  • 2000-2004 eraEDGE74

Illinois Teammates

  1. 90Kevin Hardy1992-95LB
  2. 83Simeon Rice1992-95EDGE
  3. 80Brandon Lloyd1999-2002WR
  4. 74Eugene Wilson2001-02S
  5. 71Kurt Kittner1998-2001QB
  6. 71Robert Holcombe1994-97RB
  7. 70Antoine Patton1995S
  8. 70Antoineo Harris1999-2002RB
  9. 70Bobby Jackson1998-2001S
  10. 70Christian Morton2001-03CB

Full Illinois all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Julius PeppersNorth Carolina · 1998-2001EDGE
  2. 91David PollackGeorgia · 2001-04EDGE
  3. 91John HendersonTennessee · 2000-01EDGE
  4. 91Terrell SuggsArizona State · 2000-02EDGE
  5. 91Tommie HarrisOklahoma · 2001-03EDGE
  6. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  7. 90Dave BallUCLA · 2000-03EDGE
  8. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Fred Wakefield) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.