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In case the Rod Wilks wiki gets deleted.

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'''Rodriquez Martell Wilks''' is a current player for the [[University of Tennessee football|Tennessee Volunteers Football]] team.


== Early Career/High School ==

Rodriquez Martell Wilks was born on November 12, 1988 in Smyrna, Tennessee. An early standout in football, he entered Smyrna High School in August of 2003. However, he would not become a staple of the Smyrna team until 2005, when he entered the team as a [[wide receiver]] and [[cornerback]]. In 2006, he caught 60 passes for 945 yards and 16 touchdowns, while Smyrna won the Tennessee 5A State Championship. Also was named to the All-Region team.

2007 was a breakout year for Wilks, as he caught 77 passes for 1,170 yards and 20 touchdowns. Also, that year,
he returned punts and kickoffs for touchdowns as well. As a defender, he had 62 tackles and 6 interceptions. That year, he won the Mr. Football award in Tennessee, and was the defensive MVP of the BlueCross Bowl, the Tennessee State Championship Game, as Smyrna went back to back for state championships.


== Recruiting ==

Rod Wilks was rated a 3 star prospect by both [[Rivals]] and [[Scout]]. ESPN gave him an 82 out of 100 on the scouting grade, and compared him to Larry Fitzgerald in the style of play.

Wilks made the decision to attend the [[University of Tennessee]] on September 19, 2007. Other schools that he was considering were [[University of Alabama|Alabama]], [[Georgia Tech]], and [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]].

== Career at Tennessee ==

Wilks had limited playing time at Tennessee in 2008, but some think he will play a very important part in the future of UT football under new head coach [[Lane Kiffin]].

== Rod Wilks Jokes ==

Wilks has become notable of sorts, as the VolNation message boards have created jokes about Wilks. Not malicious in nature, and very similar to the famed [[Chuck Norris]] jokes, these jokes have become a staple of the VolNation message boards.

The origin of the jokes is a satire of a VolNation poster from the town that Wilks is from([[Smyrna, TN]]). This poster grossly overstated the abilities of Wilks, thus, it originated as something making fun of that poster. It has grown to be a local legend between Vol fans, not just those on VolNation's message boards.

'''General Rod Wilks Jokes from Volnation.com include:'''

* Pilots have done away with the term "turbulence". from now on, they are to say, "we are experiencing a bit of rod wilks right now".

* Rod Wilks owns a Unicorn breeding farm.

* Rod Wilks can do a wheelie on a unicycle.

* Rod's schedule goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd, because no one fools Rod Wilks.

* When questioned about the Vegas shooting incident, Pacman Jones said he was just giving dollars "making it Rod Wilks."

* Rod once broke the land speed record on a bicycle with no chain and no back tire.

* Rod Wilks is the only man to shoot a hole in one during a football game.

* Word going around that the bright 'meteor' in the sky that was supposodely seen in Texas the other day, actually turned out to just be Rod Wilks running the 40

'''In response to Rod Wilks getting redshirted:'''

* The only red shirts Rod Wilks wears are those worn after his bloody rampages on the field.

* This guy could make the Pro Bowl this year if he were in the league. Only a moron like Fulmer would redshirt him. Unbelievable.

* I think the correct phrase when Rod Wilks sets back a year of eligibility is "Platinum Shirting"

'''In responce to someone looking for help on cameras:'''

* If I were you I would call the UTAD and get Rod Wilks telephone number.

== References ==

[http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wilks_rodriquez00.html]<ref>Wod Wilks UTsports.com</ref>

[]Rod Wilks Rankings, Grade, News, Stats - College Football Recruiting 2008 - ESPN

[http://tennessee.rivals.com/viewpros...43753&Sport=1]

Amen brother, GO VOLS