Alex Whitmore: DL · UNLV · #95.
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Alex Whitmore
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the UNLV defensive front. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boise State — Week 15, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7@ Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-14vs Utah Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-20vs Kansas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-14vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-44vs Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 50-34@ Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-25@ Oregon State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-29vs No. 17 Boise State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-16@ San José State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-14vs Nevada | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-21@ No. 10 Boise State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | W 24-13vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 19 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2024
W 23-20
vs Kansas · neutral site
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry39 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under Barry Odom — 20-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
33.8%
308 pass / 604 run
Plays / game
65.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
39 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at UNLV, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
