Ball State · W 51-15
No tackles.
Delaware · W 30-14
No tackles.
Sam Houston · W 35-3
No tackles.
Florida International · W 49-10
2 tackles
The other 4 games average 2 tackles. This one was 0 below.
Whitner has tackles in 5 of Liberty’s 8 games: none against Ball State, Delaware and Sam Houston.
Ashton Whitner
The four seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Ricky Rahne, Mike Uremovich and Jamey Chadwell. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 8, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 38 | 32 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 26 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 25 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 101 | 58 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-17@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 24-23
vs Gardner-Webb
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Clay Helton, Ricky Rahne, Mike Uremovich and Jamey Chadwell.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
