Jace Whittaker: CB · Arizona · #17.
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Jace Whittaker
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The three seasons at Arizona span two head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Kevin Sumlin. On tape: 9 tackles against Stanford, Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 6 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-45@ Hawai'i | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 65-41vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-14vs Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17vs UCLA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-30@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-51vs Washington | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-41@ USC | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-41@ Stanford | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 38-56vs Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-34@ No. 6 Oregon | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-35vs No. 7 Utah | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-24@ Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 47 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this season55 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Pass share
48.6%
422 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
72.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
460 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Kevin Sumlin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
