Jeffery Whatley: DL · South Alabama · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeffery Whatley
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at South Alabama. The first career honor came in 2019: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Georgia Southern — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Alabama | 39 | 26 | 14.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2018 | South Alabama | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 37 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 1 |
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 21-35@ No. 24 Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-14vs Jackson State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-42vs Memphis | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-35@ UAB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-30@ UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-37@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-30vs No. 21 App State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Texas State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 27-37vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-28@ Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-30vs Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 14.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
37%14 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries39 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Campbell
Pass share
35.9%
282 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
65.5
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Alabama, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
