Oregon State · L 14-66
No tackles.
Washington State · W 26-20
2 tackles
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 0 below.
Whitmore has tackles in 8 of San Diego State’s 9 games: none against Oregon State.
Jelani Whitmore
Two seasons in the San Diego State secondary to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Colorado State — Week 8, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
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 | San Diego State | 19 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-41@ Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-56@ Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 31-29
vs Texas State
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Texas State at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this season19 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
2 seasons under Sean Lewis, all run-leaning offenses — 7-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.5%
236 pass / 346 run
Plays / game
64.7
9 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
253 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #324 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
