John Wesley Whiteside II: DL · Central Michigan · #13.
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John Wesley Whiteside II
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the Central Michigan defensive front. On tape: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama, Week 2, 2022.
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
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 35 | 25 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 38 | 27 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-38vs South Alabama | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-0vs Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-33@ No. 14 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ Toledo | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-17vs Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-21@ Akron | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-34vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-22@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-27vs Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-12vs Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-38@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 25 | 8.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%8 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry35 tackles · 8 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Jim McElwain — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
46.9%
388 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
69.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
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 Central Michigan, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
