Justin Whisenhunt: LB · Charlotte · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Whisenhunt
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Rice — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-28vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-20@ Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-39vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ Illinois | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-33@ Florida International | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 9-38vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-45@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs Rice | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 32-42@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-49vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-56@ Old Dominion | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 24 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 45-33
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Florida International on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups48 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Healy
Pass share
48.1%
394 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #445 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Troy and Charlotte, 171 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown, Chip Lindsey and Will Healy.
