Kerrith Whyte Jr.

Former running back at Florida Atlantic. 2018: 866 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 10 catches.

RB · Florida Atlantic · Jr. · #6

5′10″ · 200 lb · Loxahatchee, FL

Chicago — drafted 2019, Rd 7, Pick 8, #222 overall

The story

Former running back at Florida Atlantic. 2018: 866 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 10 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2015.
Drafted round 7 by the Chicago in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

RB recruit

No. 2383 nationally · Signed with Florida Atlantic

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, 1,358 rushing yards — drafted at #222 overall by Chicago.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2015

Signed with Florida Atlantic2-star out of Seminole Ridge

2019

Drafted by Chicagoround 7, pick 222

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2383 national

CFB

College

Florida Atlantic

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #222

Chicago · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016

Charlie Partridge

Florida Atlantic

2017–2018

Lane Kiffin

Florida Atlantic

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Charlie Partridge → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 8th NFL season

#222Rd 7 · Pick 8

ChicagoEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Charlie Partridge · Run-leaning

2017Florida Atlantic11-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy

2018Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (90th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (89th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (14th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#35 / 339 · 90th pct

Yards / carry#36 / 339 · 89th pct

6.5

Rush yards#77 / 339 · 77th pct

866

Rush TDs#70 / 339 · 77th pct

Rec yards#79 / 326 · 76th pct

160

Carries#107 / 339 · 68th pct

134

Receptions#148 / 326 · 52nd pct

Fumbles lost#170 / 217 · 14th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	69.0	5.0	0.7
Road6g	75.3	6.8	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	55.5	6.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	88.8	5.7	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Zach Kittley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Florida Atlantic	134	866	6.5	8	--
2017	Florida Atlantic	55	347	6.3	2	--
2016	Florida Atlantic	43	145	3.4	1	--
Career		232	1,358	5.9	11	--

Season	Team
2018	Florida Atlantic	10	160	16.0	2	--
2017	Florida Atlantic	7	46	6.6	0	--
2016	Florida Atlantic	5	21	4.2	0	--
Career		22	227	10.3	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2018

W 49–28

vs Bethune-Cookman

100 rush yds (15 car)

Dominant 21-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.

With C. Robison — 171 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · 42 rush yds (4 car) · W. Wright — 12 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-63@ Oklahoma	3	15	5.0	1	7
Wk 2	W 33-26vs Air Force	3	1	0.3	0	4
Wk 3	W 49-28vs Bethune-Cookman	15	100	6.7	0	15
Wk 4	L 36-56@ UCF	9	84	9.3	1	40
Wk 5	L 24-25@ Middle Tennessee	9	72	8.0	0	18
Wk 6	W 52-33vs Old Dominion	9	61	6.8	2	31
Wk 8	L 7-31@ Marshall	10	40	4.0	0	29
Wk 9	L 13-21vs Louisiana Tech	11	64	5.8	0	16
Wk 10	W 49-14@ Florida International	17	165	9.7	1	36	Season-high 165 yds
Wk 11	W 34-15vs Western Kentucky	21	163	7.8	2	77	163-yard day
Wk 12	L 38-41@ North Texas	16	76	4.8	1	29
Wk 13	L 24-27vs Charlotte	11	25	2.3	0	15
Total		134	866	5.9	8	77

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology