Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
RJ Whitten
Sophomore defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 202 lb · Sacramento, CA · Folsom
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
The story
2 defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearRJ Whitten
The receipt: 2 tackles against Houston — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Oregon State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
Background
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO • Played as a freshman for San Mateo, recording 23 tackles with three tackles for loss, one sack, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries • Tallied an 11-yard sack at Fresno • Also finished with a season-high five tackles against Fresno • On the Dean’s List FOLSOM HIGH S...
The secondary · Oregon State
- #6Jaheim Patterson67 tackles · 2025
- #8Sailasa Vadrawale31 tackles · 2025
- #1Mason White28 tackles · 2025
- Kobe Singleton28 tackles · 2025
- #15RJ Whitten1 game · 2026
21 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology