Shane Whitter is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at North Texas.
Whitter is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for five head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Lincoln Riley, Bob Stoops, Brent Venables, Eric Morris and Drew Svoboda. The first one came in 2025: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 58 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 49 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 27 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 155 | 73 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Lamar | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30@ Western Michigan | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-10vs Washington State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Army | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-22vs South Alabama | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 36-63vs No. 24 South Florida | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-17vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 3 · 2025
W 59-10
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 49-point win at home against Washington State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups58 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Drew Svoboda
Pass share
48.5%
475 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #303 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #32 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables and Eric Morris.
