Tyrese Whitaker is a linebacker who has played in 8 games this season, most recently Oct 31 against East Tennessee State.
Played for three head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 sack against Western Carolina — Week 5, 2026.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Monmouth | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-19vs Samford | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-38@ Wofford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-44@ Western Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-15vs Furman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-20vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-13@ The Citadel | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17@ East Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Stan Drayton and K.C. Keeler.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee Tech
