Whit Weeks

#7 · LB · Sr. · LSU6′3″ · 223 lb · Watkinsville, GA · Oconee County

Last gameW 38–17at Auburn · Oct 24
Nextvs AlabamaSat Nov 7 · 3:30 pm ET
25 tackles in 4 games; their best was 8 at Ole Miss.
Game 1: against Clemson, win 51-10, 6 tackles, tackle for loss 26WCLEMGame 2: against Louisiana Tech, win 45-14, 7 tackles7WLTGame 3: at Ole Miss, loss 24-32, 8 tackles, tackle for loss 18LMISS@Game 4: against Texas A&M, win 35-6, 4 tackles4WTA&MGame 5: against McNeese, win 63-14, no tackles in this game, FCS opponentWMCNFCSGame 6: at Kentucky, loss 34-35, no tackles in this gameLUK@Game 7: against Mississippi State, win 31-0, no tackles in this gameWMSSTGame 8: at Auburn, win 38-17, no tackles in this gameWAUB@Season high,in a loss
Game 1: against Clemson, win 51-10, 6 tackles, tackle for loss 2WCLEMGame 2: against Louisiana Tech, win 45-14, 7 tacklesWLTGame 3: at Ole Miss, loss 24-32, 8 tackles, tackle for loss 18LMISS@Game 4: against Texas A&M, win 35-6, 4 tacklesWTA&MGame 5: against McNeese, win 63-14, no tackles in this game, FCS opponentWMCNFCSGame 6: at Kentucky, loss 34-35, no tackles in this gameLUK@Game 7: against Mississippi State, win 31-0, no tackles in this gameWMSSTGame 8: at Auburn, win 38-17, no tackles in this gameWAUB@Season high,in a loss

Auburn · W 38-17

No tackles.

Weeks has tackles in 4 of LSU’s 8 games: none in the other 4.

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Will LSU football LB Whit Weeks play vs Alabama in Week 10?

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The 2024 tape is the case: 125 tackles, second-most in the SEC, with 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception, first-team All-SEC. Then 2025 broke — literally, an ankle at Ole Miss in late September that limited him to eight games and 31 tackles before he shut it down. He could have left on his 2024 reputation; instead he came back for his senior year, forgoing the 2026 draft. The voters still see it: he's an AP preseason first-team All-American and an ESPN-named Butkus contender entering 2026. The forward stakes are health and form — if he plays a full season at his 2024 level, he's in the conversation for every major defensive award, and LSU has the linchpin a feared front seven is built around. For Weeks, 2026 is the year the comeback becomes the coronation. In LSU's 32-24 loss at Ole Miss, Weeks had eight tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry.

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Update (Oct. 28, 2026): LSU lost 35-34 at Kentucky on Oct. 10 as a 9.5-point favorite and is 6-2 after wins over Mississippi State and Auburn. Weeks had no tackles in the Kentucky game. He has 25 tackles this season, all in LSU's first four games, and none in the four since.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Weeks is a downhill, sideline-to-sideline hammer at 6-2, around 224. Scouts (Bleacher Report's 2026 report and draft profiles) credit "explosive trigger and closing burst" with the range to cover the field, and "advanced diagnostic skills" — he "identifies plays pre-snap and reacts with zero hesitation" — plus "good stick and arm-over moves" as a blitzer. The production is the proof: 125 tackles, 10 for loss and 3.5 sacks in his healthy 2024. He plays the run "extremely physical and willing to stick his head into traffic." The honest edge, per the same reports, is a tackling habit — he "likes to lunge and leave his feet," which leads to the occasional miss. He's an every-down, instinctive thumper whose ceiling, when healthy, is the best linebacker in his conference.

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