Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Whit Weeks
In 2024, Whit Weeks was the SEC's most productive linebacker. In 2025, a broken ankle took most of his season. Now he's healthy, a preseason All-American, and the heartbeat of LSU's defense -- with the form to chase every award the position has.
6′3″ · 223 lb · Watkinsville, GA · Oconee County HS
CFB Index 85 · #32 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to LSU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL, vs Clemson
Statement game18 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sackvs Ole Miss (FBS) · W 29-26
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
In 2024, Whit Weeks was the SEC's most productive linebacker. In 2025, a broken ankle took most of his season. Now he's healthy, a preseason All-American, and the heartbeat of LSU's defense -- with the form to chase every award the position has.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
21.9own fans
-30rival fans
The transfer portal is officially open and LSU already has significant roster movement to break down. The Tigers scored a massive early win by retaining Whit Weeks and DJ Pickett , two players Lane Kiffin and his staff prioritized keeping…
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The story
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.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
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.
Written by our staff.
20239 games
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Oconee County
202412 games
- All-SECfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Kelly, Frank Wilson, and Lane Kiffin. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceFading
Elite: qb hurries (83rd 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 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.8 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
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
6 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
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.
Our classifier reads him the same way: is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · LSU · editorial
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (44 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
- Butkus
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caden Johnson’s 2025 season.
Matches Caden on
TFL rate
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Caden on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Johnson's junior season at Ball State (2025).
Matches Caden on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Caden on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Whit Weeks
The linebacker corps · LSU
- #6TJ Dottery98 tackles · 2025
- #42Davhon Keys89 tackles · 2025
- #7Whit Weeks27 tackles · 2025
- #24Tylen Singleton15 tackles · 2025
- #31CJ Jimcoily4 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology