William Whitlow Jr. is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Memphis.
Whitlow wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Memphis defensive front to date. First career honor, 2025: All-AAC. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Chattanooga | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-16@ Georgia State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-7@ Troy | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-31vs Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-26@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-7vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31@ UAB | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs No. 18 South Florida | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 32-38vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31@ East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-28vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-31vs NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%6 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries31 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Ryan Silverfield — 36-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
46.9%
412 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #12 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,090 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic as a senior.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Silverfield.
