Last confirmed: Oklahoma State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Mansfield, TX
Chad Whitener: LB · Oklahoma State · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chad Whitener
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent three seasons in the Oklahoma State linebacker corps. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against TCU, Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 6.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 17
WTOC Oct 8Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 68 | 44 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State | 71 | 47 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 139 | 91 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-24vs Tulsa | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-21@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-44vs No. 16 TCU | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-16vs Baylor | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10@ Texas | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-39@ No. 22 West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 52-62vs No. 8 Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-42@ No. 24 Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-45vs Kansas State | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | W 58-17vs Kansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-21vs No. 22 Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 44 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups68 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mike Gundy — 30-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
50.4%
503 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
76.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 139 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Dykes and Mike Gundy.
