Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Ohio | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-7vs North Dakota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
#44
Jahsear Whittington
Sophomore defensive tackle for Nebraska. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 270 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Imhotep Institute / Pitt
Transferred Pittsburgh → Nebraska for 2026
The numbers
1.5
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs North Dakota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore defensive tackle for Nebraska. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2024.
- Transferred from Pittsburgh to Nebraska in 2026.
Jahsear Whittington
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Matt Rhule. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against North Dakota — Week 3, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Imhotep Institute
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
2025Pittsburgh
2026Nebraska
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jahsear Whittington's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 34–7
vs North Dakota
1 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against North Dakota.
With A. Colandrea — 195 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.6 · 19 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Rule — 119 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 sack, +1 tackle for loss, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Nebraska3-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (98th percentile). Strength: sacks (93rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
42.7%
90 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Darian Blachewicz’s 2025 season.
68%match
Matches Darian on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Darian on
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Roosevelt Andrews III's sophomore season at Miami (OH) (2025).
64%match
Matches Roosevelt on
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Roosevelt on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
The defensive line · Nebraska
- #93Kade Pietrzak6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Williams Nwaneri5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Jahsear Whittington3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Riley Van Poppel2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Cameron Lenhardt2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology