Last confirmed: South Alabama, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Midland City, AL
Jeffery Whatley: DL · South Alabama · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeffery Whatley
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Jeffery Whatley has played for two head coaches in three seasons at South Alabama. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Georgia Southern — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Alabama | 39 | 26 | 14.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2018 | South Alabama | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 37 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-35@ No. 24 Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-14vs Jackson State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-42vs Memphis | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-35@ UAB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-30@ UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-37@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-30vs No. 21 App State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Texas State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 27-37vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-28@ Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-30vs Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 14.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
37%14 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries39 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Campbell
Pass share
35.9%
282 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
65.5
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
39 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Alabama, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
