Last confirmed: Syracuse, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Lawrenceville, GA · Mountain View
Kielan Whitner: LB · Syracuse · #25.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kielan Whitner
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at Syracuse since. On tape: 11 tackles against Clemson, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
94 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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.
Roundtable Oct 23
Syracuse.com Oct 15
247Sports Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-42@ Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Wagner | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs Florida State | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 51-21vs UConn | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-27@ No. 3 Clemson | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-44@ Pittsburgh | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-41vs No. 22 NC State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-24@ Wake Forest | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-23vs Louisville | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-21@ Boston College | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-18vs No. 15 West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 57 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
94tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%5 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups94 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Dino Babers — 18-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
44.1%
464 pass / 588 run
Plays / game
80.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
510 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
94 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Syracuse, 137 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 27 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
