Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Western Kentucky
Masai Whyte
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Shelbyville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Masai Whyte shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Masai Whyte built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Shelbyville, KY wearing No. 25, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Masai Whyte's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Masai Whyte, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Masai Whyte shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Masai Whyte quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Shelby County · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Shelby County · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · LB 186th (top 16%) · Conference USA 27th (top 5%) · National 306th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Masai Whyte played LB for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Masai Whyte recorded 8 rushing yards, 1 receiving yards, and 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 15 primary output with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
36.5
Usage
10.6
Consistency
54.6
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 2. Maine: 1. Louisville: 0.5. Ball State: 2. Marshall: 4. Charlotte: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Florida International: 2. Middle Tennessee: 1.5. Florida Atlantic: 0. UTEP: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 11 by 65.8. Maine: 6 by 35. Louisville: 4 by 21.7. Ball State: 3 by 32.5. Marshall: 7 by 69.2. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. Old Dominion: 7 by 29.2. Florida International: 7 by 49.2. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 44.2. UTEP: 6 by 45. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 30-15 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 40-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 15-34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 10-29 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | L 17-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Old Dominion | L 34-37 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Charlotte | L 14-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs MarshallSplash game | L 17-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 28-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Louisville | L 17-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Maine | L 28-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | L 3-34 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Masai Whyte story
Masai Whyte built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Shelbyville, KY wearing No. 25, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Masai Whyte's career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Masai Whyte's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 4 | 20.2 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4 | 20.2 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 15 | 36.5 | 10.6 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Marshall
Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 13 · L 17-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 10 · L 17-31
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · L 3-34
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Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida International
Week 9 · L 17-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
15 primary output · 36.5 efficiency · 10.6 usage
69.8
#2
2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
29.1
5 primary · 26 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
29.1
5 primary · 26 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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