Player Dossier

2015-2017

Pittsburgh

Jordan Whitehead

DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Aliquippa, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jordan Whitehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

33.3

Consistency

14.8

Season Value

14.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jordan Whitehead, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Jordan Whitehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 4.5 primary output with 35.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

33.3

Usage

6.1

Consistency

14.8

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Rice: 1. Syracuse: 1. NC State: 0. Duke: 2. Virginia: 0. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Miami: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 7 by 29.2. Rice: 3 by 22.5. Syracuse: 9 by 47.5. NC State: 6 by 25. Duke: 10 by 61.7. Virginia: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 10 by 41.7. Virginia Tech: 10 by 41.7. Miami: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Duke

Result
Fri 11/24vs MiamiW 24-1422001
Sat 11/18@ Virginia Tech10+ tacklesL 14-20106000
Fri 11/10vs North Carolina10+ tacklesL 31-34107000
Sat 10/28vs VirginiaW 31-1433000
Sat 10/21@ Duke10+ tacklesW 24-171040011
Sat 10/14vs NC StateL 17-3564000
Sat 10/7@ SyracuseL 24-2796001
Sat 9/30vs RiceW 42-1032001
Sat 9/23@ Georgia TechL 17-3577000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Pittsburgh

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2015201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonPittsburgh14
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh140
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh4.535.16.73.5
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh533.36.10.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Duke

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Duke

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#4

Syracuse

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.2 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

4.5 primary output · 35.1 efficiency · 6.7 usage

14.7

#2

2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

14.1

5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Pittsburgh

3.7

1 primary · 4 efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9518

Central Valley · Monaca, PA

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

125

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jordan Whitehead quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
362