Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Pittsburgh
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.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Jordan Whitehead built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Aliquippa, PA wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jordan Whitehead's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 117
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jordan Whitehead, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Jordan Whitehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jordan Whitehead quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Central Valley · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Central Valley · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 17 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 98th (top 13%) · ACC 54th (top 10%) · National 475th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 10.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 65 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 48.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 60 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | 49.3 |
Related Context
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Jordan Whitehead played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jordan Whitehead recorded 362 rushing yards, 17 receiving yards, and 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 5 primary output with 33.3 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.
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2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
5.9
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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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
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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
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Wins
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 11/24 | vs Miami | W 24-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Virginia Tech10+ tackles | L 14-20 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | vs North Carolina10+ tackles | L 31-34 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Virginia | W 31-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-17 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs NC State | L 17-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Syracuse | L 24-27 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Rice | W 42-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Georgia Tech | L 17-35 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jordan Whitehead story
Jordan Whitehead built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Aliquippa, PA wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jordan Whitehead's career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 362 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jordan Whitehead's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4.5 | 35.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 33.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Villanova
Week 1 · W 28-7
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Duke
Week 11 · W 31-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 7 · W 45-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 6 · L 24-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
5 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage
49.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
48.5
4.5 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Pittsburgh
10.2
1 primary · 4 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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