Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Syracuse
Kielan Whitner
LB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kielan Whitner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Kielan Whitner built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 25, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Kielan Whitner's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Kielan Whitner, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Syracuse. Kielan Whitner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Kielan Whitner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · LB
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Syracuse
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mountain View · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Mountain View · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 94 tackles · LB 72nd (top 7%) · ACC 8th (top 2%) · National 89th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8 | 35 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 90 | 5 | 1.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 73.6 |
Related Context
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Kielan Whitner played LB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kielan Whitner recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Syracuse paired 15.5 primary output with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
45.6
Usage
10.6
Consistency
60.7
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Wagner: 1. Florida State: 0. UConn: 2. Clemson: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. North Carolina: 1. NC State: 2. Wake Forest: 1. Louisville: 2. Boston College: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 6 by 45. Wagner: 6 by 35. Florida State: 11 by 45.8. UConn: 9 by 57.5. Clemson: 11 by 45.8. Pittsburgh: 9 by 57.5. North Carolina: 8 by 43.3. NC State: 6 by 45. Wake Forest: 10 by 51.7. Louisville: 8 by 53.3. Boston College: 6 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 10 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -0.4 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
Boston College
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | vs West Virginia | W 34-18 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 42-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 54-23 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Wake Forest10+ tackles | W 41-24 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 51-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs North Carolina | W 40-37 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 37-44 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Clemson10+ tackles | L 23-27 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs UConnSplash game | W 51-21 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Florida State10+ tackles | W 30-7 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Wagner | W 62-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | W 55-42 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Kielan Whitner story
Kielan Whitner built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 25, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Kielan Whitner's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Kielan Whitner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 2 | 20.7 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 6.2 | 0.9 | -1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 15.5 | 45.6 | 10.6 | 14.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 15.5 | 45.6 | 10.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 13 · W 42-21 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 6 · L 37-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
vs UConn
Week 4 · W 51-21
2
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 11 · W 54-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 9 · W 51-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Syracuse
15.5 primary output · 45.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
73.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
73.6
15.5 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
18
2 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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