Usage Score
12.5
Player Dossier
2016-2019South Alabama
Jeffery Whatley
DL • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Midland City, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jeffery Whatley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
29.4
Consistency
63.9
Season Value
38.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Scouting Read
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Jeffery Whatley, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama. Jeffery Whatley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Jeffery Whatley played DL for South Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jeffery Whatley recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 19 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
29.4
Usage
12.5
Consistency
63.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 2. Unknown: 2. Memphis: 2. UAB: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 2. Troy: 1. App State: 0.5. Texas State: 3.5. Louisiana: 1. Georgia State: 2. Arkansas State: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. Memphis: 4 by 36.7. UAB: 0 by 0. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 6 by 45. Troy: 5 by 30.8. App State: 2 by 13.3. Texas State: 5 by 55.8. Louisiana: 2 by 18.3. Georgia State: 4 by 36.7. Arkansas State: 4 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses1.4 · Games = 10
First Half1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games1.6 · Games = 12
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 34-30 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | L 15-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana | L 27-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas StateSplash game | L 28-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs App State | L 3-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | @ Troy | L 13-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | vs Georgia Southern | L 17-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UL Monroe | L 17-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ UAB | L 3-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Memphis | L 6-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UnknownSplash game | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Nebraska | L 21-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2.5 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 19 | 29.4 | 12.5 | 16.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas State
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#2
Arkansas State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.
#4
Texas State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
#5
Georgia Southern
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
19 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 12.5 usage
38.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
8
2.5 primary · 9.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
6.7
1 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.7726
Dale County Christian · Ozark, AL
- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
59
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.