Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Charlotte
Justin Whisenhunt
LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Whisenhunt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Troy • Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
Justin Whisenhunt built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Charlotte and Troy. The clearest part of Justin Whisenhunt's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Hudson Valley
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Justin Whisenhunt, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Troy. Justin Whisenhunt shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 171
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 12
Quick Answers
Justin Whisenhunt quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · LB
- Career Tackles
- 171
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ramsay · Hudson Valley
- High school pipeline
- Ramsay · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · LB 315th (top 26%) · Conference USA 77th (top 12%) · National 665th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 18.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 8 | - | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Charlotte | 12 | 48 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Justin Whisenhunt played LB for Troy and Charlotte. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Whisenhunt recorded 171 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Troy paired 14 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Troy, Charlotte.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2021 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.6
Usage
11.4
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 1. Gardner-Webb: 0. Georgia State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Illinois: 0. Florida International: 4. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Western Kentucky: 1. Rice: 1. Louisiana Tech: 1. Marshall: 0. Old Dominion: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 1 by 14.2. Gardner-Webb: 3 by 12.5. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 6 by 25. Florida International: 8 by 73.3. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 9.2. Western Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Rice: 9 by 47.5. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5. Marshall: 2 by 8.3. Old Dominion: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.7 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
Florida International
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Old Dominion | L 34-56 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Marshall | L 28-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 32-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Rice | W 31-24 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Western Kentucky | L 13-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 9-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/8 | @ Florida InternationalSplash game | W 45-33 | 8 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Illinois | L 14-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/24 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-39 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Georgia State | L 9-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 38-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Duke | W 31-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Whisenhunt story
Justin Whisenhunt built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Charlotte and Troy. The clearest part of Justin Whisenhunt's career was his defensive production: 171 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Whisenhunt's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Troy
2017-2020
Opening stop
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Charlotte
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 3.5 | 16.1 | 3.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 3.5 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 30.5 | 7.6 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 5 | 21.3 | 5.5 | -9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 12.5 | 2.1 | -5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Charlotte | 9.5 | 24.6 | 11.4 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida International
Week 6 · W 45-33 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 6 · W 37-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 5 · W 45-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 6 · L 10-42
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Alabama State
Week 2 · W 34-7
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Troy
14 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
59.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Charlotte
58.9
9.5 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Troy
43.3
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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