Player Dossier

2023-2025

Liberty

Bryan Whitehead

DE • 6'1" • 265 lbs • Bartlett, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bryan Whitehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.8

Efficiency

19.8

Consistency

59.8

Season Value

37.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Liberty • Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

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.

Bryan Whitehead, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Arkansas State. Bryan Whitehead shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Arkansas State paired 15 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Liberty, Arkansas State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Loss with 3.5 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

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2025 Postseason · Arkansas State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

19.8

Usage

6.8

Consistency

59.8

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 1. Unknown: 0.5. Arkansas: 0. Iowa State: 1. Kennesaw State: 2. UL Monroe: 1. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Troy: 2. Southern Miss: 3.5. Louisiana: 2. App State: 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. Missouri State: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 1 by 9.2. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Kennesaw State: 1 by 24.2. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 3 by 32.5. Southern Miss: 4 by 51.7. Louisiana: 3 by 32.5. App State: 0 by 10

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs Southern Miss

Result
Fri 12/19vs Missouri StateW 34-28210.500.500
Sat 11/29@ App StateW 30-2900001
Fri 11/21vs LouisianaL 30-3432110
Sat 11/8vs Southern MissSplash gameL 21-274220.501
Sun 11/2@ TroyW 23-10321.500.500
Sat 10/25vs Georgia SouthernW 34-2411100
Tue 10/14@ South AlabamaW 15-1410000
Sat 9/27@ UL MonroeL 16-2822100
Sat 9/20@ Kennesaw StateL 21-2811110
Sat 9/13vs Iowa StateL 16-24100.500.500
Sat 9/6@ ArkansasL 14-5621000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown100.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Liberty

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonLiberty2.59.95
2024 PostseasonArkansas State14.52010.612
2024 Regular SeasonArkansas State14.52010.60
2025 PostseasonArkansas State1519.86.80.5
2025 Regular SeasonArkansas State1519.86.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5

Primary metric

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.6 takeover score.

#2

Southern Miss

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.

#3

Jacksonville State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#4

Old Dominion

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

#5

Bowling Green

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Arkansas State

15 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 6.8 usage

37.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Arkansas State

37.9

15 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Arkansas State

32.8

14.5 primary · 20 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

58

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bryan Whitehead quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
58