Jordan Whitehead

Jordan Tyler Whitehead (born March 18, 1997) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.

Jordan Whitehead
Whitehead with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019
No. 33 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Valley
Monaca, Pennsylvania
College:Pittsburgh
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:219
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:3
Pass deflections:17
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Whitehead attended Central Valley High School in Monaca, Pennsylvania. In addition to playing football, he also ran track. He played on both sides of the ball for Central Valley and was a starter since his freshman year. As a senior, Whitehead caught 24 passes for 471 yards along with rushing for 1,933 yards on 148 attempts. He totaled 35 touchdowns along with tallying 97 tackles and seven interceptions.[1] Whitehead committed to play football for the Pittsburgh Panthers on October 3, 2014, choosing the Panthers over the likes of Penn State and West Virginia.[2]

College career

As a true freshman in 2015, Whitehead played in all 13 of Pittsburgh's games, starting in the last 12. Offensively, he carried the ball 12 times for 122 yards resulting in two touchdowns. On defense, he tallied 108 tackles, one interception, six pass deflections and one fumble recovery.[3] He was named the ACC’s Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association[4] along with being named to USA Today's All-American Team, being named the ACC's Defensive Rookie of the Year, and being named to the ACC's All-Conference Third-Team.[5]

In 2016, Whitehead played in Pitt's first nine games before missing their last three due to injury.[6] In nine games, Whitehead compiled 65 tackles, one interception returned 59 yards for a touchdown, two pass deflections and a forced fumble along with rushing for 98 yards on nine attempts. He was awarded a second-team all ACC spot, even though he did not play all 12 games. [7]

As a junior in 2017 Whitehead missed Pitt's first three games,[8] but played in the last nine. Defensively, he tallied 60 tackles, four pass deflections, and one interception. On offense, he ran the ball 22 times for 142 yards and caught two passes for seven yards.[9] After the season, Whitehead declared for the 2018 NFL Draft, foregoing his senior year.[10]

Professional career
External video
Jordan Whitehead’s NFL Combine Workout
NFL Draft Profile: Jordan Whitehead
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 10 3⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		 198 lb
(90 kg)		 29 3⁄4 in
(0.76 m)		 8 1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.59 s1.61 s2.66 s4.31 s7.16 s34 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pittsburgh’s Pro Day[11]

2018 season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Whitehead in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Whitehead was the 10th safety drafted in 2018.[12]

External video
Buccaneers draft Whitehead 117th overall

On May 10, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Whitehead to a four-year, $3.12 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $667,257.[13]

Throughout training camp, Whitehead competed for a role as a starting safety against Keith Tandy, Chris Conte, and Justin Evans.[14] Head coach Dirk Koetter named Whitehead the third backup free safety on the depth chart, behind Chris Conte and Keith Tandy.[15]

He made his professional regular season debut in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ season-opening 48–40 victory at the New Orleans Saints. Whitehead was inactive for the Buccaneers’ Week 4 loss at the Chicago Bears due to a shoulder and hamstring injury.[16] On October 14, 2018, Whitehead earned his first career start after Chris Conte was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. Whitehead finished the Buccaneers’ 34–29 loss at the Atlanta Falcons with six combined tackles. In Week 12, he collected a season-high ten solo tackles and broke up two pass attempts during a 27–9 win against the San Francisco 49ers.[17] He finished his rookie season in 2018 with 76 combined tackles (61 solo) and four pass deflections in 15 games and 11 starts.[18]

2019 season

Whitehead recorded his first career interception in a 55–40 win over the Los Angeles Rams. [19] In week 9 against the Seattle Seahawks, Whitehead recovered a fumble forced by teammate Devin White on running back Chris Carson in the 40–34 loss. [20] In Week 15, during a 38-17 win against the Detroit Lions, Whitehead injured his hamstring and left the game. On December 18, 2019, Whitehead was placed on injured reserve. He finished his sophomore season with 69 tackles, 9 pass deflections, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery.

2020 season

In Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, Whitehead recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Teddy Bridgewater during the 31–17 win.[21] In Week 3 against the Denver Broncos, Whitehead recorded his first career sack during the 28–10 win.[22] In Week 11 against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football, Whitehead intercepted a pass thrown by Jared Goff during the 27–24 loss. This was Whitehead's second interception of the season and it set a single season career high.[23]

In the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers, Whitehead forced a fumble on running back Aaron Jones that was recovered by teammate Devin White during the 31–26 win.[24][25]

NFL career statistics
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
TotalSoloAstSackTFLPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2018TB 1511766115044000000000
2019TB 141469501904911111.01100100
2020TB 16167453212.094221.0201100
Total4541219164552.017173134.31101200

Personal life

Whitehead is the cousin of former NFL cornerback Darrelle Revis. [26]

References
  1. "Jordan Whitehead". The Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. "Penn State Target Jordan Whitehead Commits to Pitt". Black Shoe Diaries. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. "Jordan Whitehead 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. "Jordan Whitehead". The Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. "Jordan Whitehead named to Sporting News Freshman All-American Team". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. "Pitt's Jordan Whitehead leaves game after suffering horrific arm injury". the Score. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. "Jordan Whitehead 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  8. "Pitt safety Jordan Whitehead grateful for return to football field". Trib Live. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. "Jordan Whitehead 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  10. "Pitt star Jordan Whitehead declares for NFL draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. "NFL Draft Profile: Jordan Whitehead". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  12. "With the 117th pick, the Buccaneers grab Jordan Whitehead". BucsNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. "Spotrac.com: Jordan Whitehead contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  14. Auman, Greg (August 2, 2018). "Bucs safeties hope preseason can help iron out new helmet-related rules". TampaBay.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  15. "Ourlads.com: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart: 10/01/2017". Ourlads.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  16. "Buccaneers' Jordan Whitehead: Draws questionable tag". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  17. "NFL Player stats: Jordan Whitehead (2018)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  18. "NFL Player stats: Jordan Whitehead (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  19. "Winston throws 4 TD passes, Buccaneers outlast Rams 55-40". www.espn.com. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  20. "Wilson throws 5 TDs, Seahawks outlast Bucs 40-34 in OT". www.espn.com. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  21. "Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  22. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos - September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  23. "Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - November 23rd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  24. "NFC Championship - Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers - January 24th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  25. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers win Super Bowl XV". NFL. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  26. David Harrison. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jordan Whitehead on Darrelle Revis influence". thepewterplank.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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