No. 3 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 18, 1997||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Central Valley (Monaca, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh (2015–2017) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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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 Pittsburgh.
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 Penn State and West Virginia. [2]
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, forgoing his senior year. [10]
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Jordan Whitehead's NFL Combine Workout | |
NFL Draft Profile: Jordan Whitehead |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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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 s | 1.61 s | 2.66 s | 4.31 s | 7.16 s | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 21 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pittsburgh's Pro Day [11] |
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Whitehead in the fourth round with the 117th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. [12] Whitehead was the 10th safety drafted in 2018. [13]
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Buccaneers draft Whitehead 117th overall |
On May 10, 2018, the Buccaneers signed Whitehead to a four-year, $3.12 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $667,257. [14]
Throughout training camp, Whitehead competed for a role as a starting safety against Keith Tandy, Chris Conte, and Justin Evans. [15] Head coach Dirk Koetter named Whitehead the third backup free safety on the depth chart, behind Chris Conte and Keith Tandy. [16]
He made his professional regular season debut in the 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. [17] 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. [18] He finished his rookie season in 2018 with 76 combined tackles (61 solo) and four pass deflections in 15 games and 11 starts. [19]
Whitehead recorded his first career interception in a 55–40 win over the Los Angeles Rams. [20] 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. [21] 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. [22] He finished his second professional season with 69 tackles, nine pass deflections, one interception, and one fumble recovery. [23]
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. [24] In Week 3 against the Denver Broncos, Whitehead recorded his first career sack during the 28–10 win. [25] In Week 11 against the Rams on Monday Night Football , Whitehead intercepted a pass thrown by Jared Goff during the 27–24 loss.
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. [26] Whitehead played in Super Bowl LV, a 31–9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. He recorded two solo tackles in the game. [27] [28]
On March 17, 2022, Whitehead signed a two-year, $14.5 million contract with the New York Jets. [29] On October 2, Whitehead would record his first interception of the season off Steelers' QB Kenny Pickett's first career pass attempt. [30]
In Week 1 of the 2023 season, Whitehead intercepted Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen three times, eclipsing his career high in interceptions for an entire season up to that point. In doing so, he met a contract incentive only a week into the season, earning a $250,000 bonus. [31] He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. [32]
On March 13, 2024, Whitehead signed a two-year contract to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [33]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
2018 | TB | 15 | 11 | 76 | 61 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2019 | TB | 14 | 14 | 69 | 50 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2020 | TB | 16 | 16 | 74 | 53 | 21 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2021 | TB | 14 | 14 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2022 | NYJ | 17 | 17 | 89 | 58 | 31 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2023 | NYJ | 10 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Career | 86 | 82 | 442 | 322 | 120 | 2.0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBH | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Y/I | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | Y/R | TD | ||
2020 | TB | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
2021 | TB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Career | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Whitehead is a cousin of fellow New York Jet and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Darrelle Revis. [34]
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