Jason Whitaker

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Jason Whitaker
No. 68
Born: (1977-06-19) June 19, 1977 (age 45)
Career information
Position(s) Offensive guard
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight670 lb (300 kg)
College Florida State
High school Lynn Haven (FL) Mosley
Career history
As player
1995–1999 Florida State
Career highlights and awards

Jason Whitaker (born June 19, 1977) is a former American football offensive guard who played college football at Florida State University and attended A. Crawford Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Florida. He was a consensus All-American in 1999. [1]

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Biography

Early years

Whitaker played high school football for the A. Crawford Mosley High School Dolphins. He was a second-team All-South selection and rated as the fourth best offensive tackle in Florida by The Florida Times-Union . [2]

College career

Whitaker played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He was redshirted in 1995. He was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in 1997. He was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in 1998 and was a third-team Associated Press All-American. Whitaker was also named first-team All-ACC and selected as a member of the All-ACC Academic team in 1998. [2] He was a first-team consensus All-American and a first-team All-ACC selection in 1999. [3] [4]

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References

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