 Whitford with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2021 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Punter |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 July 1993 Neerim South, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Santa Barbara City Washington |
| CFL draft | 2021G: 1st round, 8th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2022 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Joel Whitford (born 1 July 1993) is an Australian former professional Canadian football punter.
Whitford played college football for the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros in 2015. [1] After sitting out the 2016 season, he joined the Washington Huskies and played for the team from 2017 to 2019. [1] [2]
Whitford was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2021 CFL Global Draft and signed with the team on 28 April 2021. [3] Following 2021 training camp, he won the job as the team's punter and played in his first career professional game on 5 August 2021, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [2] He played in 12 regular-season games and had 68 punts with a 45.1-yard average. [2] He began the 2022 season on the practice roster before being released on June 27, 2022. [4]
On July 8, 2022, Whitford signed with the Montreal Alouettes. [5] On November 14, 2022, Whitford was released by the Alouettes. [6]