2020-2021 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL
2021 Fall: Appeared in 10 games in his final college season ... recorded 13 total tackles ... had a half a sack in a Nov. 6 win against Houston Baptist ... had a half tackle for loss against McNeese on Oct. 16 ... tied his career high with three tackles against UT Martin on Sept. 18.
2021 Spring: Appeared in all six games with one start on the defensive line ... made 10 tackles with two for loss ... season-high four tackles with 0.5 TFL in his start against Lamar ... three tackles with 1 TFL at SLU ... added two tackles against Nicholls and a 0.5 TFL vs. Sam Houston.
2019 Season: Appeared in 12 games, starting one, in his first season at Northwestern State ... had a season-best three tackles against Central Arkansas on Oct. 19 ... recovered a fumble and had an assisted tackle for loss against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 28 ... made his first two career tackles and had an assisted tackle for loss against Midwestern State on Sept. 7.
Prior to NSU: Did not record a statistic in his redshirt sophomore season at South Alabama ... in his only season at Southwest Mississippi CC was third on the team with 51 total tackles ... was a second-team all-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges South Division selection ... posted a season-best 12 stops at Northeast Mississippi CC ... credited with nine tackles including a sack at nationally-ranked Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... recorded seven stops in his debut for the Bears against Coahoma (Miss.) CC while making six tackles the following week against ninth-ranked Holmes (Miss.) CC ... also had six stops in matchup with Jones County (Miss.) JC ... originally signed with South Carolina, where he redshirted.
High School: Received four stars from Rivals.com, and three from 247Sports.com and ESPN.com ... Rivals.com ranked him among the top 30 defensive tackles in the country in his class as well as the top 12 prospects in the state ... was considered sixth in the country among centers and the top 20 recruits in the state by ESPN.com ... participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game at the end of his prep career ... named to the USA Today first-team A-List Top 10 and was a U.S. Army All-American following his senior season at St. Paul’s Episcopal School ... also earned first-team all-state and all-region honors after helping the Saints to their second straight state 5A title and a 13-2 overall record ... first-team all-region honoree as a junior when his efforts helped the program to a 15-0 mark on the way to the state championship ... was honorable mention all-region his sophomore season after the Saints finished 10-3 following a berth in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs.
Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1997 ... son of Charles and Tammie Whitfield ... dad is in construction ... mom is a retailer... has three brothers -- Brandon Joshua and Christian ... one sister, Constance ... coming out of high school had scholarship offers from Florida, Florida State, Louisiana State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Missouri, Arizona State, Louisville and Southern Mississippi ... graduated with a degree in general studies and a 3.0 grade point average ... wants to play in the NFL ... life’s ambition is to take care of his family and be something great while making sure his mother doesn’t have to work anymore.
