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44 Will Whitson

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 285
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Cincinnati, Ohio

Biography

2023 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Played in all 13 games while making one start
  • Recorded 42 total tackles, including 19 solo stops, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and five QB hurries
  • Totaled eight tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks against Texas State (Nov. 11)
  • Eight tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss against Army (Nov. 18)
  • Finished with seven tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sack against James Madison (Nov. 25)
  • Tallied five tackles and two QB hurries against Appalachian State (Oct. 10)
  • Rated as a three-star recruit at defensive edge in the junior college ranks for the Class of 2023 by 247SportsJUCO and On3
  • Rated as the fourth-best defensive edge junior college recruit in the Class of 2023 by On3
  • Ranked as the seventh-best defensive edge junior college recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247SportsJUCO
  • Chose Coastal Carolina over Tennessee, Buffalo, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, North Texas, Toledo, UNLV, South Florida, Northwestern State, Eastern Kentucky, Jackson State, and Western Carolina
 
Prior to Coastal Carolina

2022 (Junior) at Independence Community College
  • Named to the 2022 Kansas Jayhawk Community College (KJCCC) All-Conference second team
  • Recorded 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and 1.0 sack in seven games on the season
  • Registered a season-high nine tackles at Hutchinson Community College (Nov. 5)
  • Had six tackles, including four solo stops at Garden City Community College (Oct. 8)
  • Picked up three solo tackles and a 1.0 sack in the season opener at Iowa Central Community College (Aug. 27)
  • Earned a spot on the JCGridiron Strongside DE Watch List
 
2021 (Sophomore) at Independence Community College
  • Named a 2021 Kansas Jayhawk Community College (KJCCC) All-Conference honorable mention
  • Played in nine games on the season along the defensive line
  • Totaled 29 tackles, 11.0 tackles-for-loss, and 6.0 sacks on the season
  • Also forced three fumbles
  • Recorded 0.5 sacks or more in six different games on the year
  • Picked up seven tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and forced a fumble in a road win at Garden City Community College (Sept. 25)
  • Also had five tackles in win at Hutchinson Community College (Oct. 9)
  • Finished with four tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, and 2.0 sacks in a 50-28 win at Butler Community College (Sept. 4)
 
2020-21 (Freshman) at Independence Community College
  • Saw action in five games for the Pirates, as the played in the 2021 spring season
  • Finished with nine tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, and 1.0 sack on the season
  • Posted three tackles and 1.0 sack in a 31-24 win over Butler Community College (March 26)
  • Had two tackles in an 84-0 win at Fort Scott Community College (April 10)
  • Also had two tackles in a loss to Hutchinson Community College (May 2)
 
High School
  • Lettered in both football and basketball at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Senior

    DL
    6'5" 270 lbs
  • 44

    2023Senior

    DL
    6'5" 285 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2024Graduate Student

    DL
    6'5" 285 lbs
    44