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Jersey Number 91
Denzel Whitfield
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Fla.
- High School:
- Jefferson
Bio
At FAU
Redshirt Senior (2016)
- Recorded two (1-1=2) tackles including 1.0 TFL of two
- Had a half tackle versus UM
- Saw action in the Kansas State game
- Part of a line rotation versus Ball State and recorded a solo tackle
- Rotated on the defensive line at left tackle versus Charlotte
- Added a solo tackle at Marshall
- Saw action in the WKU game
- Was a part of the UTEP victory
- Had a tackle assist versus ODU, his final game at FAU Stadium
- In his last collegiate game he recorded two tackles versus MT
- Recorded a tackle assists at Tulsa
- Recorded a quarterback hurry versus Rice
- Had a solo tackle versus Marshal
- Recorded two tackles (1-1=2) at UTEP
- Part of a line that had a strong Shula Bowl outing and contributed to the FIU victory
- Member of the line rotation versus Middle Tennessee
- Saw action in the ODU victory on defense
Redshirt Sophomore (2014)
- Tallied a quarterback hurry in the season opener at No. 22 Nebraska
- Had two tackle assists, including 0.5 for a loss of 0 yards at No. 22 Alabama
- Recorded two tackles, both assists in the season home opener versus Tulsa
- Part of a strong rotation at Wyoming...recorded a tackle assist
- Worked as part of the defensive end rotation versus UTSA
- Rotated in at left defensive end throughout the FIU game
- Tallied three tackles (1-2=3) in the WKU victory
- Tallied six tackles, including one for a loss in the UAB game
- Saw action at defensive end and tackle versus Middle Tennessee...tallied two solo tackles
- Credited with three tackles in the final game of his sophomore season, a season that saw him play a major role in the defensive line rotation...for the season he saw action in every contest and drew one start...ended the year with 19 tackles, one hurry and one tackle for a loss
Redshirt Freshman (2013)
- Worked with the squad
True Freshman (2012)
- Worked with the team and redshirted
High School
- Played for Jeremy Brown at Jefferson County High School where he recorded 101 tackles, including 15 sacks as a senior
- All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year and 2011 1A State Champion
- Efforts earned him a first-team spot on the all-state team
- Played in the Georgia versus Florida Border War
- Captured the team's scholastic award for the highest G.P.A.
Personal
- Management major
- Son of Cynthia Whitfield
- Born Oct. 7, 1993
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Game-by-Game Tackles
2014: Alabama (0-2=2, 0.5 TFL); Tulsa (0-2=2); Wyoming (0-1=1); WKU (2-2=3); UAB (2-5=6 0.5 TFLs); North Texas; Middle Tennessee (2-0=2); Old Dominion (1-2=3); Marshall (1-0=1)
2015: Tulsa (0-1=1); UTEP (1-1=2)
2016: SIU (1-1=2); UM (0-1=1); Ball State (1-0=1); Marshall (1-0=1); ODU (0-1=1); MT (1-1=2)
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 6 UAB (11/1/14)
Tackles for a Loss: 0.5 2X
QBH: Nebraska (8/30/14)
2014 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 6 UAB (11/1/14)
Tackles for aLoss: 0.5 2X
QBH: Nebraska (8/30/14)
2015 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 2 at UTEP (10/24/15)
Tackles for aLoss:
2016 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 2 SIU (9/3/16), MT (11/26/16)
Tackles for aLoss: 1.0-2 (9/3/16)
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