Safety, Liberty (from Georgia Southern, Old Dominion, Ball State), 2022–26
Ashton Whitner
Lettered 2025 at Ball State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 196 lb
- Class (2026)
- Freshman
- Hometown
- Greenville, SC
Ashton Whitner plays safety for Liberty, after Georgia Southern (2022), Old Dominion (2023–24) and Ball State (2025). Last time out, at Coastal Carolina: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
5 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Coastal Carolina, W 34–17
Next game: at Kennesaw State, Oct 22
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Liberty, 2023Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 26 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 38 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 94 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 3 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 3 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 3 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Ball State | 3 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Liberty | 3 | S | Fr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 196 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Liberty 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at James Madison | L 13–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 24–23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Coastal Carolina | W 34–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Ball State 9 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Purdue | L 0–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Auburn | L 3–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New Hampshire | W 34–29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UConn | L 25–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Ohio | W 20–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Western Michigan | L 0–42 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Akron | W 42–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Northern Illinois | L 7–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 9–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Old Dominion 6 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at South Carolina | L 19–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. East Carolina | L 14–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 17–37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Bowling Green | W 30–27 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.James Madison | L 32–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Marshall | L 35–42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Old Dominion 9 games, 25 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atVirginia Tech | L 17–36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 10–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Southern Miss | W 17–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. App State | W 28–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 24–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Liberty | L 10–38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Georgia Southern | W 20–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Georgia State | W 25–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Western Kentucky | L 35–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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