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Defensive back, Ohio State, 2003–05
Donte Whitner
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- Born
- Jul 24, 1985, in Cleveland, Ohio
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Donte Whitner played defensive back at Ohio State (2003–05). The Buffalo Bills took Whitner in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2005
All-America: Pro Football Weekly 2005
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ohio State | 1 |
| 2005 | Ohio State | 2 |
| Career | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 56 | 17 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2005 Ohio State 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 34–14 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Iowa | W 31–6 | 1 |
2004 Ohio State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at NC State | W 22–14 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ |
| Weight | 204 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 7⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 156 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Redskins.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2012–14)
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 105 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2011 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 103 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 80 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 156 | 800 | 3 | 11 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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