Cornerback, Coastal Carolina (from Maryland), 2022–25
Lionell Whitaker
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
Lionell Whitaker played cornerback at Maryland (2022–24) and Coastal Carolina (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Maryland | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Maryland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 54 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
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 | Maryland | 4 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 4 | CB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Maryland | 4 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | CB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 194 |
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
2025 Coastal Carolina 10 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Virginia | L 7–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 13–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. East Carolina | L 0–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at South Alabama | W 38–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Old Dominion | L 7–47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UL Monroe | W 23–8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia Southern | L 40–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at South Carolina | L 7–51 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. James Madison | L 10–59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 14–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Maryland 4 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UConn | W 50–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Michigan State | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Villanova | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Minnesota | L 23–48 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Maryland 10 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Towson | W 38–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Charlotte | W 38–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Virginia | W 42–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atMichigan State | W 31–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Indiana | W 44–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio State | L 17–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Illinois | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Northwestern | L 27–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Penn State | L 15–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Maryland 6 games, 9 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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