Running back, Oregon (from Western Kentucky), 2020–⁠25

Noah Whittington

Number
No. 6
Height
5′8″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Valley, GA
Born
Dec 13, 2001

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Noah Whittington played running back at Western Kentucky (2020–⁠21) and Oregon (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

150rushing yards, career highvs. App State, 20212rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Rutgers, 20256catches, career hightwice; last vs. Ohio State, 2024

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Western Kentucky16392.4015
2021Western Kentucky1016176.1286
2022Oregon1397815.6555
2023Oregon201467.3241
2024Oregon1185404.6628
2025Oregon1298296.4668
Career5232,9525.62186

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Western Kentucky351.707
2021Western Kentucky12584.8020
2022Oregon221697.7129
2023Oregon10848.4031
2024Oregon241365.7218
2025Oregon19985.2112
Career905506.1431

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Western Kentucky5840
2024Oregon82320
2025Oregon61260
Career194420

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Western Kentucky6RBYr 1
2021Western Kentucky6RBYr 2
2022Oregon6RBYr 3
2023Oregon6RBYr 4
2024Oregon6RBYr 5
2025Oregon6RBSr. (Yr 6)5′8″203

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Western Kentucky19-0.18––-3.5––
2021Western Kentucky820.2063rd (n=277)0.1616.712%0.20
2022Oregon1650.2885th (n=470)0.1446.318%0.20
2023Oregon300.55––16.614%–
2024Oregon1450.1030th (n=434)0.1614.515%0.25
2025Oregon1440.1977th (n=576)0.1028.018%0.34

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Oregon48%3.401.202.2010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Oregon 12 games, 829 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Montana StateW 59–⁠1310681–––
Sep 6vs.Oklahoma StateW 69–⁠34911–––
Sep 27atPenn StateW 30–⁠2472502100
Oct 11vs.IndianaL 20–⁠3052703150
Oct 18atRutgersW 56–⁠10111252291
Oct 25vs.WisconsinW 21–⁠714970–––
Nov 8atIowaW 18–⁠16171180240
Nov 14vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠1387212100
Nov 22vs.USCW 42–⁠271910414220
Nov 29atWashingtonW 26–⁠1417470160
Dec 20 ✦vs.James MadisonW 51–⁠3442401120
Jan 1 ✦vs.Texas TechW 23–⁠0133102100
2024 Oregon 14 games, 540 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 24–⁠14143304320
Sep 7vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠346210–––
Sep 14atOregon StateW 49–⁠147641–––
Sep 28atUCLAW 34–⁠1382101−20
Oct 4vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠107260140
Oct 12vs.Ohio StateW 32–⁠31370280
Oct 18atPurdueW 35–⁠094204241
Oct 26vs.IllinoisW 38–⁠975612201
Nov 2atMichiganW 38–⁠1711362–––
Nov 9vs.MarylandW 39–⁠1813770–––
Nov 16atWisconsinW 16–⁠13350110
Nov 30vs.WashingtonW 49–⁠2196712180
Dec 7vs.Penn StateW 45–⁠3715820110
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠416316300
2023 Oregon 3 games, 146 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atTexas TechW 38–⁠3072106600
Sep 16vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠1058013230
Sep 23vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠68451110
2022 Oregon 13 games, 781 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠493140170
Sep 10vs.Eastern WashingtonW 70–⁠148291190
Sep 17vs.BYUW 41–⁠2013660130
Sep 24atWashington StateW 44–⁠4111690–––
Oct 1vs.StanfordW 45–⁠2711660140
Oct 8atArizonaW 49–⁠226921160
Oct 22vs.UCLAW 45–⁠3012730–––
Oct 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠24106605671
Nov 5atColoradoW 49–⁠1083715260
Nov 12vs.WashingtonL 34–⁠37201081–––
Nov 19vs.UtahW 20–⁠17105302100
Nov 26atOregon StateL 34–⁠3816811–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠27112705370
2021 Western Kentucky 12 games, 617 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11atArmyL 35–⁠388330180
Sep 25vs.IndianaL 31–⁠336410140
Oct 2atMichigan StateL 31–⁠487370160
Oct 9vs.UTSAL 46–⁠528490140
Oct 16atOld DominionW 43–⁠204240–––
Oct 30vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠1310661180
Nov 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠21176702200
Nov 13atRiceW 42–⁠217200–––
Nov 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 52–⁠179460100
Nov 27atMarshallW 53–⁠21146901−10
Dec 3atUTSAL 41–⁠4941502110
Dec 18 ✦vs.App StateW 59–⁠38715011−20
2020 Western Kentucky 9 games, 5 returns, 84 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atLouisvilleL 21–⁠355160–––
Sep 19vs.LibertyL 24–⁠30200–––
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠38110–––
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠37480260
Oct 31atBYUL 10–⁠41250–––
Nov 7atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠101−10–––
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠21––––––
Dec 6atCharlotteW 37–⁠191100–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠39–––1−10

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height5′8¼″
Weight205 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan70⅞″
Bench press24 reps

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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