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Jersey Number 2
Tahir Whitehead
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newark, N.J.
- High School:
- West Side
pronounced TAH-here
Team captain ... named to the 2011 Butkus Award Watch List … 2011 preseason fourth-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football.
Honors: Recipient of the 2011 Mark Bresani Award for spirit and enthusiasm, presented at the conclusion of spring drills … named Honorable Mention National LB of the Week (Sept. 20, 2010)… named the most improved defensive player following 2010 spring drills.
2010: Played in all 12 games with eight starts at outside linebacker … also played on the punt and kickoff return units … finished sixth on defense with 56 tackles, including 7.5 TFL … had five tackles and a six-yard interception return at Miami … had four tackles and a break-up against Ohio … had three tackles and a break-up in the win at Kent State ... had three solo stops, two TFL, and a forced fumble in the shutout of Akron … had four solo tackles and a hurry in the win at Buffalo … had five tackles in the win over Bowling Green … had six tackles at Northern Illinois … had three tackles in the win at Army … had nine tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble at No. 23/20 Penn State … had five tackles, 3.5 TFL, and a 10-yard sack in the win over Connecticut en route to Honorable Mention national player of the week honors … had four tackles in the win over Central Michigan … had five tackles, including a TFL, in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games … also played on the punt, punt return, and kickoff return units … finished the season with 30 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and two break-ups … had an assisted tackle and a hurry against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had two solo takedowns at Ohio .. made three solo tackles, a TFL, and a break-up in the win at Akron … had four tackles in the win over Miami … made two stops in the win at Navy … had a tackle and a break-up in the win at Toledo … made a solo stop in the win over Army … had an assist for a TFL in the win over Ball State … made six stops, including five solos and two TFL, in the win at Eastern Michigan … made two solo stops in the win over Buffalo … had a solo tackle at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 game ... one of six freshmen to play in every game ... also saw playing time as a member of the kickoff and kickoff return units ... had three solo tackles in his collegiate debut at Army ... had a solo tackle against Western Michigan ... made two solo stops in the win over Eastern Michigan ... had an assist in the win over Akron ... lettered.
High School: Team captain ... played at West Side HS for coach Brian Logan ... played safety, wide receiver, tight end, and running back for the 2007 state champions ... as a senior, had 130 tackles, seven deflections, three interceptions, two sacks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries ... named to the 2008 All-Academic Team ... selected to play in the Governor[apos]s Bowl ... experienced an incredible turnaround during his prep career ... two-time All-Skyline Conference honoree ... named All-County and All-Academic as a sophomore ... team went from 1-9 his freshman season to 10-2 with a NJSIAA?Group III Sectional championship his senior season.
Personal: Tahir Ali Whitehead ... born April 2, 1990, in Jersey City, N.J. ... mother is Quadira Whitehead … siblings are Quaheem (23), Janavia (18) and Dariq (6) ... criminal justice major … graduated in December 2011.
Team captain ... named to the 2011 Butkus Award Watch List … 2011 preseason fourth-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football.
Honors: Recipient of the 2011 Mark Bresani Award for spirit and enthusiasm, presented at the conclusion of spring drills … named Honorable Mention National LB of the Week (Sept. 20, 2010)… named the most improved defensive player following 2010 spring drills.
2010: Played in all 12 games with eight starts at outside linebacker … also played on the punt and kickoff return units … finished sixth on defense with 56 tackles, including 7.5 TFL … had five tackles and a six-yard interception return at Miami … had four tackles and a break-up against Ohio … had three tackles and a break-up in the win at Kent State ... had three solo stops, two TFL, and a forced fumble in the shutout of Akron … had four solo tackles and a hurry in the win at Buffalo … had five tackles in the win over Bowling Green … had six tackles at Northern Illinois … had three tackles in the win at Army … had nine tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble at No. 23/20 Penn State … had five tackles, 3.5 TFL, and a 10-yard sack in the win over Connecticut en route to Honorable Mention national player of the week honors … had four tackles in the win over Central Michigan … had five tackles, including a TFL, in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games … also played on the punt, punt return, and kickoff return units … finished the season with 30 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and two break-ups … had an assisted tackle and a hurry against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … had two solo takedowns at Ohio .. made three solo tackles, a TFL, and a break-up in the win at Akron … had four tackles in the win over Miami … made two stops in the win at Navy … had a tackle and a break-up in the win at Toledo … made a solo stop in the win over Army … had an assist for a TFL in the win over Ball State … made six stops, including five solos and two TFL, in the win at Eastern Michigan … made two solo stops in the win over Buffalo … had a solo tackle at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 game ... one of six freshmen to play in every game ... also saw playing time as a member of the kickoff and kickoff return units ... had three solo tackles in his collegiate debut at Army ... had a solo tackle against Western Michigan ... made two solo stops in the win over Eastern Michigan ... had an assist in the win over Akron ... lettered.
High School: Team captain ... played at West Side HS for coach Brian Logan ... played safety, wide receiver, tight end, and running back for the 2007 state champions ... as a senior, had 130 tackles, seven deflections, three interceptions, two sacks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries ... named to the 2008 All-Academic Team ... selected to play in the Governor[apos]s Bowl ... experienced an incredible turnaround during his prep career ... two-time All-Skyline Conference honoree ... named All-County and All-Academic as a sophomore ... team went from 1-9 his freshman season to 10-2 with a NJSIAA?Group III Sectional championship his senior season.
Personal: Tahir Ali Whitehead ... born April 2, 1990, in Jersey City, N.J. ... mother is Quadira Whitehead … siblings are Quaheem (23), Janavia (18) and Dariq (6) ... criminal justice major … graduated in December 2011.
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