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Whitener, Chad
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Jersey Number 45
Chad Whitener
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 248
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, TX
- High School:
- Mansfield
Bio
Pronounced WHITE-ner
2015 First Team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News)
2015 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
2016 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2016 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2016 Leslie O’Neal Award (OSU’s Outstanding
Defensive Player)
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Team Captain as Voted by Teammates
Career Highs
Tackles - 19 vs. Baylor, 2015
Tackles for Loss - 3.0 vs. Kansas State, 2015
Sacks - 2.0 vs. Kansas State, 2015
Interceptions - 2 vs. TCU, 2015
Native Texan who started his career at California in 2013 before transferring to OSU in the summer of 2014 ... Stepped into the starting lineup midway through 2015 and started all but one game since.
2017 (Senior): First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Started all 13 games and ranked second on the team with 76 tackles ... Physical player who is proficient against the run ... Of his 76 total tackles, 63 came on rushing plays, a total that led the team by far ... Added 6.5 tackles for loss and tied for second on the team with two interceptions ... Credited with five quarterback hurries and a pass broken up ... Set a season high with nine tackles against TCU ... Had eight tackles against Oklahoma, Kansas State and in the Cowboys’ bowl victory over Virginia Tech ... Posted a season high with 2.5 tackles for loss against Kansas State and 2.0 against Texas ... Picked off Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield in the end zone late in the Bedlam game, then came back to intercept another pass against Kansas three weeks later.
2016 (Junior): A second-team All-Big 12 honoree by the coaches ... Ranked third on the team with 71 tackles ... His two highest tackle outputs both came against teams ranked in the top 10, as he logged 13 against West Virginia and 11 at Oklahoma ... Against the Mountaineers, eight of his tackles were unassisted ... Also had eight solo stops against Pittsburgh ... Had a sack against West Virginia and two tackles for loss against Iowa State ... Broke up a pair of passes in OSU’s win at Kansas ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss in the Cowboys’ Alamo Bowl win over No. 10 Colorado ... Served as a game captain against Baylor.
2015 (Sophomore): First-team All-Big 12 performer as selected by the San Antonio Express-News ... Second team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... OSU’s third-leading tackler with 93 tackles despite not starting the first five games of the season ... Lit up the rest of the stat sheet as well with 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions, a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... Played in every game and started the last eight ... Took over the starting job at West Virginia after Ryan Simmons was lost due to injury ... Led the team with a career-high 19 tackles vs. Baylor ... Picked off TCU’s Trevone Boykin twice in the second half, returning one for a touchdown and the other to the 1-yard line to set up a touchdown ... Earned FWAA National Player of the Week, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and OSU’s defensive player of the game for that performance ... Led the team with nine tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a pair of crucial sacks in OSU’s two-point win over KSU ... Excelled in his first game as a starter, logging 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a recovery at West Virginia ... Had five tackles against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl.
2014: Redshirt
2013 (Freshman): Logged six tackles (four unassisted as a freshman playing for California ... Recorded a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery against Oregon State ... Set a season high with three tackles against USC.
High School: Well-respected product who totaled 334 tackles, 8.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception during his three seasons at Mansfield HS … Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl after recording 145 tackles, 15.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, one interception and a career-high two forced fumbles as a senior in 2012 … North Texas defensive player of the year by the First Down Club ... Participated at the U.S. Army All-American combine in January of 2012 … Named the district 5-5A defensive co-MVP as a 2011 junior when he recorded 195 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … Registered 96 tackles during his 2010 sophomore campaign when he was named the 5A region I District 5-5A newcomer of the year and sophomore defensive player of the year, while also adding his team’s sophomore defensive MVP honors and all-academic recognition … Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN, PrepStar, Rivals and Scout.
Personal: Chad Nishino Whitener was born Nov. 22, 1994 … Son of Charles and Reikio Whitener ... Management major.
2015 First Team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News)
2015 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
2016 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2016 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2016 Leslie O’Neal Award (OSU’s Outstanding
Defensive Player)
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Team Captain as Voted by Teammates
Career Highs
Tackles - 19 vs. Baylor, 2015
Tackles for Loss - 3.0 vs. Kansas State, 2015
Sacks - 2.0 vs. Kansas State, 2015
Interceptions - 2 vs. TCU, 2015
Native Texan who started his career at California in 2013 before transferring to OSU in the summer of 2014 ... Stepped into the starting lineup midway through 2015 and started all but one game since.
2017 (Senior): First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Started all 13 games and ranked second on the team with 76 tackles ... Physical player who is proficient against the run ... Of his 76 total tackles, 63 came on rushing plays, a total that led the team by far ... Added 6.5 tackles for loss and tied for second on the team with two interceptions ... Credited with five quarterback hurries and a pass broken up ... Set a season high with nine tackles against TCU ... Had eight tackles against Oklahoma, Kansas State and in the Cowboys’ bowl victory over Virginia Tech ... Posted a season high with 2.5 tackles for loss against Kansas State and 2.0 against Texas ... Picked off Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield in the end zone late in the Bedlam game, then came back to intercept another pass against Kansas three weeks later.
2016 (Junior): A second-team All-Big 12 honoree by the coaches ... Ranked third on the team with 71 tackles ... His two highest tackle outputs both came against teams ranked in the top 10, as he logged 13 against West Virginia and 11 at Oklahoma ... Against the Mountaineers, eight of his tackles were unassisted ... Also had eight solo stops against Pittsburgh ... Had a sack against West Virginia and two tackles for loss against Iowa State ... Broke up a pair of passes in OSU’s win at Kansas ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss in the Cowboys’ Alamo Bowl win over No. 10 Colorado ... Served as a game captain against Baylor.
2015 (Sophomore): First-team All-Big 12 performer as selected by the San Antonio Express-News ... Second team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... OSU’s third-leading tackler with 93 tackles despite not starting the first five games of the season ... Lit up the rest of the stat sheet as well with 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions, a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... Played in every game and started the last eight ... Took over the starting job at West Virginia after Ryan Simmons was lost due to injury ... Led the team with a career-high 19 tackles vs. Baylor ... Picked off TCU’s Trevone Boykin twice in the second half, returning one for a touchdown and the other to the 1-yard line to set up a touchdown ... Earned FWAA National Player of the Week, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and OSU’s defensive player of the game for that performance ... Led the team with nine tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a pair of crucial sacks in OSU’s two-point win over KSU ... Excelled in his first game as a starter, logging 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a recovery at West Virginia ... Had five tackles against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl.
2014: Redshirt
2013 (Freshman): Logged six tackles (four unassisted as a freshman playing for California ... Recorded a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery against Oregon State ... Set a season high with three tackles against USC.
High School: Well-respected product who totaled 334 tackles, 8.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception during his three seasons at Mansfield HS … Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl after recording 145 tackles, 15.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, one interception and a career-high two forced fumbles as a senior in 2012 … North Texas defensive player of the year by the First Down Club ... Participated at the U.S. Army All-American combine in January of 2012 … Named the district 5-5A defensive co-MVP as a 2011 junior when he recorded 195 tackles, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … Registered 96 tackles during his 2010 sophomore campaign when he was named the 5A region I District 5-5A newcomer of the year and sophomore defensive player of the year, while also adding his team’s sophomore defensive MVP honors and all-academic recognition … Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN, PrepStar, Rivals and Scout.
Personal: Chad Nishino Whitener was born Nov. 22, 1994 … Son of Charles and Reikio Whitener ... Management major.
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