Awards and Honors:
2019 Second Team All-OVC (DL)
Dean's List (S19, F19)
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (F15, S16, S17, F18)
2019 (Redshirt Senior): After enduring a career full of injuries, enjoyed a senior season that included All-OVC honors and an OVC title… totaled 51 tackles and 10.5 stops behind the line in his final campaign… recovered a fumble and made a stop behind the line against Central Arkansas (Sept. 7)… seven tackles, including 1.5 sacks, against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 12)… six tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and a pass break-up at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 26)… five tackles, a half-sack, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry at Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 2)… four quarterback hurries, two pass break-ups, a sack and another half-tackle for loss against UT Martin (Nov. 9)… assisted on a sack in three straight weeks against Murray State (Nov. 16), Eastern Illinois on Senior Day (Nov. 23) and in the FCS Playoffs opening round against Furman (Nov. 30)… also tacked on two more tackles for loss against the Racers… totaled six total tackles across three playoff games.
2018 (Redshirt Junior): Forced the Govs first turnover of the season when he jumped on a loose ball against Georgia (Sept. 1)… also had two tackles, including half a tackle for loss, against the Bulldogs… suffered a season-ending injury in the season opener.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in nine games and earned starts against Morehead State (Sept. 16) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 18)… edge rusher recorded 13 total tackles and had five quarterback hurries… notched four tackles, including one for loss, at UCF… registered a sack against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 4)… recorded two quarterback hurries against Morehead State (Sept. 16) and Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 11).
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Eight games yielded 23 total tackles… registered four stops at Troy, Sept. 3… made four more tackles and racked in a share of a tackle for loss at Eastern Illinois, Sept. 24… season-best six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, plus a forced fumble, at UT Martin, Oct. 8… both tackles at Jacksonville State, Oct. 15, dropped a runner behind the line of scrimmage—a share of a sack for four yards behind the line of scrimmage and a full tackle for loss behind the line… recorded a sack and a hurry in the season finale at Kentucky, Nov. 19.
2015 (Freshman): Redshirt
High School: Played defensive end/linebacker for Eric Dick at Moore School… credited with 141 tackles as senior, including 28 for loss… recorded 13.5 sacks and while forcing four fumbles and recovering four… finished career with 277 total tackles, including 30.5 sacks… also had 10 forced fumbles; 12 fumble recoveries, four resulting in TD, five blocked field goals and two blocked punts… preseason All-Metro Louisville… listed among Top 40 Kentucky prospects entering season… selected first-team 2014 Kentucky Prep All-State while being honorable mention for Louisville Courier Journal and Associated Press All-State teams… two-time first-team all-conference selection.
Personal: Son of Charity Whittinghill… born Aug. 22… majoring in history.
