Position: Linebacker
Year: Senior
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 215
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School: Mountain View
2017 Stats: Whitner kept pretty busy last year for the Syracuse Orange, playing both linebacker and safety, plus plenty of special teams. He had eight tackles on the year and also started a game at safety.
2018 projections: After bouncing around positions these past few years, Whitner is now Syracuse’s starting strongside linebacker. That may seem strange at first, but the fact that he’s a reformed defensive back might actually help this year’s unit fit the Tampa-2 even more than the previous group.