Jahsear Whittington
Nebraska Cornhuskers · #44 · Defensive Lineman · Junior
2025 season
TOT
12
tied 2016th of 4696
SACK
1
tied 664th of 4696
PD
0
tied 1662nd of 4696
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PITT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PITT | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NEB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PITT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PITT | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NEB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Lineman |
| Class | Junior |
| Height / weight | 6' 0" / 275 lbs |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia, PA |
| Jersey | #44 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Nebraska Cornhuskers 2026 · 1 season
- Pittsburgh Panthers 2024–2025 · 2 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | vs DUQ | W 61-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | @ WVU | L 31-24 OT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/4 | vs BC | W 48-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | @ FSU | W 34-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/18 | @ SYR | W 30-13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | @ STAN | W 35-20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/15 | vs ND | L 37-15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | @ GT | W 42-28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/29 | vs MIA | L 38-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/27 | vs ECU | L 23-17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Go Bowling Military Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||