Linebacker

Darien Whitaker

KAN_Kansas State
2026 · FBS · Big 12 · SO
Darien Whitaker finished 2026 rated 1302 (7.4 / 10) as a college linebacker at Kansas State, over 8 rated games 2025–2026.
2026 Kansas State teammates
Avery JohnsonQB · 1400Wendell GregoryEDGE · 1360Mekhi MasonLB · 1356Garrett OakleyTE · 1343Jordan AllenEDGE · 1324Joe JacksonRB · 1318
2026 Linebacker boardFull board →
#1372Derrick Jackson III1302#1373Micah Davis1302#1374Darien Whitaker1302#1375Caesar Magee1302
+2σ+1σavg−1σ20252026Kansas St.UTA2025 11/22 vs Utah — 1310COL2025 11/29 vs Colorado — 1303NIC2026 09/05 vs Nicholls — 1302WAS2026 09/12 vs Washington State — 1300TUL2026 09/19 vs Tulane — 1305CIN2026 09/26 vs Cincinnati — 1305HOU2026 10/10 vs Houston — 1301KAN2026 10/17 vs Kansas — 1302OVERALL7.4
Linebacker spider
Tkl 6.0TFL 8.5Sack 8.3INT 7.1FF 9.8PD 5.3
Physical trend
20252026HT inWT lb
6′ 3″   246 lbs

Career statistics

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2025222000000
20266118420020
Career81310420020

Defense production

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2025222000000
20266118420020
Career81310420020

Defense production

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2025222000000
20266118420020
Career81310420020

Game log

DateOpponentTOTTFLSACKINTPDRating
2026 · Kansas St.
10/17KANSKansas200001302
10/10HOUHouston100001301
09/26CINCCincinnati110001305
09/19TULATulane311001305
09/12WASHWashington St.210001300
09/05NICHNicholls St.211001302
2025 · Kansas St.
11/29COLOColorado100001303
11/22UTAHUtah100001310

Boards: 2025 · 2026