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Jersey Number 25
Kielan Whitner
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Mountain View
Bio
Career Overview: Saw action in 47 games for the Orange from 2015-18 at both safety and linebacker ... Totaled 176 tackles (105 solo), six tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three interceptions, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... Eighteen 5+ tackle games, including 12 in 2018 ... Three 10+ tackle games ... In 2015, led all Syracuse true freshmen in tackles (33) ... 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® selection for his superior commitment to volunteerism and enriching in the lives of others ... Community service efforts included two mission trips to Haiti ... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Public relations director for the Syracuse University chapter of Uplifting Athletes ... Eight-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Three-time ACC Honor Roll selection ... Two-time ACC All-Academic Team honoree ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2018): All-ECAC Honorable Mention ... Recipient of the program’s Coach “Mac” Award for intensity, focus, effort and attitude ... Named to the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® for combining exemplary community service with athletic and academic excellence ... Fifth Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® selection in program history, joining Kyle Johnson (2000), Graham Manley (2001), Matt Tarullo (2004) and Sam Rodgers (2014) ... ACC Top Six for Service Award recipient ... Semifinalist for both the Wuerrfel Trophy and the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award ... Started all 13 games at weak-side linebacker ... Second on the team with 100 tackles, including 60 solo stops ... Eighth in the ACC in tackles per game (7.7) ... Twelve 5+ tackle games and three 10+ tackle efforts ... Also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Tied for second on the Orange with three special teams tackles, including two on punt coverage ... Made his first career interception, carded six tackles and broke up a pass in the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31) ... Voted the ACC Linebacker of the Week after tallying a career-best 11 tackles and forcing a fumble versus Florida State (9/15) ... Had nine tackles, including the first sack of his career, against Connecticut (9/22) ... Matched his personal best with 11 tackles while serving as the team’s defensive game captain at Clemson (9/29) ... Made nine tackles and recorded half a sack at Pittsburgh (10/6) ... Eight tackles and one pass breakup versus North Carolina (10/20) ... At Wake Forest (10/3), registered 10 tackles ... Recorded eight tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass versus Louisville (11/9) in the final home game of his career ... At Boston College (11/24), registered six tackles, including a career-best 1.5 for a loss, and recovered a fumble ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2017): Appeared in all 12 games, starting once … Began the year as a reserve linebacker before reprising his role at safety later in the season to add depth to the position ... Core special teams player … Recorded eight tackles ... Tied for the team lead with six special teams tackles ... Member of the punt coverage team, which ranked first in the ACC and fourth nationally in punt return yardage defense (2.67 avg.) ... Started at strong-side linebacker and broke up a pass against Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Posted a season-high two tackles on special teams against Central Michigan (9/16) … Served as special teams game captain at LSU (9/23) ... At Miami (10/21), tied his season-best with two tackles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2016): Played in 10 games with three starts (two at strong safety, one at free safety) ... Posted 35 tackles (20 solo), one interception, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery ... Made his first career start versus Colgate (9/2) and led the Orange with six tackles ... SU’s top tackler with eight stops and a fumble recovery the next week against Louisville (9/9) ... Missed the USF (9/17) and Connecticut (9/24) games due to injury ... Returned to the lineup against Notre Dame (10/1) and logged three tackles ... Had a season-high nine tackles at Wake Forest (10/8) ... Started the season finale at Pittsburgh (11/26) and had five tackles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2015): Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve safety ... Led all Orange true freshmen with 33 tackles (23 solo) ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his college debut and recorded his first career tackle ... Saw his first extended action at safety at USF (10/10) and made three solo tackles ... Notched four tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, at Florida State (10/31) ... Finished with a season-best nine tackles, one pass breakup, and forced the first fumble of his career at Louisville (11/7) ... Had five tackles at NC State (11/21) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … ACC Honor Roll … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Three-time Class 7A All-Region selection for head coach Doug Giacone … Recipient of the 2014 Touchdown Club of Gwinnett’s Kevin Maloof Award … Team captain as a junior and senior … Three-time Gwinnett County Player of the Month … Played in the 2014 Gwinnett County Senior All-Star Game … Made 210 tackles, including three for a loss, nine interceptions, and had 65 receptions for 1,013 yards (15.6 avg.) and eight touchdowns in his prep career … Participated in the 2013 AT&T Georgia Junior Bowl … Also played baseball.
Personal: Kielan Christian Whitner … Born in July 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Son of Keith and Lisa Whitner … Father, Keith, played professional baseball in the Detroit Tigers organization ... One sister ... Accounting major.
Senior Year (2018): All-ECAC Honorable Mention ... Recipient of the program’s Coach “Mac” Award for intensity, focus, effort and attitude ... Named to the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® for combining exemplary community service with athletic and academic excellence ... Fifth Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® selection in program history, joining Kyle Johnson (2000), Graham Manley (2001), Matt Tarullo (2004) and Sam Rodgers (2014) ... ACC Top Six for Service Award recipient ... Semifinalist for both the Wuerrfel Trophy and the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award ... Started all 13 games at weak-side linebacker ... Second on the team with 100 tackles, including 60 solo stops ... Eighth in the ACC in tackles per game (7.7) ... Twelve 5+ tackle games and three 10+ tackle efforts ... Also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Tied for second on the Orange with three special teams tackles, including two on punt coverage ... Made his first career interception, carded six tackles and broke up a pass in the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31) ... Voted the ACC Linebacker of the Week after tallying a career-best 11 tackles and forcing a fumble versus Florida State (9/15) ... Had nine tackles, including the first sack of his career, against Connecticut (9/22) ... Matched his personal best with 11 tackles while serving as the team’s defensive game captain at Clemson (9/29) ... Made nine tackles and recorded half a sack at Pittsburgh (10/6) ... Eight tackles and one pass breakup versus North Carolina (10/20) ... At Wake Forest (10/3), registered 10 tackles ... Recorded eight tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass versus Louisville (11/9) in the final home game of his career ... At Boston College (11/24), registered six tackles, including a career-best 1.5 for a loss, and recovered a fumble ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2017): Appeared in all 12 games, starting once … Began the year as a reserve linebacker before reprising his role at safety later in the season to add depth to the position ... Core special teams player … Recorded eight tackles ... Tied for the team lead with six special teams tackles ... Member of the punt coverage team, which ranked first in the ACC and fourth nationally in punt return yardage defense (2.67 avg.) ... Started at strong-side linebacker and broke up a pass against Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Posted a season-high two tackles on special teams against Central Michigan (9/16) … Served as special teams game captain at LSU (9/23) ... At Miami (10/21), tied his season-best with two tackles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2016): Played in 10 games with three starts (two at strong safety, one at free safety) ... Posted 35 tackles (20 solo), one interception, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery ... Made his first career start versus Colgate (9/2) and led the Orange with six tackles ... SU’s top tackler with eight stops and a fumble recovery the next week against Louisville (9/9) ... Missed the USF (9/17) and Connecticut (9/24) games due to injury ... Returned to the lineup against Notre Dame (10/1) and logged three tackles ... Had a season-high nine tackles at Wake Forest (10/8) ... Started the season finale at Pittsburgh (11/26) and had five tackles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2015): Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve safety ... Led all Orange true freshmen with 33 tackles (23 solo) ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his college debut and recorded his first career tackle ... Saw his first extended action at safety at USF (10/10) and made three solo tackles ... Notched four tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, at Florida State (10/31) ... Finished with a season-best nine tackles, one pass breakup, and forced the first fumble of his career at Louisville (11/7) ... Had five tackles at NC State (11/21) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … ACC Honor Roll … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Three-time Class 7A All-Region selection for head coach Doug Giacone … Recipient of the 2014 Touchdown Club of Gwinnett’s Kevin Maloof Award … Team captain as a junior and senior … Three-time Gwinnett County Player of the Month … Played in the 2014 Gwinnett County Senior All-Star Game … Made 210 tackles, including three for a loss, nine interceptions, and had 65 receptions for 1,013 yards (15.6 avg.) and eight touchdowns in his prep career … Participated in the 2013 AT&T Georgia Junior Bowl … Also played baseball.
Personal: Kielan Christian Whitner … Born in July 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Son of Keith and Lisa Whitner … Father, Keith, played professional baseball in the Detroit Tigers organization ... One sister ... Accounting major.
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