Darien Whitaker Jr.
Kansas State Wildcats
59
Depth

Darien Whitaker Jr.

Kansas State WildcatsSolid
LDEDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Darien Whitaker Jr. starting?

Darien Whitaker Jr. is listed 2nd string at LDE for Kansas State Wildcats.

Redshirt freshman · #6 · 6'3", 246 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Kansas State Wildcats

  1. 1186Wendell GregoryStarter
  2. 2659Darien Whitaker Jr.You

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Boys Town, ranked #1,203 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 59 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,203 NatlTeam Share0%
Baltimore, MD
Jersey
#6
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
246 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8633
National Rank
#1203
High School
Boys Town
Hometown
Boys Town, NE

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 11th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 59.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LHOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-16

Sep 26LCINTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-26

Sep 19WTULNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-20

Sep 12WWSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-7

Sep 5WNICHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 71-3

Darien Whitaker Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
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