Blake Whiteheart
American football player (born 2000)
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Blake Whiteheart (born March 22, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals after the 2023 NFL draft.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
| No. 86 – Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | March 22, 2000 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Wake Forest (2018–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2025 | |||||||||
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Early life
Whiteheart grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended Mount Tabor High School. As a senior, he caught 24 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns.[1] Whiteheart committed to play college football at Wake Forest over offers from Appalachian State, Southern Miss, and Old Dominion.[2]
College career
Whiteheart redshirted his true freshman season at Wake Forest.[3] He caught 24 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns as a senior.[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.70 s | 1.63 s | 2.70 s | 4.24 s | 6.77 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 20 reps | |
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Arizona Cardinals
Whiteheart was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.[7] On August 29, 2023, the Cardinals announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster, but he was waived one day later and re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[10]
On August 27, 2024, Whiteheart was waived by the Cardinals.[11]
Cleveland Browns
On August 29, 2024, Whiteheart was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[13] He was waived on October 8,[14] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[15] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 30.[16]
On April 8, 2025, Whitehart signed a tendered contract with the Browns.[17]