Brandon Whiting
American football player (born 1976)
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Brandon Renee Whiting (born July 30, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers.
Defensive tackle
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
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| Positions | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 30, 1976 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | California | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 4th round, 112th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Whiting played high school football at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.
College career
Whiting played college football for the California Golden Bears and was a four-year starter for the team. He was twice a team captain and was named second-team All-Pac-12 in both his junior and senior seasons. He majored in developmental studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Whiting was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft.[2] In 2004, he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers along with a 5th round draft pick for wide receiver Terrell Owens.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1998 | PHI | 16 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | 13 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 16 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 13 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI | 16 | 15 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | PHI | 14 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SFO | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 64 | 189 | 123 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 0 | |