Tahir Whitehead
Tahir Whitehead, a LB, appears on NFL rosters across 2012–2021. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | LB |
|---|---|
| College | Temple |
| Born | 1990-04-02 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 241 lb |
| Drafted | pick 138 by DET in 2012 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
10 seasons of roster appearances, 2012–2021. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2012 | Detroit Lions |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Detroit Lions |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions |
| 2018 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 62 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15 | 92 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 69 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 16 | 77 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 71 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 123 | 451 | 195 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 3 | 6 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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