Tahir Whitehead
Tahir Ali Whitehead
Born: April 2, 1990
Jersey City, NJ
Position: OLB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 233
College: Temple
High School: West Side (Newark, NJ)
Career: 2012-2021
Drafted: 2012 in Round 5, #138 overall by the Detroit Lions
Tahir Whitehead played from 2012 to 2021 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders. Whitehead intercepted 6 passes for 46 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 26 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | PD | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NFL Detroit Lions | 74 | 64 | 20 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41.5 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NFL Detroit Lions | 115.5 | 99 | 33 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 94 | 78 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 107.5 | 89 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 93.5 | 79 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2020 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 39 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Totals | 565.5 | 472 | 187 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 15 |
| 2015 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 9 |
| 2016 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 9 |
| 2021 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 0 |
