Donte Whitner is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Whitner in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Whitner's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Donte Whitner
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2006 | 21 | BUF | 15 | — | 0.3 | 80 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 22 | BUF | 15 | — | 0.0 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23 | BUF | 13 | — | 0.0 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | BUF | 10 | — | 1.3 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 0.0 | 104 | 61 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | SF | 15 | — | 2.2 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 1.0 | 78 | 57 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | SF | 16 | — | 3.9 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,012 | 95.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 29 | CLE | 16 | — | 0.7 | 103 | 66 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 1,152 | 99.0% | 22 | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 30 | CLE | 14 | — | 0.4 | 80 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 849 | 93.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 31 | WAS | 11 | — | 0.0 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 565 | 75.8% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Career | — | 157 | — | 9.8 | 799 | 545 | 254 | 18 | 9 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 11 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1842 all-time of 4,695. 5.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2006 · -5.5 vs expected KV-H
56actual
61.5 expected · Δ−5.5
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