Willie Whitehead
William Whitehead
Born: January 26, 1973
Tuskegee, AL USA
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 300
College: Auburn
High School: Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee, AL)
Career: 1995-2006
Willie Whitehead played from 1995 to 2006 during his career with the Baltimore CFLs, Frankfurt Galaxy, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New Orleans Saints. Whitehead recorded 42.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13.0 | 104.0 | 8.0 |
| 1998 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3.0 | 21.0 | 7.0 |
| 1999 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1999 | NFLE Frankfurt Galaxy | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2000 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2001 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| CFL | 16.0 | 125 | 7.8 | |
| NFLE | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| NFL | 24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 42.5 | 125 | 2.9 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 43 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1998 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1999 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 27 | 24 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2001 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 19.5 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2002 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 29.5 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 37 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2005 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 29.5 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||
| CFL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 234 | 156 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 62 | 156 | 55 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CFL | Baltimore CFLs | 1 | |
| 1997 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 15 | 15 |
| 1998 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 3 |
| 1999 | NFLE | Frankfurt Galaxy | ||
| 2000 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 2 |
| 2001 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 10 |
| 2003 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 10 |
| 2004 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 15 |
| 2006 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 3 |
Honors
1997 - CFL CFL East All-Star
