University of Delaware Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Kedrick Whitehead Jr.
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Del.
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- High School:
- Middletown
- Major:
- Health Behavior Science
AT DELAWARE
Finished with 295Â career tackles, ranking 21st all-time in program history and 6th among DBs
Three-time team captain (2020, 2021, 2022)
Nine-time All-American
Four-time All-CAA
10th Sophomore in program history to reach 100 tackles in one season
2022Â SEASON
First Team All-CAA defensive back for the fourth year in a row
First Team All-American by AFCA and TheBlueBloods
Second Team All-American by Stats Perform
Third Team All-American by Associated Press
Ranked second on the team with 73 tackles to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and 1.0 sacks Â
Intercepted a pass against Rhode Island (9/17)
Intercepted a pass against Towson (10/1)
Forced a fumble against Richmond (11/12)
Awarded the 302 Award by Delaware Football, given to the student-athlete that embodies the definition of a Blue Hen.
Selected to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List
Named a Preseason All-American by Athlon Sports
Named a Preseason All-American by Hero Sports
Named a Preseason All-American by Stats Perform
2021 SEASON
Stats Perform FCS All-America Third Team
All-CAA First Team
Appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts
Second on the team with 76 tackles while adding 1.5 TFL, eight pass breakups and a forced fumble
Had a season-high 15 tackles along with three pass breakups against James Madison
Had 10 tackles against Dixie State
Forced a fumble at Rhode Island
Selected to the 2021 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 SEASON
Named First Team All-American by Stats Perform, Associated Press and Athlon Sports
Named a Second Team Preseason All-American by HERO Sports
Named a First Team All-CAA defensive back
Ranked fourth on the team with 31 tackles to go along with 2.0 tackles for loss
Had two games with six stops, against Stony Brook (3/13) and in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs vs. Sacred Heart (4/24)
Intercepted a pass on the opening drive against SHU and returned it 22 yards to set up a Delaware TD
Forced and recovered a fumble on the opening drive at Rhode Island (3/27)
Also recovered a fumble at Delaware State (4/10)
2019Â SEASON
HERO Sports Sophomore All-American Honorable Mention
Named to All-CAA Third Team
Started in all 12 games as a sophomore
Led the team with 102 tackles and 52 solo stops
Intercepted a pass vs. Richmond (10/26)
Recorded double-digit tackles on five occasions
Ranked sixth in the CAA in tackles per game
2018Â SEASON
Played in 11 games
Registered eight solo tackles and six assists
HIGH SCHOOL
Standout at linebacker, safety, and running back at Delaware state powerhouse Middletown High School for head coaches Mark DelPercio and Zach Blum (2017)
Awarded Team MVP for Middletown High School Football (2017)
Served as Team Captain as a Senior
Four-year starter at linebacker and running back
Led team to four-year mark of 41-8
Led team to state tournament all four years
Team fell in the championship final in 2014, 2016, and 2017
Two-time All-State selection at linebacker (first team in 2017) and running back
Three-time all-conference selection at linebacker
Rushed for 1,314 yards and 18 touchdowns and collected 71 tackles, four sacks, and two interceptions in 2016
An early enrollee at the University of Delaware
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PERSONAL
Kedrick Charles Lamar Whitehead
Born November 20, 1999
Son of Jamina Dollard
Majoring in Health Behavior Science with Minors in Public Health and Coaching Science
Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Co-founder of the Student Athletes Against Social Injustice
