Whit Weeks
LSU#101 overallDraft Movement
Down 13 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
Whit Weeks is the athletic heartbeat of LSU's defense and a player scouts believe can impact an NFL game in three phases: coverage, as a blitzer and against the run. Listed at 6'2" and 225 pounds, the former 4-star recruit broke out as a sophomore in 2024 with 125 total tackles, including an SEC-leading 61 solo stops, 10.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, an interception, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles to earn first-team All-SEC honors. He delivered 17-plus-tackle games against both Alabama and Oklahoma and twice won SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Scouts grade him as a third-round, high-level backup with starter upside, slot him as a top-100 prospect and the seventh linebacker in the class, and hand him a Drue Tranquill pro comparison. The traits are a modern WILL profile: impressive speed, burst and start-stop quickness to stay in-phase with backs and tight ends, fluid hips to carry verticals, and a sharp blitz package with stick and arm-over moves. The concerns are real, though. His 2025 regressed to 74 tackles, 8 TFLs and 2.5 sacks amid a broken ankle and fractured fibula suffered in the prior bowl game plus a 2025 bone bruise on the same ankle. He also needs added mass and strength to consistently take on NFL blocks, and his zone awareness and tackling reliability dipped. A healthy, refined final season could push him back toward first-round value.
Strengths
- Breakout 2024 with 125 tackles and an SEC-leading 61 solo stops
- 10.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, an INT, 3 PBU and 2 forced fumbles as a sophomore
- Delivered 17-plus-tackle games against both Alabama and Oklahoma
- Two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week
- Impressive speed, burst and start-stop ability to mirror backs and tight ends
- Fluid hips to turn-and-run and carry vertical routes from trail position
- Sharp blitz timing with effective stick and arm-over moves to win pressure
- Speed expands his sideline-to-sideline run range
Weaknesses
- Underweight at 225 pounds
- needs mass and strength to anchor against NFL blocks
- Appears to have shorter arms, limiting extension and ability to escape blocks
- 2025 production regressed sharply to 74 tackles, 8 TFL, 2.5 sacks
- Coming off a broken ankle and fractured fibula plus a 2025 bone bruise on the same ankle
- Lunges and leaves his feet tackling, leading to misses
- Struggles to recognize ball fakes, chasing backs and vacating the middle on play-action
- Zone coverage awareness diminished in 2025, leaving receivers open in his area
NFL Comparison
Drue Tranquill (sub-230 speed-and-blitz WILL who plays bigger than his frame); Edgerrin Cooper (twitchy SEC backer with blitz juice and tackling streaks); Damone Clark (rangy LSU linebacker with coverage upside and weight questions)
College Stats
2023 (Fr): 49 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, 3 starts. 2024 (So): 125 tackles (61 solo, SEC-leading), 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT, 3 PBU, 2 FF. 2025: 74 tackles, 8 TFL, 2.5 sacks (injury-shortened).
College Market Value
Our model prices him at $549K on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and LSU's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.
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Awards & Honors
First-team All-SEC (2024); two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week (2024); 125 tackles, 8th-highest single-season total in LSU history; grades as a third-round prospect, a top-100 overall pick and the seventh linebacker in the class; 4-star 2023 recruit