Whit Weeks

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#88 · Jun 8#90 · now

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Scouting Report

Whit Weeks is the athletic heartbeat of LSU's defense and a player Bleacher Report's Matt Holder believes 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. Holder grades him 7.2 (third-round, high-level backup with starter upside), ranks him 95th overall and LB7, and hands 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 (B/R official comp, sub-230 speed-and-blitz WILL who plays bigger than his frame); Edgerrin Cooper (B/R comparable grade, twitchy SEC backer with blitz juice and tackling streaks); Damone Clark (B/R comparable grade, 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).

Measurables

Height
6'2"
Weight
225

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; B/R 7.2 grade, No. 95 overall, LB7; Sam Teets (Sports Talk) No. 49 big board; 4-star 2023 recruit