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Donte Whitner
S · BUF/SF/CLE/WAS · 2006–2016
Born July 24, 1985 · College Ohio State · Drafted 2006, round 1, pick 8 (BUF) · 5-10, 208 lb
Pro Bowl ×3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BUF | 15 | 105 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2007 | BUF | 15 | 89 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2008 | BUF | 13 | 61 | 1.0 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2009 | BUF | 10 | 57 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | BUF | 16 | 139 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | SF | 15 | 62 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011 playoffs | SF | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | SF | 16 | 82 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 playoffs | SF | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SF | 16 | 73 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 2013 playoffs | SF | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | 16 | 106 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | CLE | 14 | 81 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | WAS | 10 | 65 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | WAS | 156 | 920 | 3.0 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 53 | 12 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Pro Bowl |
| 2013 | Pro Bowl |
| 2014 | Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WAS | 11 | – | – | 559 | 74.8 |
Game logs
2016 game log (10 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | vs PHI | W 27–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ DET | L 17–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | @ CIN | T 27–27 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | vs MIN | W 26–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs GB | W 42–24 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | @ DAL | L 26–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-04 | @ ARI | L 23–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ PHI | W 27–22 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-19 | vs CAR | L 15–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | @ CHI | W 41–21 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (14 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | @ NYJ | L 10–31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | vs TEN | W 28–14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2015-09-27 | vs LV | L 20–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ LAC | L 27–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2015-10-11 | @ BAL | W 33–30 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2015-10-18 | vs DEN | L 23–26 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | @ LA | L 6–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | vs ARI | L 20–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-30 | vs BAL | L 27–33 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs CIN | L 3–37 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs SF | W 24–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2015-12-20 | @ SEA | L 13–30 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ KC | L 13–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | vs PIT | L 12–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (16 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-09-07 | @ PIT | L 27–30 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2014-09-14 | vs NO | W 26–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2014-09-21 | vs BAL | L 21–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | @ TEN | W 29–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2014-10-12 | vs PIT | W 31–10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2014-10-19 | @ JAX | L 6–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | vs LV | W 23–13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs TB | W 22–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2014-11-06 | @ CIN | W 24–3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | vs HOU | L 7–23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | @ ATL | W 26–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | @ BUF | L 10–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | vs IND | L 24–25 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs CIN | L 0–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ CAR | L 13–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | @ BAL | L 10–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (19 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-09-08 | vs GB | W 34–28 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ SEA | L 3–29 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | vs IND | L 7–27 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-26 | @ LA | W 35–11 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | vs HOU | W 34–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | vs ARI | W 32–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | @ TEN | W 31–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2013-10-27 | @ JAX | W 42–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | vs CAR | L 9–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2013-11-17 | @ NO | L 20–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 2013-11-25 | @ WAS | W 27–6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | vs LA | W 23–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2013-12-08 | vs SEA | W 19–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | @ TB | W 33–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2013-12-23 | vs ATL | W 34–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | @ ARI | W 23–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2014-01-05 | @ GB | W 23–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2014-01-12 | @ CAR | W 23–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| P20 | 2014-01-19 | @ SEA | L 17–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2012 game log (19 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | @ GB | W 30–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | vs DET | W 27–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | @ MIN | L 13–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ NYJ | W 34–0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | vs BUF | W 45–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-14 | vs NYG | L 3–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-18 | vs SEA | W 13–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-29 | @ ARI | W 24–3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | vs LA | T 24–24 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2012-11-19 | vs CHI | W 32–7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ NO | W 31–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | @ LA | L 13–16 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | vs MIA | W 27–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-16 | @ NE | W 41–34 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ SEA | L 13–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs ARI | W 27–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2013-01-12 | vs GB | W 45–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2013-01-20 | @ ATL | W 28–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2013-02-03 | vs BAL | L 31–34 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (17 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | vs SEA | W 33–17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs DAL | L 24–27 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | @ CIN | W 13–8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | vs TB | W 48–3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2011-10-16 | @ DET | W 25–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs CLE | W 20–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | @ WAS | W 19–11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | vs NYG | W 27–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | vs ARI | W 23–7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2011-11-24 | @ BAL | L 6–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | vs LA | W 26–0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | @ ARI | L 19–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2011-12-19 | vs PIT | W 20–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | @ SEA | W 19–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ LA | W 34–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2012-01-14 | vs NO | W 36–32 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2012-01-22 | vs NYG | L 17–20 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 game log (16 games)
2010 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-09-12 | vs MIA | L 10–15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2010-09-19 | @ GB | L 7–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2010-09-26 | @ NE | L 30–38 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2010-10-03 | vs NYJ | L 14–38 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2010-10-10 | vs JAX | L 26–36 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2010-10-24 | @ BAL | L 34–37 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2010-10-31 | @ KC | L 10–13 OT | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2010-11-07 | vs CHI | L 19–22 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2010-11-14 | vs DET | W 14–12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 2010-11-21 | @ CIN | W 49–31 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2010-11-28 | vs PIT | L 16–19 OT | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2010-12-05 | @ MIN | L 14–38 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2010-12-12 | vs CLE | W 13–6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2010-12-19 | @ MIA | W 17–14 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2010-12-26 | vs NE | L 3–34 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2011-01-02 | @ NYJ | L 7–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 game log (10 games)
2009 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-09-14 | @ NE | L 24–25 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2009-09-20 | vs TB | W 33–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2009-09-27 | vs NO | L 7–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2009-10-18 | @ NYJ | W 16–13 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2009-11-22 | @ JAX | L 15–18 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2009-11-29 | vs MIA | W 31–14 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 2009-12-03 | vs NYJ | L 13–19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2009-12-13 | @ KC | W 16–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2009-12-20 | vs NE | L 10–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2009-12-27 | @ ATL | L 3–31 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 game log (13 games)
2008 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-09-07 | vs SEA | W 34–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2008-09-14 | @ JAX | W 20–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-21 | vs LV | W 24–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2008-09-28 | @ LA | W 31–14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2008-10-05 | @ ARI | L 17–41 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2008-10-19 | vs LAC | W 23–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2008-10-26 | @ MIA | L 16–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-02 | vs NYJ | L 17–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2008-11-17 | vs CLE | L 27–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2008-12-07 | vs MIA | L 3–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2008-12-14 | @ NYJ | L 27–31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2008-12-21 | @ DEN | W 30–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2008-12-28 | vs NE | L 0–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 game log (15 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007-09-09 | vs DEN | L 14–15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2007-09-16 | @ PIT | L 3–26 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2007-09-23 | @ NE | L 7–38 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2007-09-30 | vs NYJ | W 17–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2007-10-08 | vs DAL | L 24–25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2007-10-21 | vs BAL | W 19–14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2007-10-28 | @ NYJ | W 13–3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2007-11-04 | vs CIN | W 33–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2007-11-11 | @ MIA | W 13–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2007-11-18 | vs NE | L 10–56 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2007-11-25 | @ JAX | L 14–36 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2007-12-02 | @ WAS | W 17–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2007-12-09 | vs MIA | W 38–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | @ CLE | L 0–8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2007-12-23 | vs NYG | L 21–38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 game log (15 games)
2006 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006-09-10 | @ NE | L 17–19 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2006-09-17 | @ MIA | W 16–6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2006-09-24 | vs NYJ | L 20–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2006-10-01 | vs MIN | W 17–12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2006-10-08 | @ CHI | L 7–40 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2006-10-15 | @ DET | L 17–20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2006-10-22 | vs NE | L 6–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2006-11-05 | vs GB | W 24–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2006-11-12 | @ IND | L 16–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2006-11-19 | @ HOU | W 24–21 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2006-11-26 | vs JAX | W 27–24 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2006-12-03 | vs LAC | L 21–24 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2006-12-17 | vs MIA | W 21–0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2006-12-24 | vs TEN | L 29–30 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006-12-31 | @ BAL | L 7–19 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |