| LSU Tigers – No. 40 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Entrepreneurship |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Oconee County (Watkinsville, Georgia) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Whit Weeks is an American football linebacker for the LSU Tigers.
Early life
Weeks attended Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia. As a senior he was the Region 8-3A Player of the Year of he had 104 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at LSU in 2023, Weeks played in 11 games with three starts and had 50 tackles and 0.5 sacks.
Weeks entered his sophomore year in 2024 as a starter. Against the Ole Miss Rebels, he had 18 tackles and one sack. In 13 total games during the season, Weeks recorded 125 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles. On January 2, 2025, Weeks underwent surgery to repair a broken fibula that he suffered in the 2024 Texas Bowl.
References
- His dad played for UGA football. His brother is headed to UVA. But Oconee County's Whit Weeks blazes his own trail
- All-region teams: Oconee's West named 8-3A player of the year
- Whit Weeks, three-star LB, commits to play for LSU football alongside brother West
- Ahead of SEC Championship, Athens-area star Whit Weeks explains LSU commitment over UGA
- LSU adds to fast-rising 2023 recruiting class with a 3-star linebacker
- Meet 'Sunshine,' the LSU freshman linebacker who's bursting onto the scene
- LSU must 'make some tough decisions' with its star linebackers. Here are the changes
- "Whit Weeks update: LSU star LB undergoes surgery after ankle injury in the Tigers' last game". nola.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.