Blake Whiteheart (born March 22, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals after the 2023 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 22, 2000 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest (2018–2022) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||||||
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Early life
editWhiteheart grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended Mount Tabor High School. As a senior, he caught 24 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns.[1] Whiteheart committed to play college football at Wake Forest over offers from Appalachian State, Southern Miss, and Old Dominion.[2]
College career
editWhiteheart redshirted his true freshman season at Wake Forest.[3] He caught 24 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns as a senior.[4]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
247 lb (112 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.70 s | 1.63 s | 2.70 s | 4.24 s | 6.77 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
20 reps | |
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Arizona Cardinals
editWhiteheart was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.[7] On August 29, 2023, the Cardinals announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster, but he was waived one day later and re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[10]
On August 27, 2024, Whiteheart was waived by the Cardinals.[11]
Cleveland Browns
editOn August 29, 2024, Whiteheart was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[13] He was waived on October 8,[14] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[15]
References
edit- ^ Rolfe, David (December 22, 2017). "Blake Whiteheart". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "Mount Tabor S Whiteheart celebrates birthday by committing to Wake Forest". The News Herald. March 22, 2017.
- ^ https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/blake-whiteheart
- ^ Dell, John (November 16, 2022). "Sam Hartman, Blake Whiteheart will not return for final season at Wake Forest". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Blake Whiteheart Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Blake Whiteheart College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (May 1, 2023). "ASU's Kyle Soelle Highlights Cardinals Undrafted Free Agent Class". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "The Initial 53, And Knowing The List Will Change". azcardinals.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ Gershman, Zach (August 30, 2023). "Cardinals Land Six New Players After Waiver Claims". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 24, 2023). "Cardinals Place Zach Ertz On IR, Cut K'Von Wallace". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Trim Roster To Get To 53 For Regular Season". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Browns sign RB D'Onta Foreman, add five to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Browns sign RB Gary Brightwell and TE Blake Whiteheart to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Browns waive Javion Cohen, Sam Kamara and Blake Whiteheart". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Browns sign CB Tony Brown II". clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.