University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Whitfield, Cameron
Jersey Number 19
Cameron Whitfield
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 238
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Dawson
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• Walter Camp Defensive National Player of the Week
• 2x Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Second on the team and ninth among SBC players in sacks (5.5 / 0.42 per game) … recorded 40 tackles on the season with 7.5 tackles for loss … started in all 14 games during the season … had six tackles, a pair of forced fumbles and tied single-game school-record with 4.0 sacks in win at Southern Miss (10/5) – only Louisiana’s second win in Hattiesburg in 26 games … named both the Walter Camp Defensive National Player of the Week and Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/7) … tied his season-high with six tackles with a 9-yard sack against Marshall (12/7) in the Hercules Tire Sun Belt Conference Championship Game … credited with sacks at Coastal Carolina (10/19) and Texas State (10/29) … added five tackles against South Alabama (11/16) and had four tackles in games against Kennesaw State (9/7), Troy (11/23) and ULM (11/30).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns while starting in eight contests … recorded 44 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks and three forced fumbles … made a season-high seven tackles with 3.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in a win at South Alabama (Oct. 28) ... named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30) ... secured 2.5 sacks out of his five tackles in a win at UAB (Sept. 16) ... had five tackles and a sack against Minnesota (Sept. 30) ... finished with six stops versus Georgia State (Oct. 21) ... added six tackles and a sack against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 12 games and registered nine tackles … Had a season-high two tackles against Houston (Dec. 23) … Registered tackles against ULM (Sept. 24), South Alabama (Oct. 1), Arkansas State (Oct. 22), Southern Miss (Oct. 27), Troy (Nov. 5), Georgia Southern (Nov. 10) and Texas State (Nov. 26).
2021 (Freshman)
Did not make an appearance on the season.
High School
Earned the No. 120 strong-side defensive end ranking in the country and the No. 276 overall player rating in the state of Texas by 247Sports.com…Had an impressive high school career posting 123 total tackles, 31.0 tackles-for-loss and 12.0 sacks…Junior campaign was highlighted by 79 tackles and 23.0 tackles-for-loss…Named the 23-6A District Defensive MVP and earned a first team all-district spot in 2019…Chose Louisiana over Arizona, Washington State, Houston, Southern Miss and Memphis, among others.
• Walter Camp Defensive National Player of the Week
• 2x Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Second on the team and ninth among SBC players in sacks (5.5 / 0.42 per game) … recorded 40 tackles on the season with 7.5 tackles for loss … started in all 14 games during the season … had six tackles, a pair of forced fumbles and tied single-game school-record with 4.0 sacks in win at Southern Miss (10/5) – only Louisiana’s second win in Hattiesburg in 26 games … named both the Walter Camp Defensive National Player of the Week and Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/7) … tied his season-high with six tackles with a 9-yard sack against Marshall (12/7) in the Hercules Tire Sun Belt Conference Championship Game … credited with sacks at Coastal Carolina (10/19) and Texas State (10/29) … added five tackles against South Alabama (11/16) and had four tackles in games against Kennesaw State (9/7), Troy (11/23) and ULM (11/30).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns while starting in eight contests … recorded 44 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks and three forced fumbles … made a season-high seven tackles with 3.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in a win at South Alabama (Oct. 28) ... named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30) ... secured 2.5 sacks out of his five tackles in a win at UAB (Sept. 16) ... had five tackles and a sack against Minnesota (Sept. 30) ... finished with six stops versus Georgia State (Oct. 21) ... added six tackles and a sack against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 12 games and registered nine tackles … Had a season-high two tackles against Houston (Dec. 23) … Registered tackles against ULM (Sept. 24), South Alabama (Oct. 1), Arkansas State (Oct. 22), Southern Miss (Oct. 27), Troy (Nov. 5), Georgia Southern (Nov. 10) and Texas State (Nov. 26).
2021 (Freshman)
Did not make an appearance on the season.
High School
Earned the No. 120 strong-side defensive end ranking in the country and the No. 276 overall player rating in the state of Texas by 247Sports.com…Had an impressive high school career posting 123 total tackles, 31.0 tackles-for-loss and 12.0 sacks…Junior campaign was highlighted by 79 tackles and 23.0 tackles-for-loss…Named the 23-6A District Defensive MVP and earned a first team all-district spot in 2019…Chose Louisiana over Arizona, Washington State, Houston, Southern Miss and Memphis, among others.
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