Cody Whitehair

Cody Whitehair
No. 65 – Chicago Bears
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1992-07-11) July 11, 1992
Kearney, Nebraska
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Abilene (Abilene, Kansas)
College: Kansas State
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016
Games played: 16
Games started: 16
Player stats at NFL.com

Cody Michael Whitehair (born July 11, 1992) is an American football center for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State.

High school career

A native of Abilene, Kansas, Whitehair attended Abilene High School, where he was a two-way lineman for the Cowboys football varsity. In his senior year, he was named to PrepStar magazine’s All-Midlands Region team after being credited with 140 pancake blocks and 81 total tackles (41 solo, 40 assisted) with 15 sacks on the season, as Abilene finished 10–1 after losing to Buhler in the second round of the KSHSAA 4A state playoffs.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Kansas State in 2011, Whitehair became a starter at guard in 2012 and 2013. Prior to his junior year in 2014, he moved to offensive tackle, where he started as a junior and senior.[1][2][3][4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 301 lb
(137 kg)		 32 3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.08 s 4.58 s 7.32 s 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL combine[5]

Whitehair was selected in the second round, 56th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL draft.[6] After starting at left guard during the preseason, Whitehair was moved to the starting center position after the team signed veteran guard Josh Sitton. He went on to start all 16 games at center and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

References

  1. ↑ Whitehair makes smooth transition on K-State offensive line
  2. ↑ Kansas State’s Cody Whitehair finds home at left tackle
  3. ↑ O-line Anchor: ’Cats' Whitehair embraces being leader for K-State
  4. ↑ Cody Whitehair embraces extra responsibility as Kansas State’s left tackle
  5. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/cody-whitehair?id=2555132
  6. ↑ Mayer, Larry (April 29, 2016). "Bears trade down twice, draft Whitehair". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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