Kermit Whitfield

Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield[2] (born October 8, 1993) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.[3][4]

Kermit Whitfield
Whitfield with the Cincinnati Bengals
No. 17 – Dallas Renegades
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-08) October 8, 1993
Orlando, Florida
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Orlando (FL) Jones[1]
College:Florida State
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA kickoff return leader (2013)
  • BCS National Champion (2014)
  • Atlantic Coast Conference record, yds/kickoff return (2013–2016)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

As a freshman in 2013, he led all NCAA major college players with an average of 36.4 yards per kickoff return.[5] Against the #2 Auburn Tigers in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game, with the Seminoles trailing 24-20, Whitfield returned a kickoff from Cody Parkey 100 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.[6] His 36.4 yard average broke the Atlantic Coast Conference record and was the seventh best average in NCAA major college history.[4] Through the first nine games of the 2015 season, Whitfield had caught 40 passes for 482 yards. He caught nine passes for 172 yards against Louisville on October 17, 2015.[3][7]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7 3⁄4 in
(1.72 m)		 185 lb
(84 kg)		 30 in
(0.76 m)		 8 1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.44 s 4.37 s 7.17 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 8 reps
All values from NFL Combine[8]

Chicago Bears

Whitfield signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[9] On May 14, 2017, he was waived by the Bears.[10]

Cincinnati Bengals

On July 29, 2017, Whitfield signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Bengals' practice squad the next day.[12][13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018.[14]

On September 1, 2018, Whitfield was waived by the Bengals and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on December 31, 2018.[17] He was waived on July 25, 2019.

Los Angeles Wildcats

In October 2019, Whitfield was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[18] He was waived on March 4, 2020.[19]

Los Angeles Wildcats

Whitfield signed with the Dallas Renegades on March 9, 2020.[20]

See also
  • List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders

References
  1. "High school coaches have fast memories of FSU WR Levonte Whitfield". Fox Sports. January 7, 2014.
  2. Chris Hays (August 13, 2012). "The Decision: Levonte 'Kermit' Whitfield Jr. commits to Florida State". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. "Kermit Whitfield". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. "#8 Kermit Whitfield". Florida State University. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. pp. 72–74.
  6. "Florida State vs. Auburn - Game Summary - January 6, 2014". ESPN. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  7. Safid Deen (October 18, 2015). "FSU's Kermit Whitfield transforming into reliable receiver for Seminoles". Tallahassee Democrat.
  8. "Kermit Whitfield Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  9. Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
  10. Alper, Josh (May 14, 2017). "Bears sign WR Titus Davis, older brother of 2017 Titans first-rounder Corey Davis". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  11. Toback, Rebecca (July 29, 2017). "Bengals waive rookie WR Monty Madaris; sign free agent rookie WR Levonte Whitfield". CincyJungle.com.
  12. Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
  13. Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com.
  14. "Bengals Player Moves 1/1". Bengals.com. January 1, 2018.
  15. "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  16. "Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
  17. "Bengals Sign Five To Reserve/Future Contracts". Bengals.com. December 31, 2018.
  18. Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  19. "Wildcats Make Series of Roster Moves". XFL.com. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  20. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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