LSU football’s Whit Weeks is enjoying a breakout season. The sophomore linebacker began the year rotating in but forced himself into a full-time role.
Weeks was a blue-chip recruit out of high school and displayed flashes as a true freshman, but LSU wanted to see consistency. Weeks is still a young player and looks like it at times, but he’s been one of the most impactful linebackers in the SEC.
LSU struggled at the linebacker position last year and his emergence was critical to LSU taking a step forward on the defensive side of the ball.
Weeks stood out in LSU’s win upset win over a top-10 Ole Miss team. The Tigers probably don’t win that game without him.
Entering LSU’s final regular season game vs. Oklahoma, Weeks ranks near the top of SEC leaderboards in key stats. We’ll take a look at where Weeks ranks among his peers before LSU kicks it off vs. Oklahoma on Saturday.
71 tackles – 2nd
According to PFF, Weeks has 71 solo tackles. Only Alabama’s Jihaad Campbell has more. Weeks is tied for seventh with 21 assisted tackles.
19 pressures – 3rd
With 19 pressures, Week’s ranks third among SEC linebackers. He plays with good speed and defensive coordinator Blake Baker makes the most of it, using Weeks in blitz packages.
3 sacks – 7th
Weeks hit home on three of those pressures, notching three sacks on the year. Weeks best game in this department came against Arkansas, with five pressures and a sack.
2 batted passes – 1st
Weeks is a good athlete and that allows him to create havoc in passing lanes. His two batted passes are tied with Georgia’s Smael Mondon for first in the SEC. He leads SEC linebackers with four pass breakups.
47 stops – 4th
Only three players in the SEC have more stops than Weeks, according to PFF.