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2025 Football Roster

98 Kendall Whiteside

  • Class Senior
  • Position DT
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 280
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Seffner Christian Academy

Biography

•    At Navy: Enters the fall in a battle with Griffen Willis for the starting defensive tackle job ... starter in 6 games during his career (0 Fr // 0 So // 6 Jr) ... has earned 1 varsity letter.

•    2024: A starter in 6 of the 12 games, he closed out the season with 14 tackles, including a half a tackle for loss ... also posted 3 QB hurries, had a pass breakup and forced a fumble ... produced a pair of tackles in Navy’s road win over East Carolina ... recorded a solo tackle at USF and was credited with a QB hurry ... pitched in a solo tackle at rice ... turned in a tackle against #12 Notre Dame ... chipped in a tackle and had a quarterback hurry in the Mids’ Homecoming win over Charlotte ... part of a defensive unit that limited Air Force to 7 points and 273 total yards ... the 7 points scored by Air Force were the fewest it has scored at home against Navy and the 27-point win was Navy’s largest margin of victory over Air Force since 1978 ... recorded a tackle and forced a fumble, the first of his career, against Memphis ... chipped in a tackle and broke up a pass in Navy’s AAC opener against Temple ... made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ win over Bucknell in the opener ... contributed 4 tackles, including a half a tackle for loss.

•    2023: Saw action in 3 games ... made his first collegiate appearance against Temple.

•    2022: Did not see any varsity action.

• High School / Personal: A 2021 graduate of Seffner Christian Academy in Seffner, Fla., Whiteside attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2021-22 academic year ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (2) and football (2) ... led Seffner Christian Academy to back-to-back region titles in football ... also received offers from 2 other schools ... son of Larry Whiteside and Dawneva Faison ... majoring in cyber operations.

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Historical Player Information

  • 75

    2022Freshman

    NG
    6'2" 280 lbs
    75
  • 98

    2023Sophomore

    DT
    6'2" 280 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2024Junior

    DT
    6'2" 280 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2025Senior

    DT
    6'2" 280 lbs
    98