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Whit Weeks

LB · LSU · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #120·10 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
September edition · September 11, 20263 min readReport role: LB · LSU

Master scouting report

Weeks projects as a starting off-ball linebacker with quick run recognition and range that also carries into coverage. He can reach the fit before blocks close, but larger blockers create problems when he cannot avoid contact. More dependable separation and tackling are needed to sustain that role. His interrupted 2025 season also leaves availability to establish.

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01Experience and production

Weeks had a substantial 2024 season with 125 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception and two forced fumbles. Against Ole Miss he made 18 tackles and sacked the quarterback on the final play of regulation before LSU won in overtime. In 2025, injuries limited him to eight appearances, all starts, and 31 tackles. He still recovered a fumble in the end zone at Ole Miss to prevent a touchdown. The earlier production establishes what he has done; the later season explains why repeating a full workload remains an important part of the evaluation.

02Recognition and pursuit

Weeks reads formations and run action quickly, attacks with useful leverage and can beat blocks toward the perimeter. Recognition makes his lateral range efficient, letting him reach the lane before a climbing lineman establishes contact.

03Block take-on and separation

Weeks has the technique and intent to engage, but larger climbing linemen can control him once they secure contact. Detaching from that block is less dependable than arriving ahead of it. More consistent hand separation and leverage are needed when avoidance is unavailable.

04Coverage and tackle finishing

Weeks shows awareness in middle-field zones, range to carry the deep middle in Tampa 2 and selected off-man ability against larger slots. Those traits support meaningful passing-down work. Breakdown angles and wrap technique vary, reducing the value of arriving at a short completion in position.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Recognition and lateral range can put him ahead of the blocking rather than behind the play.

  • Coverage awareness and established special-teams experience create several avenues to game-day value.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Separating from a secured block is less convincing than arriving before contact.

  • Tackle finish and sustained participation need to accompany the best movement reps.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Weeks fits an off-ball role that values recognition and pursuit, with opportunities to carry meaningful coverage responsibility. WILL is a sensible starting point, while a middle-linebacker role should depend on how reliably he handles traffic and contact. Special teams offers an additional contribution during development. The coaching emphasis should preserve his decisive response while improving the hands, leverage and finish that keep a good read from becoming a tackle opportunity lost at the final step.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Weeks projects as a starting off-ball candidate, with WILL the clearest fit. Fast recognition, lateral range and zone awareness support both pursuit and passing downs. Separation from secured blocks and consistent wrap tackles are the main technical limits. The eight-game 2025 season also leaves sustained availability to be reestablished before projecting a full workload with confidence.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

The report distinguishes the full 2024 season from injury-limited 2025 participation. No medical prognosis, workout estimate or automatic three-down guarantee is made.

New Draftanomics synthesis reviewed September 11, 2026. This edition adds coverage; it does not replace an earlier master report.

View the 3 referenced sources
  • LSU · Whit WeeksLSU Athletics

    2024 breakout, 2025 limited participation and specific game contributions.

  • NFL Draft HQ · Whit WeeksPro Football Network

    Run recognition, range and coverage awareness; block separation and tackle finish. Model scores, testing projections and proprietary charting excluded.

  • Draft Countdown · Whit Weeks profileBrian Bosarge

    Lateral pursuit, downhill recognition and special teams; handling climbing linemen.

Read statement references

Every passage remains linked to its supporting sources. Open a section to inspect the assessment and its evidence.

Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Weeks projects as a starting off-ball linebacker with quick run recognition and range that also carries into coverage. He can reach the fit before blocks close, but larger blockers create problems when he cannot avoid contact. More dependable separation and tackling are needed to sustain that role. His interrupted 2025 season also leaves availability to establish.

Sources for experience and production
  1. Reported fact

    Weeks had a substantial 2024 season with 125 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception and two forced fumbles.

  2. Reported fact

    Against Ole Miss he made 18 tackles and sacked the quarterback on the final play of regulation before LSU won in overtime.

  3. Reported fact

    In 2025, injuries limited him to eight appearances, all starts, and 31 tackles.

  4. Reported fact

    He still recovered a fumble in the end zone at Ole Miss to prevent a touchdown.

  5. House assessment

    The earlier production establishes what he has done; the later season explains why repeating a full workload remains an important part of the evaluation.

Sources for recognition and pursuit
  1. House assessment

    Weeks reads formations and run action quickly, attacks with useful leverage and can beat blocks toward the perimeter. Recognition makes his lateral range efficient, letting him reach the lane before a climbing lineman establishes contact.

Sources for block take-on and separation
  1. House assessment

    Weeks has the technique and intent to engage, but larger climbing linemen can control him once they secure contact. Detaching from that block is less dependable than arriving ahead of it. More consistent hand separation and leverage are needed when avoidance is unavailable.

Sources for coverage and tackle finishing
  1. House assessment

    Weeks shows awareness in middle-field zones, range to carry the deep middle in Tampa 2 and selected off-man ability against larger slots. Those traits support meaningful passing-down work. Breakdown angles and wrap technique vary, reducing the value of arriving at a short completion in position.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Recognition and lateral range can put him ahead of the blocking rather than behind the play.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Coverage awareness and established special-teams experience create several avenues to game-day value.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Separating from a secured block is less convincing than arriving before contact.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Tackle finish and sustained participation need to accompany the best movement reps.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Weeks fits an off-ball role that values recognition and pursuit, with opportunities to carry meaningful coverage responsibility.

  2. House assessment

    WILL is a sensible starting point, while a middle-linebacker role should depend on how reliably he handles traffic and contact.

  3. House assessment

    Special teams offers an additional contribution during development.

  4. House assessment

    The coaching emphasis should preserve his decisive response while improving the hands, leverage and finish that keep a good read from becoming a tackle opportunity lost at the final step.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Weeks projects as a starting off-ball candidate, with WILL the clearest fit. Fast recognition, lateral range and zone awareness support both pursuit and passing downs. Separation from secured blocks and consistent wrap tackles are the main technical limits. The eight-game 2025 season also leaves sustained availability to be reestablished before projecting a full workload with confidence.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#120
Position rank
LB10
Contributing sources
10
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 31

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

Defense
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Total tackles11127
Solo tackles6014
Tackles for loss83
Sacks31.5
Passes defended40
QB hurries46
Defensive TD00

Seasons of evidence: 2. Games played, snap counts, and usage shares are not in the retained data. An em dash means the value is not in the dataset, not zero.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains 2 seasons of defense production (2024–2025).
  • Defense tackles decreased in each observed season (111 → 27).
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 10 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #120.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 31 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'3"
Listed weight
223 lb
Class
Senior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
LSU
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
Watkinsville, GA
Jersey
#40
Recruiting stars
4-star
Recruiting rank
#154 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.