2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 40
Whittman Whaley
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sevierville, TN
- High School:
- Gatlinburg-Pittman
2024 (Freshman):
Did not see any action during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons.
High School
Rated as the No. 29 linebacker in the country according to ESPN.com…Recorded 93 tackles with 21.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a pick six in during his senior season while also pulling in 45 receptions for 1,007 yards and 17 total touchdowns on offense… Named a Semifinalist for Mr. Football in the state of Tennessee as a senior…Ranked No. 4 on the Knox News Elite 8, a collection of the newspaper's top college football recruits for the Class of 2024…As a junior, had 77 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and one interception. On offense, he had 70 receptions, 1,387 receiving yards — the most in Class 3A — and 21 touchdowns…Helped lead Gatlinburg-Pittman to an 11-2 season in 2022 and an 11-2 season in 2023 and captured the Region Championship.
Personal
Son of Stephanie and Aaron Whaley…Mother, Stephanie, played college basketball at Tusculum… Born on November 21, 2005.
Did not see any action during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons.
High School
Rated as the No. 29 linebacker in the country according to ESPN.com…Recorded 93 tackles with 21.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a pick six in during his senior season while also pulling in 45 receptions for 1,007 yards and 17 total touchdowns on offense… Named a Semifinalist for Mr. Football in the state of Tennessee as a senior…Ranked No. 4 on the Knox News Elite 8, a collection of the newspaper's top college football recruits for the Class of 2024…As a junior, had 77 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and one interception. On offense, he had 70 receptions, 1,387 receiving yards — the most in Class 3A — and 21 touchdowns…Helped lead Gatlinburg-Pittman to an 11-2 season in 2022 and an 11-2 season in 2023 and captured the Region Championship.
Personal
Son of Stephanie and Aaron Whaley…Mother, Stephanie, played college basketball at Tusculum… Born on November 21, 2005.
Football Media Availability (9/30/25)
Tuesday, September 30
Wake Forest Football Coach Jake Dickert Weekly Press Conference
Tuesday, September 30
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 29, 2025)
Monday, September 29
Sept. 27, 2025: Coach Jake Dickert Postgame Press Conference Following Game vs. Georgia Tech
Sunday, September 28
