Darien Whitaker Jr.

#6· Kansas State ·LB ·R-Fr ·2028 Draft · Baltimore, Md.

6'3"Height 246 lbWeight

RepresentationNo agency on file

Boom-or-BustFreshmanHigh CeilingHigh School Producer +1

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High School Stats

Year	School	GP	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	INT
2024	Boys Town [NE]	11	82	54	1	8	2	Edit
2023	Boys Town [NE]	7	21	20			1	Edit
2022	Boys Town [NE]	1	4	3				Edit

College Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	Tot	Solo
2025	Kansas State Wildcats	2		2	2	Edit

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Scouting Report

July 29, 2026

Darien Whitaker Jr. #6

Kansas State · LB · R-Fr · 2028 Draft · Baltimore, Md. · Boys Town [NE]

6-3 · 246 lbs

2.9

Raw Prospect

Floor 1.4 · Ceiling 7.0

#8476 overall · #871 LB of 15102

Scouting Verdict

R-Fr LB with 2 snaps of tackle production — no real tape to reward; upside lives in the range, not the current grade.

Ceiling · 7.0

2026 rotation (LB2) — some opportunity; significant upside (+4.1) · Big 12 draft-temper · LB lower-value.

Floor · 1.4

Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate; downside −1.5.

Pedigree

3★ recruit · Natl #1203 · Pos #124 · State #10

Profile Tags

Boom-or-BustFreshmanHigh CeilingHigh School ProducerLimited Sample

College Production

Season	Team	GP	Tot	Solo
2025	Kansas State Wildcats	2	2	2