Ronyell Whitaker

Whitaker, Ronyell Deshawn
Position: CB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 196
Born: March 19, 1979 Norfolk, VA
Died: February 22, 2026
High School: Lake Taylor (Norfolk, VA)

Year	College	Participation
1998	Virginia Tech	Redshirted
1999	Virginia Tech	Lettered
2000	Virginia Tech	Lettered
2001	Virginia Tech	Lettered
2002	Virginia Tech	Lettered

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	29	CB	4	1
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)2006 RHE NFLE	33	RCB	10	10
2006 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2006 MIN NFL	27	CB	16	1
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2007 MIN NFL	27	CB	11	0
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL			31	2

Team	Date	Transaction
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4/28/2003	Signed
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9/1/2003	Released
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10/8/2003	Practice Squad
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12/2/2003	Signed
2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9/5/2004	Released
2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9/7/2004	Practice Squad
2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1/5/2005	Signed
2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8/30/2005	Released
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)Rhein Fire		Signed by League
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)Rhein Fire	1/27/2006	Free Agent Draft
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)Rhein Fire		Free Agent
2006 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	2/21/2006	Signed
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	11/6/2007	Released
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	11/10/2007	Signed
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	2/29/2008	Restricted Free Agent (No Qualifying Offer)
2008 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	5/15/2008	Signed
2008 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	6/17/2008	Released

AWARDS
2006 Official All-NFLE

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)2006 RHE NFLE	2	0	0		0	0		0	0		-	0	12

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)2006 RHE NFLE	4	141	35.3	100t	2

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)2006 RHE NFLE	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2007 MIN NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	12	9	3	0		1	0	2	0
2006 Rhein Fire (NFLE)2006 RHE NFLE	51	42	9	0			2	12	0
2006 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2006 MIN NFL	24	9	15	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2007 MIN NFL	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	43	20	23	0	0	1	0	3	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2003 TB NFL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2006 MIN NFL	5	1	4	23	23	1	0
2007 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2007 MIN NFL	1	0	1	15	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	7	2	5	38	23	1	0