TAHIR WHITEHEADWhitehead, TahirHeight: 6-2 Weight: 240 Born: April 2, 1990 Jersey City, NJ High School: West Side (Newark, NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Temple | Lettered |
| 2009 | Temple | Lettered |
| 2010 | Temple | Lettered |
| 2011 | Temple | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (138th overall) 2012 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 59 | LLB | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 59 | RLB | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 59 | MLB-LLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 59 | LLB | 16 | 8 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 59 | MLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 59 | LLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2018 OAK NFL | 59 | WLB-MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 59 | SLB-WLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 52 | MLB-WLB | 14 | 10 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 35 | OLB | 2 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 141 | 96 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2012 | 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/2012 | 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/11/2016 | 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2018 | 2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2018 OAK NFL |
| Released | 3/9/2020 | 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL |
| Signed | 3/23/2020 | 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/17/2021 | 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL |
| Practice Squad | 11/2/2021 | 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 11/20/2021 | 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL |
| Released | 1/11/2022 | 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 277 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 277 | 55.4 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 313 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 312 | 66.0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 900 | 0 | 0.0 | 722 | 69.1 | 178 | 42.1 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 865 | 0 | 0.0 | 588 | 56.1 | 277 | 60.5 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 998 | 0 | 0.0 | 933 | 90.9 | 65 | 15.6 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 1033 | 0 | 0.0 | 950 | 87.2 | 83 | 17.7 |
| 2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2018 OAK NFL | 1114 | 0 | 0.0 | 1025 | 99.7 | 89 | 20.0 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 1021 | 0 | 0.0 | 961 | 90.3 | 60 | 13.9 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 450 | 0 | 0.0 | 398 | 37.6 | 52 | 12.4 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 9.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7011 | 0 | 5578 | 1433 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2018 OAK NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 86 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 51 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 132 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2018 OAK NFL | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2021 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 684 | 651 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions2017 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2018 OAK NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2019 OAK NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 3 | 22 | 207 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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