| Willie WhiteheadWhitehead, WilliamHeight: 6-3 Weight: 291 Born: January 26, 1973 Tuskegee, AL High School: Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee, AL) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Auburn | Redshirted | 
| 1991 | Auburn | Lettered | 
| 1992 | Auburn | Lettered | 
| 1993 | Auburn | Lettered | 
| 1994 | Auburn | Lettered | 
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Baltimore Stallions (CFL)1995 BAL CFL | 95 | DE | 1 | |
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 92 | DE | 15 | 15 | 
| 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1998 HAM CFL | 92 | DE | 7 | 7 | 
| 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE)1999 FRA NFLE | 92 | LOLB | ||
| 1999 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1999 NO NFL | 98 | LDE | 16 | 3 | 
| 2000 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2000 NO NFL | 98 | RDE-LDT | 16 | 2 | 
| 2001 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2001 NO NFL | 98 | DE | 14 | 0 | 
| 2002 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2002 NO NFL | 98 | LDE | 12 | 10 | 
| 2003 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2003 NO NFL | 98 | RDE-LDE-RDT-LDT | 11 | 0 | 
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 98 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 98 | RDT | 16 | 15 | 
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 98 | NT-RDE | 12 | 3 | 
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 105 | 33 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 23 | 22 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2001 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2002 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2002 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 51 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 13.0 | 104.0 | 
| 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1998 HAM CFL | 3.0 | 21.0 | 
| 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE)1999 FRA NFLE | 2.0 | |
| 1999 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1999 NO NFL | 7.0 | 44.5 | 
| 2000 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2000 NO NFL | 5.5 | 32.5 | 
| 2001 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2001 NO NFL | 2.0 | 11.0 | 
| 2002 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2002 NO NFL | 3.0 | 26.0 | 
| 2003 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2003 NO NFL | 5.5 | 33.0 | 
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 0.5 | 4.5 | 
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24.5 | 157.5 | 
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16.0 | 125.0 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2002 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2003 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2003 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Baltimore Stallions (CFL)1995 BAL CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 43 | 38 | 5 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1998 HAM CFL | 19 | 18 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1999 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE)1999 FRA NFLE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1999 NO NFL | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2000 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2000 NO NFL | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2001 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2001 NO NFL | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2002 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2002 NO NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2003 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2003 NO NFL | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 216 | 210 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 62 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2000 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2001 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2001 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2002 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2002 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 2004 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2004 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2005 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2005 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 99 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 
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