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University of Massachusets Athletics
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Whitaker, Kayon
Kayon Whitaker
- Title:
- Defensive Analyst
Alma Mater: Maine '19
Season at Massachusetts: First
Kayon Whitaker joins the Minutemen in an analyst role in December of 2024 after spending the past three seasons at Rutgers, most recently as a player personnel assistant in 2024. In 2023, he was a graduate assistant defensive line coach for the Scarlet Knights after serving as a player development/wide receivers graduate assistant coach in 2022.
Before joining Rutgers, Whitaker worked in defensive quality control coach and assistant operations at Maine in 2021.
Whitaker was a standout defensive lineman at Maine from 2016-19, appearing in 40 career games for the Black Bears from 2016-19. He finished his collegiate career with 183 tackles, 45.5 tackles-for-loss, 27 sacks and seven forced fumbles, earning all-conference laurels three times. As a senior in 2019, Whitaker produced 20 stops in the backfield with nine sacks en route to First Team All-CAA accolades and was named the team's most outstanding defensive player.
A native of Washington, D.C., Whitaker earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Maine in 2019.
Season at Massachusetts: First
Kayon Whitaker joins the Minutemen in an analyst role in December of 2024 after spending the past three seasons at Rutgers, most recently as a player personnel assistant in 2024. In 2023, he was a graduate assistant defensive line coach for the Scarlet Knights after serving as a player development/wide receivers graduate assistant coach in 2022.
Before joining Rutgers, Whitaker worked in defensive quality control coach and assistant operations at Maine in 2021.
Whitaker was a standout defensive lineman at Maine from 2016-19, appearing in 40 career games for the Black Bears from 2016-19. He finished his collegiate career with 183 tackles, 45.5 tackles-for-loss, 27 sacks and seven forced fumbles, earning all-conference laurels three times. As a senior in 2019, Whitaker produced 20 stops in the backfield with nine sacks en route to First Team All-CAA accolades and was named the team's most outstanding defensive player.
A native of Washington, D.C., Whitaker earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Maine in 2019.
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