Jordan Whitehead Fantasy

The New York Jets agreed on a two-year, $14.5 million deal with free-agent safety Jordan Whitehead on Tuesday, according to his agent, Sunny Shah. Whitehead had another solid season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 in his fourth year with the team, totaling 73 tackles (58 solo), five tackles for loss, two interceptions, eight passes defensed and one forced fumble in 14 starts. The Jets revamped their secondary on Tuesday by adding Whitehead and former Seattle Seahawks cornerback D.J. Reed. Whitehead, 24, has 70-plus total tackles in three of his four NFL seasons after the Bucs took him in the fourth round in 2018 out of Pittsburgh.

Mar. 15th • 9:54 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead (hamstring) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice. Whitehead missed the opener after sustaining a hamstring injury upon clearing the COVID-19 protocols during training camp but appears set to rejoin Tampa Bay's defensive backfield. The Pittsburgh product started all 16 games for the Buccaneers defense in 2020, posting career highs in tackles for loss, nine, interceptions, two, and forced fumbles, one. Whitehead figures to be a solid contributor to a defense that ranked sixth in the league in takeaways and ninth in total fantasy points last season. Tampa Bay's unit is a fine start in Week 2 against a Falcons offense that struggled mightily in their opening game.

Sep. 15th • 6:06 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead (hamstring) has been ruled out for the season-opener on Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys. Whitehead was in the league's COVID-19 protocols during training camp and recently suffered a minor hamstring strain that will keep him out this week. Because the injury isn't serious, the 24-year-old defensive back will have extra time to heal up before the team's Week 2 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. With Whitehead out on Thursday, Mike Edwards is expected to start in his place in Tampa's secondary. A popular defensive unit in fantasy drafts after the Bucs won the Super Bowl last year, the Tampa Bay defense will have their work cut out for them with Dak Prescott back at the controls for Dallas.

Sep. 8th • 5:37 PM