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#44 Jahsear Whittington

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Pittsburgh (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'0" · 270 lbHometown  Philadelphia, PA · Imhotep Institute

Depth-chart placement

Current role

DT2

Placement

Backup

Room

Defensive Tackle

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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DL room context

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Jahsear Whittington holds the DT · Backup spot in Nebraska Cornhuskers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

NT · StarterRiley Van PoppelStarter

DT · StarterOwen StoudmireStarter

NT · BackupSua LefotuBackup

DT · BackupJahsear WhittingtonBackup

Transfer history

2026Pittsburgh→Nebraska Cornhuskers

Background & career

Jahsear Whittington is a redshirt sophomore member of the Nebraska roster. He is from Philadelphia, PA and attended Imhotep Institute. He joined the program as a transfer from Pittsburgh. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2024 class.

Pittsburghthrough 2025

Nebraska2026 — present

Previous schoolPittsburghRecruiting3-star · No. 563 nationalOriginPhiladelphia, PA · Imhotep Institute