Troy University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Luke Whittemore
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- Buchholz HS
2020 (Junior): Caught seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown … Lone reception at Arkansas State went for 29 yards and a touchdown to put the Trojans on the board … Caught a pair of passes at South Alabama … Impact felt on all of Troy’s special teams units with snaps on the kickoff coverage and returns teams plus punt return … Served as the holder on field goals and extra points ... Earned Troy's Director of Athletics Leadership Award at the annual Trojan Tribute Award Show; highest honor by a Troy student-athlete
2019 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at Troy’s “Z” wide receiver position … Caught 34 passes for 431 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Found the end zone in the opener against Campbell and at Texas State … Caught five passes for 110 yards against Southern Miss … Topped the 40-yard mark in four different games … Caught a pass in all 12 games … Help Troy set a school record with 11 total individual 100-yard receiving games
2018 (RS-Freshman): Made two starts and played in all 13 games … Led Troy with 110 receiving yards and a touchdown in win at Georgia Southern; caught back-to-back 40-plus yard receptions … Finished with 11 catches for 195 yards and a touchdown … Completed two passes for 35 yards and a score; threw a 35-yard touchdown pass against Coastal Carolina
2017 (Freshman): Redshirted … Did not see any game action
High School: Earned all-state second team honors following his senior season and third team honors following his junior season at Buchholz High School … Finished his career with 24 total touchdowns … Helped lead the Bobcats to a combined 18-5 record and a pair of playoff berths his junior and senior seasons … Named first team all-area both his junior and senior seasons … Caught 55 passes for 945 yards and seven touchdowns his senior year, including an 86-yard reception … Returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in Buchholz’s opening round playoff game against Hagerty his senior season … Caught 74 passes for 883 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior season … As a junior, helped lead the Bobcats to a district title and their first winning season since 2004 … Averaged 14.3 yards per catch during his career … Also played basketball for the Bobcats … Rated as one of the top 160 wide receivers in the country and as a three-star recruit by ESPN
Personal: Full name is Luke McKee Whittemore … Son of Missy and Mark Whittemore … Mother played volleyball at Florida and is currently a commentator for the SEC Network … Father was his high school football coach and played football at Central Florida … Has three brothers, Trent, Creed and Andrew … Brother Trent is a wide receiver at Florida ... Born Jan. 1, 1999, in Gainesville, Fla. ... Earned his degree in sport management in Dec. 2020 ... Working on master's degree in public administration
