Huey Whittaker
No. 17
Position:Wide receiver / Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1981-06-19) June 19, 1981
Spring Hill, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Spring Hill (FL) Springstead
College:South Florida
Undrafted:2004
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:569
Receiving yards:6,541
Receiving TDs:148
Tackles:115
INTs:6
Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Hubert Alton George "Huey" Whittaker (born June 19, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at South Florida.

He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Storm, Utah Blaze, New York Jets and Spokane Shock.

Early life

Whittaker attended Frank W. Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida, where he was named a St. Petersburg Times All-Suncoast selection as a senior with 10 receiving touchdowns.[1]

College career

Whittaker attended Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to the University of South Florida.

Professional career

New York Jets

Whittaker was signed to a future contract by the New York Jets on January 2, 2009.[2][3][4] He was waived on August 12 when the team signed placekicker Parker Douglass. He was re-signed on August 16 only to be waived again on August 30.

Spokane Shock

Whittaker was a starting wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in 2010.

Florida Tuskers

Whittaker was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 26, 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Greg Auman (August 15, 2000). "Whittaker hopes to catch on as USF". www.sptimes.com. St. Petersburg Time. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "New York Jets bio". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Lebefeld, Dan (April 10, 2009). "Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program". Jets Confidential. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ Boland, Erik (April 16, 2009). "Morning minicamp practice". Newsday. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
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