Kermit Whitfield

Kermit Whitfield
Florida State Seminoles
Position Wide receiver
Career history
College Florida State (2013–present)
High school Jones (Orlando, FL)[1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-08) October 8, 1993
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield[2] (born October 8, 1993) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently in his junior year with the Florida State Seminoles football team.[3][4] As a freshman in 2013, he led all NCAA major college players with an average of 36.4 yards per kickoff return.[5] His 36.4 yard average broke the Atlantic Coast Conference record and was the seventh best average in NCAA major college history.[4] Through the first nine games of the 2015 season, Whitfield had caught 40 passes for 482 yards. He caught nine passes for 172 yards against Louisville on October 17, 2015.[3][6]

See also

References

  1. "High school coaches have fast memories of FSU WR Levonte Whitfield". Fox Sports. January 7, 2014.
  2. Chris Hays (August 13, 2012). "The Decision: Levonte 'Kermit' Whitfield Jr. commits to Florida State". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. 1 2 "Kermit Whitfield". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "#8 Kermit Whitfield". Florida State University. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. p. 72-74.
  6. Safid Deen (October 18, 2015). "FSU's Kermit Whitfield transforming into reliable receiver for Seminoles". Tallahassee Democrat.
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