Ashton Whitner
Liberty Flames
85
Great

Ashton Whitner

Liberty FlamesSolid
SSDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Ball State
2nd String / Backup

Is Ashton Whitner starting?

Ashton Whitner is listed 2nd string at SS for Liberty Flames.

Redshirt senior · #3 · 5'11", 196 lbs

See full Liberty Flames depth chart ›
Play Dynasty as Coach LibertyFree. You call every play.

Depth at SS · Liberty Flames

  1. 11390Jeremiah VesselStarter
  2. 2385Ashton WhitnerYou

Liberty Starting Lineup

Full Liberty depth chart ›

Top defensive backs in Conference USA

Caleb NixJacksonville State · FSWesley MillerFlorida International · SSTyler BaileySam Houston · SS

Up next for Liberty

Liberty plays New Mexico State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Greenville, ranked #1,974 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 38 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,974 NatlTeam Share4%
Greenville, SC
Jersey
#3
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
196 lbs
Transfer
Ball State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—3801

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8215
National Rank
#1974
High School
Greenville
Hometown
Greenville, SC

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 67th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.75 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 37% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WFIUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-10

Oct 22WKENNTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-6

Sep 24WCCUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-17

Sep 12WGWEBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-23

Sep 5LJMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-13

Ashton Whitner's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

Is our 85 OVR fair?
85
Great
Vote to see what thousands of fans think

Team Role

38 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement50%
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.