Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield[2] (born October 8, 1993) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.[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] Against the #2 Auburn Tigers in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game, with the Seminoles trailing 24-20, Whitfield returned a kickoff from Cody Parkey 100 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.[6] 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][7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1.72 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) |
4.44 s | 4.37 s | 7.17 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
8 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[8] | ||||||||||||
Whitfield signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[9] On May 14, 2017, he was waived by the Bears.[10]
On July 29, 2017, Whitfield signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Bengals' practice squad the next day.[12][13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018.[14]
On September 1, 2018, Whitfield was waived by the Bengals and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on December 31, 2018.[17] He was waived on July 25, 2019.
In October 2019, Whitfield was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[18] He was waived on March 4, 2020.[19]
Whitfield signed with the Dallas Renegades on March 9, 2020.[20] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[21]
Whitfield signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on February 18, 2021.[22] He was released on July 20, 2021.[23]
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