Position: Center High school: Abilene (KS) Height 1.93 m | Place of birth: Kearney, Nebraska Roster status: Active Weight 140 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1992-07-11) July 11, 1992 (age 24) NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56 Current team Chicago Bears (#65 / Offensive lineman) College Kansas State Wildcats football Parents RaeLyn Whitehair, Kevin Whitehair Similar Jonathan Bullard, Leonard Floyd, Hroniss Grasu, Ted Larsen, Charles Leno - Jr Profiles | ||
Cody Michael Whitehair (born July 11, 1992) is an American football center for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State.
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High school career
A native of Abilene, Kansas, Whitehair attended Abilene High School, where he was a two-way lineman for the Cowboys football varsity. In his senior year he was named to PrepStar magazine’s All-Midlands Region team after being credited with 140 pancake blocks and 81 total tackles (41 solo, 40 assisted) with 15 sacks on the season, as Abilene finished 10–1 after losing to Buhler in the second round of the KSHSAA 4A state playoffs.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Kansas State in 2011, Whitehair became a starter at guard in 2012 and 2013. Prior to his junior year in 2014, he moved to offensive tackle, where he started as a junior and senior.
Professional career
Whitehair was selected in the 2nd round, 56th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2016 NFL draft.
