2023 Football Roster
Roster
Creed Whittemore
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- F.W. Buchholz HS
Career Honors
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 16 career games with five starts … Scored two touchdowns in his collegiate debut (9/2/23) … First career touchdown was a 33-yard reception from Will Rogers, second was a 53-yard run … In his career he has 15 receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns ... Changed from No. 85 to No. 8 entering the spring of 2024 … Rushed for 101 yards on five carries with two touchdowns in his career … Transferred to Utah following the 2024 season.
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Played in four games with three starts … Sat out the final eight games of the season … Earned a redshirt … Finished the season with four receptions for 65 yards … Had one rush for 41 yards and one touchdown … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his first start of the season … Had one grab for three yards … Had one rushing attempt for 41 yards and a touchdown … Has recorded a rushing touchdown of 40+ yards in the last two season openers ... Toledo (9/14): Made his third consecutive start ... Had one reception for 26 yards ... Florida (9/21): Caught two passes for 36 yards.
2023 (True Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12 games, making two starts … On the year he totaled 11 receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns … Also added 60 rushing yards and four carries and one touchdown … Long rush of 53 yards for a score in collegiate debut to go along with a long reception of 33 yards … Five of his 11 receptions when for first downs … SE Louisiana (9/2): Made his collegiate debut … Scored his first career touchdown on his fourth career reception in the second quarter … First career touchdown was a 33-yard reception from Will Rogers … Totaled 59 yards receiving in his debut … First career touch was a 4-yard run in the first quarter … Scored his second career touchdown, first career rushing touchdown on a 53-yard run in the fourth quarter … His 53-yard run was the second rush of 53 yards in the game for MSU (Mike Wright had the first) … He Ended his debut with 116 total yards and two touchdowns … at South Carolina (9/23): Caught two passes for a total of 17 yards … Western Michigan (10/7): Made his first collegiate start … Had four catches for 19 yards and a touchdown … Caught his second career touchdown in the second quarter … Added one rush for four yards … at Auburn (10/28): Caught one pass for seven yards … at Texas A&M (11/11): Had one carry but did not gain any yards.
High School
Prepped at Buchholz High School under his father and head coach Mark Whittemore … Four-star prospect by 247Sports … No. 37-ranked prospect in the state of Florida … No. 12 athlete in the class … Played quarterback in high school, while also seeing time on defense … Threw two touchdowns passes in the District 3 semifinals and rushed for 101 yards on 15 carries … As a senior, passed for 2,693 yards with 35 touchdowns and rushed for 1,285 yards and 17 touchdowns, while intercepting four passes on defense … Helped lead Buchholz to a 10-3 record as a senior … As a junior, named the Gainesville Sun’s Big School Offensive Player of the Year after passing for more than 2,100 yards and rushing for 760 on the ground … He was responsible for 32 total touchdowns as a junior as he helped Buchholz to a 12-2 record … Over two seasons, accounted for over 4,000 yards of total offense and 50 touchdowns … Participated in Florida’s Elite Friday Night Lights Camp … As a sophomore in 2020, threw for 1,675 yards and 23 passing touchdowns, while he rushed for 353 yards and two scores … Also ran track during his prep days … Won a district title in the 100m dash and competed in the long jump … Clocked a personal best 10:85 in the 100m dash … Also played basketball.
Personal
Born Creed Middleton Whittemore on July 20, 2004 … Son of Mark and Missy Whittemore … Mother played volleyball for UF from 1992-95, earning All-SEC honors from 1993-95 … Father was a wide receiver at UCF … Has two brothers, Luke and Trent … Luke was a wide receiver at Troy … Trent was a wide receiver at Florida … Majoring in Kinesiology.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @c_whit115
Instagram – cwhitt_4
Career-Highs
Rushing Attempts: 2, vs. SE Lousiana (9/2/2023)
Rushing Yards: 57, vs. SE Lousiana (9/2/2023)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 2x, last vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
Longest Rush: 53, vs. SE Lousiana (9/2/2023)
Receptions: 4, 2x, last vs. Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
Receiving Yards: 59, vs. SE Lousiana (9/2/2023)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 2x, last vs. Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
Longest Reception: 33, vs. SE Lousiana (9/2/2023)
