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