Jason Whitaker (born June 19, 1977) is a former American football offensive guard who played

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and attended A. Crawford Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Florida. He was a consensus All-American in 1999.

Biography

Early years

Whitaker played high school football for the A. Crawford Mosley High School Dolphins. He was a second-team All-South selection and rated as the fourth best offensive tackle in Florida by '' The Florida Times-Union''.

College career

Whitaker played college football for the

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. He was redshirted in 1995. He was a second-team All-

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selection in 1997. He was named an All-American by the

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in 1998 and was a third-team Associated Press All-American. Whitaker was also named first-team All-ACC and selected as a member of the All-ACC Academic team in 1998. He was a first-team consensus All-American and a first-team All-ACC selection in 1999.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitaker, Jason Living people 1977 births Place of birth missing (living people) American football offensive guards Florida State Seminoles football players All-American college football players People from Bay County, Florida Players of American football from Florida