| No. 89 – Arizona Cardinals | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 22, 2000 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
| College: | Wake Forest (2018–2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Blake Whiteheart (born March 22, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals after the 2023 NFL Draft.
Whiteheart grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended Mount Tabor High School. As a senior, he caught 24 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns.[1] Whitehart committed to play college football at Wake Forest over offers from Appalachian State, Southern Miss, and Old Dominion.[2]
Whitehart redshirted his true freshman season at Wake Forest.[3] He caught 24 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns as a senior.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
247 lb (112 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.70 s | 1.63 s | 2.70 s | 4.24 s | 6.77 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
20 reps | |
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Whiteheart was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.[7] On August 29, 2023, the Cardinals announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster, but he was waived one day later and re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[10]