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Arkee Whitlock
RB

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College Southern Illinois
Height 5.10 Weight 210
Born 1984-05-10
Rock Hill, SC

Years Playing 2 CFL / 2 Edmonton

2010 Quick Stats

Career Total
Car. Yards Avg TD
115 686 6.0 4
Career Total
Rec. Yards Avg TD
12 78 6.5 1

Career Stats

Rushing

Name
Yearsort
Team Att Yards Avg Long TD Fumb
WHITLOCK, A 2009 EDM 211 1,293 6.1 60 12 5
WHITLOCK, A 2010 EDM 115 686 6.0 40 4 0
Career Total 326 1,979 6.1 60 16 5

Receiving

Name
Yearsort
Team No. Yards Avg Long TD
WHITLOCK, A 2009 EDM 44 392 8.9 35 1
WHITLOCK, A 2010 EDM 12 78 6.5 16 1
Career Total 56 470 8.4 35 2

Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 24, 2009.

2010: (Edmonton) Whitlock has played eight games (eight starts) and has 115 carries for 686 yards and four touchdowns. He also has 10 catches for 88 yards and a touchddown. He is currently the CFL's second-leading rusher.

2009: (Edmonton) Whitlock was on the reserve list for the first game of the season. He got his first start in the second game. He had 211 carries for 1293 yards and 12 touchdowns and 44 receptions for 392 yards and one touchdown in 17 games (17 starts). He also had 14 kickoff returns for 397 yards, including a 65-yarder in on July 30 against Montreal which earned his CFL Special Teams Player of the Week honours. On August 29 against Hamilton, Whitlock had a three-touchdown game, catching six passes for  62 yards and a touchdown and running 13 times for 65 yards and two touchdowns. On Sept. 26 against Saskatchewan, Whitlock ran for a 55-yard touchdown. On October 16 in Toronto, Arkee had his highest rushing game, carrying the ball 17 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns. He was named CFL Offensive Player of the Week in the final game of the season when he rushed for 165 yards and two TDs. Whitlock was the Eskimo nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie. Whitlock started the Western Semi-Final. He rushed for 50 yards on 11 carries and had two catches for eight yards.

Career: Whitlock originally signed as a rookie free agent in 2007 with the Minnesota Vikings. He was released by the Vikings during training camp and was picked up by the San Francisco 49ers and saw playing time during the pre-season. He was released by the 49ers and re-signed with the Vikings. He spent the entire ’07-’08 season on Minnesota’s practice squad until his release in 2008.

College/Personal: Whitlock transferred to SIU from Coffeyville Community College in 2004. He emerged as one of the all-time best running backs in SIU history, despite only playing three years. Arkee set a school records in career all-purpose yards(5,999), scoring (150 points), rushing TDs (25) and single-season all-purpose yards (2,330). As a senior, Whitlock ran for 100+ yards 10 of 13 games played; ranked first in Gateway Conference for kick returns and all-purpose yards; and second in the nation for all-purpose yards. In his junior year, Whitlock ran for 1,454 yards which was 3rd best in SIU history for a season. He attended Rock Hill High School (Rock Hill, SC) where he played middle linebacker until his senior year when he moved to running back. He also played on the school’s basketball team. Whitlock is cousins with former Winnipeg DB Jonathan Hefney and is also related to Cincinnati Bengal CB Jonathan Joseph. He has a daughter, Kee’Lani.


 
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