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Jermaine Whitehead Class: Junior Hometown: Greenwood, Miss. High School: Amanda Elzy Height / Weight: 5-11 / 198 Position: DB Major: Pre-Business

2012: Starting strong safety ... ranked 13th in SEC in tackles per game (7.17) ... 12 career starts ... 11 tackles vs. Clemson ... recovered a Mississippi State fumble along with a career-high 12 tackles ... eight tackles and a sack in the win over ULM ... four tackles vs. LSU ... seven tackles and a pair of pass breakups against Arkansas ... eight tackles and a TFL at Ole Miss ... nine tackles at Vanderbilt ... eight tackles vs. Texas A&M ... six tackles and a TFL against New Mexico State ... six tackles and a TFL against Georgia ... six stops at Alabama

2011: Played in all 13 games with one start ... 31 tackles for season, 1.5 TFL (-10), one interception, three PBU ... fifth among Auburn DBs with 31 tackles ... recorded one assisted tackle against Mississippi State ... first career interception against Florida Atlantic; returned that pick 25 yards for a touchdown ... first AU true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Brad Ware against Alabama (34 yards) in 1996 ... tallied three tackles and a breakup at South Carolina ... team-high eight tackles at Arkansas and a half TFL (-2) ... had just seven tackles entering the game ... credited with three stops and one breakup in the win over Florida ... two tackles at LSU ... two stops against Ole Miss ... one tackle and one breakup at Georgia ... five tackles and one TFL against Samford ... made his first career start and totaled one tackle against Alabama ... two tackles against Virginia

HIGH SCHOOL: High School Coach: Eric House ... named the nation's No. 24 cornerback and the No. 5 player from the state of Mississippi by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 24 nationally among cornerbacks by Scout.com ... listed as the nation's No. 27 athlete by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... named a SuperPrep All-American, and the nation's No. 24 defensive back and the No. 4 recruit from Mississippi by SuperPrep ... ranked as the nation's No. 7 cornerback by MaxPreps ... No. 86 in the Mobile Press-Register's Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Clarion Ledger's Dandy Dozen ... selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... recorded 61 tackles as a senior and intercepted four passes, returning two for touchdowns ... on offense as a senior, rushed 60 times for 805 yards and six touchdowns, caught seven passes for 222 yards and two scores, completed 4-7 passes for 62 yards and a TD and returned four kicks for touchdowns ... as a junior, had 32 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries while accounting for over 1,500 all-purpose yards with nine rushing and seven passing touchdowns as a quarterback ... 2009 District 3 (4A) Player of the Year

PERSONAL: Birthday is March 12 ... son of Teveeta Whitehead and Frank Ellis ... Major: Pre-Business

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