UTAH: Walked on to the team in the fall of 2015. 2015–Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Maxpreps All-Northern California, first-team MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section, first-team Sacramento Bee All-Metro and first-team All-Sierra Foothill League as a senior in 2014 … won Sacramento River Cats/SportStars Magazine All-City Sports Awards honors … second-leading tackler (119 total) for Folsom High School’s 16-0, state championship team in 2014 … also five sacks and an interception, which he returned for a touchdown, his senior season … Folsom made two trips to the CIF Regional Championship and won a NorCal title … also played running back … involved in student government.
PERSONAL: Son of Fred Whittingham Jr. and Stacy Whittingham … both parents went to BYU where his father played football … father coaches Utah’s tight ends … two sisters … uncle Kyle Whittingham is Utah's head coach and cousin Alex Whittingham is a teammate at Utah … enjoys golfing … full name is Samuel Brady Whittingham … business major … born Nov. 5, 1996, in Mesa, Ariz.