Colgate: Will be looking to gain a spot on the two-deep chart this fall … has been with the junior varsity team his first two seasons.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Brockport High School in Brockport, N.Y. … lettered three years with the Blue Devils … played offensive and defensive tackle in his senior year … served as captain in his junior and senior seasons … made 64 tackles … was first team all-county and second team all-Greater Rochester … coached by Greg Pelletier.

Personal: Major is Africana Studies … parents are Joshua and Pearlethia Whitaker of Brockport, N.Y. … born December 9, 1983 in Rochester, N.Y. … has one brother … full name is Brandon Jamaal Whitaker.