Nebraska believes the addition of former Pittsburgh defensive lineman Jahsear Whittington can immediately raise the ceiling of its defense.
Matt Rhule wants his program to have an identity built on relentlessness and trench toughness, and Whittington arrives as a player capable of amplifying both. His power, leverage, and disruptive traits give the Huskers another interior force who can reshape the front and push the unit closer to the standard they’re chasing in the Big Ten.
Whittington, a powerful interior defender from Philadelphia’s Imhotep Charter, fits the exact profile Rhule and defensive coordinator Rob Aurich covet. He is explosive off the snap, violent with his hands, and wired with the kind of motor that turns routine plays into momentum‑shifting moments. Whittington isn’t just another body in the rotation. He’s someone they expect to grow into a long‑term anchor…