Zane Whitson

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Zane Whitson
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Kingsport, Tenn.
  • Position:
    QB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Dobyns Bennett
  • Previous College:
    MTSU
  • gp
    7
  • yds
    106
  • td
    1
  • yds/g
    15.1
Bio

2022: Carson-Newman's second-string quarterback in 2022, Whitson appeared in seven games for C-N.  He completed seven of 19 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown.  He also rushed 14 times for 42 yards and a score.  He saw extended time in the Eagles' opener at West Georgia (Sept. 1) due to an injury to starter Ivan Corbin.  Whitson completed 3-of-8 passes for 40 yards against the Wolves, including a 29-yarder. He tosses his lone touchdown pass in the finale at Catawba (Nov. 12) when he hooked up with Korey Waters for a 27-yard TD.  His lone rushing TD came at Mars Hill (Oct. 22).  

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Did not appear in any games at MTSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterman in football and basketball at Dobyns Bennett High School, He earned 6A all-state honors twice while also being tabbed the 6A Region 1 MVP on two occasions. Was also a two-time Big East Conference Player of the Year. His TD to Interception Ratio was 40:3. Threw for 3,690 yards combined as a junior and senior. As a senior he threw for 1,783 yards, while rushing for 628 yards and nine touchdowns

PERSONAL: The son of Ron and Sonya Bennett. His dad is Trey Whitson. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Completions 7 3
Attempts 19 10
Completion % 36.8% 30.0%
Yards 106 54
Yards per game 15.1 10.8
Yards per attempt 5.6 5.4
Touchdowns 1 1
Interceptions 1 1
Sacks 1 1
Yards lost 3 3
Pass Efficiency 90.5 88.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 3 8 37.5% 40 5.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 1 100.0% 12 12.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 5 20.0% 14 2.8 0 1 1 3
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 3 33.3% 13 4.3 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 1 100.0% 27 27.0 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 3 13 4.3 6 0 - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 5 10 2.0 10 0 1 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 2 15 7.5 11 0 - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 2 7 3.5 6 1 - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 13 - - - 13
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 10 - - - 10
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 0 - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 -3 - - - -3
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 15 - - - 15
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 7 - - - 7
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 7 7 19 36.8% 106 15.1 5.6 1 1 29 90.5
2023-24 10 60 128 46.9% 984 98.4 7.7 9 4 83 128.4
2024-25 9 33 73 45.2% 462 51.3 6.3 6 4 53 114.5
2025-26 10 27 47 57.4% 503 50.3 10.7 6 0 50 189.5
Total 36 127 267 47.6% 2055 57.1 7.7 22 9 83 132.7
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 7 14 42 6.0 3.0 1 11 1 0
2023-24 10 43 154 15.4 3.6 1 20 2 0
2024-25 9 82 190 21.1 2.3 4 16 3 2
2025-26 10 93 583 58.3 6.3 8 63 4 1
Total 36 232 969 26.9 4.2 14 63 10 3
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 7 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 7 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 7 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 7 42 - - - 42 6.0
2023-24 10 154 - - - 154 15.4
2024-25 9 190 - - - 190 21.1
2025-26 10 583 - - - 583 58.3
Total 36 969 - - - 969 26.9
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.6 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 24 2.7 4 - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 48 4.8 8 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 84 2.3 14 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 7 7 19 36.8% 106 15.1 5.6 1 1 29 90.5
Conference 5 3 10 30.0% 54 10.8 5.4 1 1 27 88.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 1 2 50.0% 12 4.0 6.0 0 0 12 100.4
Away 4 6 17 35.3% 94 23.5 5.5 1 1 29 89.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 2 3 66.7% 39 9.8 13.0 1 0 27 285.9
Losses 3 5 16 31.3% 67 22.3 4.2 0 1 29 53.9
Month
September 2 4 9 44.4% 52 26.0 5.8 0 0 29 93.0
October 4 2 9 22.2% 27 6.8 3.0 0 1 14 25.2
November 1 1 1 100.0% 27 27.0 27.0 1 0 27 656.8
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 7 14 42 6.0 3.0 1 11 1 0
Conference 5 6 19 3.8 3.2 1 11 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 8 25 8.3 3.1 0 11 1 0
Away 4 6 17 4.3 2.8 1 6 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 8 25 6.3 3.1 0 11 1 0
Losses 3 6 17 5.7 2.8 1 6 - -
Month
September 2 8 23 11.5 2.9 0 10 1 0
October 4 6 19 4.8 3.2 1 11 - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 7 42 - - - 42 6.0
Conference 5 19 - - - 19 3.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 25 - - - 25 8.3
Away 4 17 - - - 17 4.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 25 - - - 25 6.3
Losses 3 17 - - - 17 5.7
Month
September 2 23 - - - 23 11.5
October 4 19 - - - 19 4.8
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.9 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Blue Wave swamps Orange Crush in spring game 39-7
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  • March 31, 2023
Blue Wave swamps Orange Crush in spring game 39-7

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A defensively-minded performance keyed the Blue Waves to a rousing 39-7 win over the Orange Crush, 39-7, in the Carson-Newman Football program’s annual spring game Saturday night at Burke-Tarr Stadium. 

  • March 31, 2023
Orange Crush to battle Blue Waves in annual spring game Friday
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  • March 30, 2023
Orange Crush to battle Blue Waves in annual spring game Friday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A draft has been conducted. Coaching staffs have been divided. Orange will match wits with Blue when Carson-Newman football puts on its annual spring game Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Burke-Tarr Stadium. 

  • March 30, 2023
Third quarter blitzkrieg sends C-N to winning season
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  • November 12, 2022
Third quarter blitzkrieg sends C-N to winning season

SALISBURY, N.C. –  Carson-Newman (6-5, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) scored 27 third quarter points and turned a tight game into a blow out with a 61-23 win over Catawba (1-10, 0-9 SAC) Saturday afternoon in a record-book rewriting affair at Shuford Stadium.

  • November 12, 2022
C-N starts slow, Mars Hill rolls 44-13
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  • October 22, 2022
C-N starts slow, Mars Hill rolls 44-13

MARS HILL, N.C. -  Carson-Newman (3-5, 2-4 South Atlantic Conference) was called for a delay of game and a false start before running an offensive play in a harbinger of what was to come. 

  • October 22, 2022
No. 10 West Georgia uses strong second quarter to roll past C-N 38-7
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  • September 01, 2022
No. 10 West Georgia uses strong second quarter to roll past C-N 38-7

CARROLLTON, Ga.- No. 10 West Georgia (1-0) scored five times in six drives at the start of  the second quarter to create separation and stiff-arm Carson-Newman (0-1) to a 38-7 season-opening win Thursday evening at University Stadium.

  • September 01, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Quarterbacks
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  • August 12, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Quarterbacks

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the second part in an eight-part series chronicling Carson-Newman football's positions for the 2022 season. This feature breaks down the Eagle signal callers with the assistance of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brock Pursley.   

  • August 12, 2022