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Lucky
Whitehead
#13 Wide Receiver
Lucky
Whitehead
#13 Wide Receiver
Height 5'10
Weight 177 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1992-06-02 (32)
Born Manassas, VA
School Florida Atlantic
Status AMER
Receptions 14
Yards 115
Touchdowns 1
Average 8.2
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Honour Roll

-CFL All-Star: 2021
-West Division All-Star: 2021
-B.C. Lions Most Outstanding Player, 2021

2024: Blue Bombers

Signed by the Blue Bombers on July 8, 2024, returning to his first CFL club.

Whitehead first signed with the Blue Bombers on May 9, 2019 and in 15 games that season hauled in 52 passes for 521 yards and two touchdowns. On special teams he recorded 596 yards off kickoff returns, including a 104-yard return TD against the Toronto Argonauts in Week 5. Lucky was a part of the Blue Bombers 2019 Grey Cup team.

Since his arrival to the CFL, Whitehead has recorded 248 receptions for 3,192 yards, 15 rushes for 118 yards, and 13 touchdowns in 58 CFL games, all starts.

2021-23: B.C. Lions

Whitehead signed with the Lions in 2021 and in 43 games over three seasons pulled in 196 passes for 2,671 yards and 10 TDs. His best season game in 2022 when he had 78 receptions for 1,011 yards and three TDs, earning him spots on both the West Division and CFL All-Star teams and earning the Lions nomination as the team’s Most Outstanding Player.

He had 60 catches for 932 yards and four touchdowns in 2021, adding a 119-yard missed field goal return touchdown, and finished last year with 58 receptions for 728 receiving yards and three TDs in 16 games.

Pro/College: 

Whitehead first turned pro as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 2015 and spent two seasons there, dressing for 30 games and registering 1,151 total return yards, 189 rushing yards and nine receptions for 64 yards. He was released by the Cowboys in 2017 but claimed off waivers by the New York Jets and was on and off the injured reserve list before being released at the end of August 2018.

Whitehead began his collegiate career at Dean College, earning first-team All-American honours and first-team All-Conference honours. He transferred to Florida Atlantic University in 2013 and in 10 games registered 284 all-purpose yards. In 2014, Whitehead had 76 receptions for 706 yards and six scores, adding 21 carries for 210 yards and two TDs. Lucky averaged 24.7 yards on kickoff returns and earned the offensive MVP for FAU.

 

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2019
WPG 15 72 52 521 322 2 10.0 75
2021
BC 12 82 60 932 447 4 15.5 75
2022
BC 15 108 78 1011 404 3 13.0 90
2023
BC 16 88 58 728 230 3 12.6 78
2024
WPG 10 16 14 115 102 1 8.2 15
Total
68 366 262 3307 1505 13 12.6 90

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2019
WPG 15 9 92 1 10.2 25
2021
BC 12 2 12 0 6.0 11
2022
BC 15 2 2 0 1.0 3
2023
BC 16 2 12 0 6.0 9
2024
WPG 10 3 11 0 3.7 8
Total
68 18 129 1 7.2 25

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
WPG 15 7 54 7.7 13 0
2021
BC 12 12 130 10.8 79 1
2022
BC 15 14 86 6.1 13 0
2024
WPG 10 47 524 11.1 54 0
Total
52 80 794 9.9 79 1

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
WPG 15 20 596 29.8 104 1
2021
BC 12 1 0 0.0 0 0
2024
WPG 10 22 477 21.7 40 0
Total
37 43 1073 25.0 104 1

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2024
WPG 10 0 1 1 12
2023
BC 16 1 1 0 18
2022
BC 15 0 0 0 15
2021
BC 12 0 0 0 12
2019
WPG 17 1 0 0 18

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
08-02
9 BC 6 6 56 1 9.3 15
08-18
11 BC 4 4 39 0 9.8 14
08-24
12 HAM 1 2 7 0 7.0 7
09-01
13 SSK 1 1 4 0 4.0 4
09-07
14 SSK 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-21
16 EDM 1 1 6 0 6.0 6
09-28
17 EDM 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
10-04
18 HAM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-12
19 TOR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-26
21 MTL 1 1 3 0 3.0 3
Total
14 16 115 1 6.5 49

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
08-02
9 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-18
11 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-24
12 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-01
13 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-07
14 SSK 2 9 0 4.5 8
09-21
16 EDM 1 2 0 2.0 2
09-28
17 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-04
18 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-12
19 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-26
21 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
3 11 0 3.3 10

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
08-18
11 BC 7 65 9.3 15 0
08-24
12 HAM 6 56 9.3 16 0
09-01
13 SSK 3 58 19.3 31 0
09-07
14 SSK 5 49 9.8 15 0
09-21
16 EDM 4 41 10.2 13 0
09-28
17 EDM 5 46 9.2 16 0
10-04
18 HAM 5 41 8.2 16 0
10-12
19 TOR 6 64 10.7 13 0
10-26
21 MTL 6 104 17.3 54 0
Total
47 524 11.1 54 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
08-24
12 HAM 3 46 15.3 22 0
09-01
13 SSK 4 83 20.8 28 0
09-07
14 SSK 2 44 22.0 22 0
09-21
16 EDM 3 51 17.0 23 0
09-28
17 EDM 3 94 31.3 40 0
10-04
18 HAM 2 38 19.0 19 0
10-12
19 TOR 2 59 29.5 32 0
10-26
21 MTL 3 62 20.7 24 0
Total
22 477 21.7 40 0

Player Transactions

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