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Nikita Nehemiah Whitlock (born May 16, 1991) is an American football fullback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Wake Forest. Whitlock has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. Whitlock had a standout high school career at Wylie High School, earning AP Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2008. After playing defensive tackle and linebacker throughout high school and college, the undersized Whitlock switched to fullback in the NFL. He won the starting fullback job for the Giants in 2015 after strong special teams work in the pre-season ==High School career== Whitlock attended and played football at Wylie High School.〔 He was named the AP Texas Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.〔(Wilkinson takes all-state honors ) January 31, 2009. ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', Morris Communications〕 The Dallas Morning News named him the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year.〔 Whitlock's height made it difficult for him to get noticed by college recruiters.〔 As a freshman, he was 5'9", 175 lbs. He grew to 5'10, 240lbs. by his senior year.〔 His high school coach said "If he was 6-foot-3, he'd be the No. 1 defensive lineman in the country".〔 An opposing team's coach called him the best defensive player he'd seen at the high school level. Whitlock set the school bench press record at 405lbs as a senior.〔 Dallas Morning News sports writer Matt Wixon called Whitlock "one of the most dominant high school linemen" he's ever seen. He was offered scholarships to play football for SMU and Northwestern State, and also received interest from TCU and Utah State, before committing to Wake Forest.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nikita Whitlock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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