Detroit Lions Draft Prospect Injury Analysis: Noah Whittington, RB - Oregon

The Lions will likely be looking for a RB in the mid-late rounds of the NFL draft, despite the signing of Isiah Pacheco . Noah Whittington is an option, but he carries some active injury concerns.

Here is the excerpt of my medical report on Whittington:

(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of  sports-reference.com .)

Noah Whittington, RB (24) - Oregon

Projected round 5-7. Measured 5’ 8”, 205 lb at combine.

Concern level 7/10

• 2025: 13/15 games.  Missed 2 games for undisclosed reason .  Turf toe injury January 1, 2026 and played through .

• 2024: 14/14 games

• 2023: 4/14 games.  ACL tear ended season.

• 2022: 13/13 games

• 2021 (Western Kentucky): 12/14 games

• 2020: 12/12 games

Whittington attended the combine but did not test  due possibly to his lingering toe injury.  At his Oregon pro day on March 17 , he was still limited and did not appear to have done any workouts. The lack of testing is of major concern.

The ACL is not a concern two years later. But it will be important to determine if there was any cartilage damage found at the time.

Age and mileage are significant concerns, especially at the RB position.

Over his six years of college, he accumulated 523 carries for 2950 yards (5.6 Y/A).

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