TicketsCAREER HONORS
• 2020 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
• Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (11/15/20)
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/28/20, 11/16/20, 11/25/19)
• AAC Honor Roll (10/5/20, 10/26/20)
CAREER
Played in 49 career games at UC, totaling 247 tackles, 25.0 for a loss ... finished with 4.5 sacks, four interceptions, one returned for a score, nine passes defended and four forced fumbles ... was one of the first hometown heroes to commit to Head Coach Luke Fickell.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Points scored: 6, East Carolina, 11/13/20
Touchdowns: 1, East Carolina, 11/13/20
All-purpose yards: 26, East Carolina, 11/13/20
Interceptions: 1, at UConn, 09/29/18; UCF, 10/04/19; East Carolina, 11/13/20
Long interception return: 26, East Carolina, 11/13/20
Tackles: 15, Army, 09/26/20 (8-7)
Sacks: 1.0, Tulsa, 10/19/19 (1-0); at SMU, 10/24/20 (1-0); East Carolina, 11/13/20 (1-0)
TFLs: 2.0, at SMU, 10/24/20 (2-0); Temple, 11/23/19 (2-0); vs Virginia Tech, 12/31/18 (1-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, UCF, 10/04/19 ; Tulsa, 10/19/19 ; Temple, 11/23/19
Pass breakups: 1, 5 times
2020: First-Team All-AAC honoree was UC’s leading tackler, totaling 77 stops, 8.0 for a loss with three QB hurries, four passes defended, a pair of sacks and two interceptions ... tied for seventh in the AAC with a 7.7 tackles per game average ... was named the Walter Camp FBS National Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown to go along with seven tackles, a sack and QB hurry in UC’s 55-17 win over East Carolina ... had three double-digit tackles games, including a career-best 15 against Army West Point and was twice named AAC Defensive Player of the Week ... set a career mark with his 11 solo tackles in the win at SMU.
2019: On the field for all 14 games, earning four starts at linebacker … fourth on the team with 66 tackles, including 43 solo stops … also added 7.5 tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles, a sack and an interception … had six tackles at Ohio State … totaled six stops, a QB hurry and a PBU at Marshall … named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week following the upset win over UCF … he was all over the field against the Knights, finishing with seven tackles, one for a loss, a forced fumble and interception … his interception came on UCF's first drive of the fourth quarter which saw the Knights driving deep into UC territory … White picked off a tipped ball at the UC 6-yard line which led to a 6:18 clock-killing drive to help close out the win … UC forced four turnovers and limited UCF's electric running attack to 3.0 yards per carry after they entered averaging 5.3 yards per rush … had nine tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Tulsa … set a season high with 10 tackles, 1.5 for a loss and a QB hurry at ECU … had a season best 2.0 tackles for a loss along with four tackles and a forced fumble against Tulsa … have 12 tackles in the two games at Memphis, including a career best seven solo tackles in the AAC Championship Game.
2018: Played in all 13 games, earning six starts … second on the team with 58 tackles … also made 7.0 tackles for a loss, two passes defended, two QB hurries and an interception … set a season high with six solo tackles in three different games … tallied four stops in the rain against Miami (OH) … finished with nine stops and a critical TFL against Ohio which set up a game-ending interception inside UC’s 10-yard line … had an interception, a QB hurry and two tackles at UConn … had eight tackles against Navy … rung up 10 stops and a TFL against USF … set a career high with 11 tackles, a TFL and a QB hurry at UCF … totaled five tackles, including a season-high 2.0 for a loss in the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech.
2017: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman and started the last four games of the year at outside linebacker ... ranked among the Top-10 tacklers on the game with 46 stops ... also had 2.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack, PBU, pass defended and QB hurry ... had a pair of double-digit tackle games, setting a career high with 11 against UConn and 10 against Temple ... also had seven stops against Marshall and eight at ECU ... the season finale against UConn was his best game of the year with 11 tackles, a half sack, QB hurry and PBU.
PRIOR TO UC: Tabbed as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com ... Rivals rates him as the No. 22 athlete in the 2017 class and No. 11 player in the state of Ohio ... a two-way player at the high school level will likely play defense for the Bearcats ... part of the first team in OHSAA Division II history to win three consecutive state titles ... starter on each of those state championship teams ... named Greater Catholic League South first team in each of the last three seasons at three different positions (running back, linebacker and defensive back) ... during his career at La Salle, the Lancers went a combined 40-5 with a share of the GCL South title in 2014, and the first outright title in school history in 2016 ... during his prep career, White rushed for 2,357 yards and 37 touchdowns, while also posting 149 total tackles including two interceptions returned for touchdowns ... rushed for 799 yards and 11 TDs and caught nine passes for 91 yards his senior season ... as a safety, he had 70 tackles (38 solo), a fumble recovery and two interceptions, one for a 55-yard TD ... was named first-team all-Greater Catholic League South division on offense ... also was an Associated Press Division II second-team all-state selection and a First-Team MaxPreps/JJHuddle All-Ohio Football Team honoree ... competed in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Georgia in December ... played both ways as a senior, recording 45 tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception return TD as a linebacker while leading the Lancers in rushing with 413 yards and six TDs during the regular season ... had a game-high 10 tackles, recovered a fumble and contributed 35 yards in the backfield in the 14-7 state championship win ... primarily was a safety as a junior, recording 75 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and recoveries ... moved back to running back during LaSalle’s playoff run, rushing 63 times for 355 yards and six TDs ... tabbed with second team All-State, first team All-Conference, and first team All-Tri State honors ... produced 1,145 yards rushing and 19 TDs as a sophomore ... came to UC because of the ability to further his education in his hometown and being able to play in front of his family ... also ran track & field at LaSalle, competing in the 100 meters and 400- and 800-meter relays ... chose UC over scholarship offers from Boston College, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Iowa State, Miami University, Purdue, Indiana among others ... intends to major in sports administration.
• 2020 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
• Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (11/15/20)
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/28/20, 11/16/20, 11/25/19)
• AAC Honor Roll (10/5/20, 10/26/20)
CAREER
Played in 49 career games at UC, totaling 247 tackles, 25.0 for a loss ... finished with 4.5 sacks, four interceptions, one returned for a score, nine passes defended and four forced fumbles ... was one of the first hometown heroes to commit to Head Coach Luke Fickell.
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Points scored: 6, East Carolina, 11/13/20
Touchdowns: 1, East Carolina, 11/13/20
All-purpose yards: 26, East Carolina, 11/13/20
Interceptions: 1, at UConn, 09/29/18; UCF, 10/04/19; East Carolina, 11/13/20
Long interception return: 26, East Carolina, 11/13/20
Tackles: 15, Army, 09/26/20 (8-7)
Sacks: 1.0, Tulsa, 10/19/19 (1-0); at SMU, 10/24/20 (1-0); East Carolina, 11/13/20 (1-0)
TFLs: 2.0, at SMU, 10/24/20 (2-0); Temple, 11/23/19 (2-0); vs Virginia Tech, 12/31/18 (1-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, UCF, 10/04/19 ; Tulsa, 10/19/19 ; Temple, 11/23/19
Pass breakups: 1, 5 times
2020: First-Team All-AAC honoree was UC’s leading tackler, totaling 77 stops, 8.0 for a loss with three QB hurries, four passes defended, a pair of sacks and two interceptions ... tied for seventh in the AAC with a 7.7 tackles per game average ... was named the Walter Camp FBS National Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown to go along with seven tackles, a sack and QB hurry in UC’s 55-17 win over East Carolina ... had three double-digit tackles games, including a career-best 15 against Army West Point and was twice named AAC Defensive Player of the Week ... set a career mark with his 11 solo tackles in the win at SMU.
2019: On the field for all 14 games, earning four starts at linebacker … fourth on the team with 66 tackles, including 43 solo stops … also added 7.5 tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles, a sack and an interception … had six tackles at Ohio State … totaled six stops, a QB hurry and a PBU at Marshall … named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week following the upset win over UCF … he was all over the field against the Knights, finishing with seven tackles, one for a loss, a forced fumble and interception … his interception came on UCF's first drive of the fourth quarter which saw the Knights driving deep into UC territory … White picked off a tipped ball at the UC 6-yard line which led to a 6:18 clock-killing drive to help close out the win … UC forced four turnovers and limited UCF's electric running attack to 3.0 yards per carry after they entered averaging 5.3 yards per rush … had nine tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Tulsa … set a season high with 10 tackles, 1.5 for a loss and a QB hurry at ECU … had a season best 2.0 tackles for a loss along with four tackles and a forced fumble against Tulsa … have 12 tackles in the two games at Memphis, including a career best seven solo tackles in the AAC Championship Game.
2018: Played in all 13 games, earning six starts … second on the team with 58 tackles … also made 7.0 tackles for a loss, two passes defended, two QB hurries and an interception … set a season high with six solo tackles in three different games … tallied four stops in the rain against Miami (OH) … finished with nine stops and a critical TFL against Ohio which set up a game-ending interception inside UC’s 10-yard line … had an interception, a QB hurry and two tackles at UConn … had eight tackles against Navy … rung up 10 stops and a TFL against USF … set a career high with 11 tackles, a TFL and a QB hurry at UCF … totaled five tackles, including a season-high 2.0 for a loss in the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech.
2017: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman and started the last four games of the year at outside linebacker ... ranked among the Top-10 tacklers on the game with 46 stops ... also had 2.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack, PBU, pass defended and QB hurry ... had a pair of double-digit tackle games, setting a career high with 11 against UConn and 10 against Temple ... also had seven stops against Marshall and eight at ECU ... the season finale against UConn was his best game of the year with 11 tackles, a half sack, QB hurry and PBU.
PRIOR TO UC: Tabbed as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com ... Rivals rates him as the No. 22 athlete in the 2017 class and No. 11 player in the state of Ohio ... a two-way player at the high school level will likely play defense for the Bearcats ... part of the first team in OHSAA Division II history to win three consecutive state titles ... starter on each of those state championship teams ... named Greater Catholic League South first team in each of the last three seasons at three different positions (running back, linebacker and defensive back) ... during his career at La Salle, the Lancers went a combined 40-5 with a share of the GCL South title in 2014, and the first outright title in school history in 2016 ... during his prep career, White rushed for 2,357 yards and 37 touchdowns, while also posting 149 total tackles including two interceptions returned for touchdowns ... rushed for 799 yards and 11 TDs and caught nine passes for 91 yards his senior season ... as a safety, he had 70 tackles (38 solo), a fumble recovery and two interceptions, one for a 55-yard TD ... was named first-team all-Greater Catholic League South division on offense ... also was an Associated Press Division II second-team all-state selection and a First-Team MaxPreps/JJHuddle All-Ohio Football Team honoree ... competed in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Georgia in December ... played both ways as a senior, recording 45 tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception return TD as a linebacker while leading the Lancers in rushing with 413 yards and six TDs during the regular season ... had a game-high 10 tackles, recovered a fumble and contributed 35 yards in the backfield in the 14-7 state championship win ... primarily was a safety as a junior, recording 75 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and recoveries ... moved back to running back during LaSalle’s playoff run, rushing 63 times for 355 yards and six TDs ... tabbed with second team All-State, first team All-Conference, and first team All-Tri State honors ... produced 1,145 yards rushing and 19 TDs as a sophomore ... came to UC because of the ability to further his education in his hometown and being able to play in front of his family ... also ran track & field at LaSalle, competing in the 100 meters and 400- and 800-meter relays ... chose UC over scholarship offers from Boston College, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Iowa State, Miami University, Purdue, Indiana among others ... intends to major in sports administration.