LenDale White

LenDale White (born December 20, 1984) is an American football running back who plays for the Tennessee Titans.

White shared his playing time at tailback with Reggie Bush at the University of Southern California. Despite being the lesser known member of the Trojan backfield, White actually led the team in rushing in his first two seasons and was a 2005 All-America selection. While Bush is an elusive back with a plethora of moves and astonishing speed, White is considered more of a power back who prefers to run over his defenders. This combination gives USC one of the most talented rushing tandems in NCAA history. White had very high draft prospects, but has now moved down in draft predictions due to his hamstring injury. White is being mentored by his cousin, Detroit Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups.

White showed his acting skills in 2005 when he conspired with Trojan coach Pete Carroll and movie director and Trojan fan Spike Lee to play a Halloween prank on his teammates. White pretended to be upset with his coach over the lack of carries he was receiving during practice. He was subsequently kicked out of the practice and carted away from the field, while Carroll told the team to prepare to move on without White. As the team huddled to end practice, White stood on the roof of a building near the facility. White began shouting down at the field as his teammates looked on. He was soon joined on the rooftop by a team assistant, who began tassling with White. The assistant wrestled White to the ground out of the team's view, and, next thing the team knew, there was an object in a red #21 jersey thrown from the top of the building. Everyone watched in horror until they realized it was a dummy dressed in White's jersey.

NFL Draft

White's draft stock is tumbling because he has not had a full workout before NFL scouts. During USC's recent workout day, he cited hamstring worries as a reason for not running, or performing any workouts besides the benchpress. He has since confirmed that he has a torn hamstring, but as of this writing, it is unknown whether or not he will require surgery. His injury is predicted to keep him off of the football field until May. There were also rumors of him failing a drug test.

NFL Network analysts had stated that White could slip into the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. White was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round with overall pick number 45.