Kevin White (American football)
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| Born: | June 25, 1992 Plainfield, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 7 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Kevin White (born June 25, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.
High school and college career
White played high school football at Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
He then attended Lackawanna College for two seasons before attending West Virginia University.[1] In his first season at West Virginia in 2013, he started nine of 11 games and had 35 receptions for 507 yards and five touchdowns.[2][3] White returned his senior season in 2014 as a starter.[4] He finished the season with 109 receptions for 1,447 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was named an All-American by numerous publications and was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award.[5]
Professional career
2015 NFL Draft
White was considered one of the two best wide receivers of the 2015 class, together with Amari Cooper. In most mock drafts he was projected to be a top 10 pick, and several analysts predicted that he would be chosen by the Oakland Raiders with the 4th pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.[6][7][8][9]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
4.35 s | 1.53 s | 2.54 s | 4.14 s | 6.92 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
23 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
On April 30, 2015, White was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 7th overall draft pick.[10][11]
References
- ^ Emmaus grad White commits to West Virginia for football
- ^ Former junior college receiver White starting to catch on with West Virginia
- ^ Mountaineers found a diamond in the rough in Kevin White
- ^ WVU's White playing like a man on fire
- ^ WHITE ONE OF THREE BILETNIKOFF AWARD FINALISTS
- ^ Baldinger, Brian (April 6, 2015). "Mock draft 2.0: Eagles keep on Ducking". NFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Zierlein, Lance (April 8, 2015). "Mock Draft 4.0: Perriman's ascent continues". NFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Casserly, Charley (April 13, 2015). "Mock Draft 2.0: Browns leap Jets to get Mariota". NFL.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Bears take Kevin White in first round of 2015 NFL Draft, 7th overall". http://www.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Wiederer, Dan (April 30, 2015). "Bears GM Ryan Pace on Kevin White: 'Big-play weapon for us'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wesseling, Chris (April 30, 2015). "Chicago Bears fans are going to love WR Kevin White". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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