Marquez White
Free agent | |
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Position: | Cornerback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dothan, Alabama | October 29, 1994
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Northview (Dothan, Alabama) |
College: | Florida State |
NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 216 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Marquez White (born October 29, 1994) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football and basketball at Florida State University.
Early years[]
White attended Northview High School in Dothan, Alabama. As a freshman, he played at wide receiver. As a sophomore, he was moved to cornerback.
As a senior, he posted 39 tackles, 3 interceptions, 9 passes defensed, one forced a fumble, one fumble recovery and scored four touchdowns via receptions and returns. He also had a 98-yard touchdown reception.
In basketball, he averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
College career[]
White accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University. As a true freshman, he was moved to wide receiver to provide depth for part of the season, but still managed to have 12 tackles and one interception.
In his first 2 years he was a backup and played mainly on special teams. As a junior, he took advantage of players that left for the NFL and became a starter at cornerback in 13 games opposite of Jalen Ramsey, allowing just 20 receptions and one touchdown, while making 25 tackles (2 for loss), one interception and 2 passes defensed.
He started 13 games as a senior, allowing just 22 receptions and one touchdown, while posting 25 tackles (2 for loss), 2 interceptions and 6 passes defensed.
As a freshman, he was a backup guard for six games in the 2013-2014 basketball season, but opted to concentrate in football.
Professional career[]
Dallas Cowboys[]
White was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1][2] On September 2, he was waived after the team traded for veteran cornerback Bene Benwikere. On September 3, he was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad.[3][4]
He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 1, 2018.[5] He was waived on September 1.[6]
Orlando Apollos (AAF)[]
In 2019, White joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[7] He was a starter at cornerback until the league folded in April 2019.[8]
St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL)[]
In October 2019, he was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 6th round during phase four of the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] On January 21, he was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season.[10][11] On February 24, he was activated from injured reserve.[12] In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]
References[]
- ^ Archer, Todd. "Dallas Cowboys' 2017 draft picks: Analysis for every selection". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Auping, Jonathan (April 29, 2017). "Cowboys Draft A 3rd CB; FSU's Marquez White Selected In Sixth Round". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2017). "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (September 3, 2017). "Showers, Drafted CB & 2 WRs Headline Cowboys' 10-Man Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Cowboys Sign 7 Players To Futures Deals". January 1, 2018.
- ^ Helman, David (September 1, 2018). "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ "Orlando Apollos Set Final Roster". Our Sports Central. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dothan, Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama
- American football cornerbacks
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Alabama
- Florida State Seminoles football players
- Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Orlando Apollos players
- St. Louis BattleHawks players
- Guards (basketball)