Marquez White

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Marquez White
Free agent
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 (age 27)
Dothan, Alabama
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[]

  1. ^ Archer, Todd. "Dallas Cowboys' 2017 draft picks: Analysis for every selection". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2017). "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Cowboys Sign 7 Players To Futures Deals". January 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Helman, David (September 1, 2018). "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com.
  7. ^ "Orlando Apollos Set Final Roster". Our Sports Central. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  13. ^ 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.

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