Mike White (quarterback)

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Mike White
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White in 2017
No. 5 – New York Jets
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-03-25) March 25, 1995 (age 26)
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:NSU University School
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 171
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021
TD–INT:5–8
Passing yards:953
Completion percentage:66.7
Passer rating:75.1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Mike White (born March 25, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at South Florida and Western Kentucky, he was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

White attended NSU University School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He did not become a starter at quarterback until his senior season, passing for 2,201 yards, 22 touchdowns and two interceptions and led his team to victory in the 3A state championship. He was named Class 3A Florida Player of the Year. He committed to the University of South Florida (USF) to play college football.[1]

White was also a highly regarded baseball pitcher.[2] He had a 9-2 win-loss record with a 0.43 earned run average and received All-Broward County honors as a junior.[citation needed]

College career[]

South Florida[]

White started five games as a true freshman at South Florida in 2013, but struggled, only completing 93 of 175 passes for 1,083 yards with three touchdowns and 9 interceptions.

Prior to his sophomore season in 2014, he was named the starting quarterback.[3][4] In 10 starts, he completed 122 of 242 passes for 1,639 yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[5]

Western Kentucky[]

In 2015, White transferred to Western Kentucky University after South Florida head coach Willie Taggart switched from a pro-style attack to a spread offense.[6] He missed the entire 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules. White was named the starting quarterback to open the 2016 season, taking over after Brandon Doughty had left for the NFL Draft.[7] He started all 14 games, completing 280 of 416 passes for 4,363 yards with 37 touchdowns and seven interceptions.[8] He compiled impressive stats despite sitting out in the second halves of different games.

He returned as the starter his senior year in 2017, completing 368 of 560 passes for 4,177 yards, 26 touchdowns, and eight interceptions.[9]

College statistics[]

Season Team Games Passing
GP GS Comp Att Pct Yds Avg Lng TD Int Sck Rtg
2013 South Florida 6 5 93 175 53.1 1,083 6.2 73 3 9 11 100.5
2014 South Florida 11 10 122 242 50.4 1,639 6.8 85 8 7 16 112.4
2016 Western Kentucky 14 14 280 416 67.3 4,363 10.5 87 37 7 18 181.4
2017 Western Kentucky 13 13 368 560 65.7 4,177 7.5 93 26 8 45 140.8
Career[10] 44 42 863 1,393 62.0 11,262 8.1 93 74 31 90 142.9

Professional career[]

On November 30, 2017, it was announced that White had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[11] On January 27, 2018, White completed 8 of 11 pass attempts for 128-yards and two touchdowns as part of Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien's South team that defeated the North 45–16 in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl.[12] White significantly helped his draft stock with his Senior Bowl performance.[13]

External video
video icon Western Kentucky QB Mike White
video icon Senior Bowl: Mike White 63-yard TD Pass
video icon Senior Bowl: Mike White 14-yard TD Pass

He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. His draft rise was hampered by his overall performance after he put up some of the lowest marks among all quarterbacks in combine drills.[14] On March 30, 2018, White participated at Western Kentucky's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional and passing drills. He attended a pre-draft visits with the Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, and Miami Dolphins and also performed a private workout for the New England Patriots.[15] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, White was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the eighth best quarterback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the ninth best quarterback by Scouts Inc.[16][17]

External video
video icon Mike White's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in
(1.95 m) 		224 lb
(102 kg) 		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 5.09 s 1.73 s 2.91 s 4.40 s 7.40 s 27 in
(0.69 m)		 8 ft 0 in
(2.44 m)
All values from NFL Combine[18]

Dallas Cowboys[]

The Dallas Cowboys selected White in the fifth round (171st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. White was the eighth quarterback drafted in 2018.[19] He became the second Western Kentucky quarterback to be drafted into the NFL and surpassed Brandon Doughty (2016) as the highest drafted quarterback from Western Kentucky.[20]

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video icon Cowboys draft Mike White 171st overall
video icon 2018 NFL Draft Profile: Mike White

On May 12, 2018, the Dallas Cowboys signed White to a four-year, $2.67 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $217,553.[21] He made the team as the third-string quarterback.

In 2019, he was given the opportunity to compete during the preseason for the backup job behind Dak Prescott. On August 31, White was waived after the team decided to carry just two quarterbacks on the regular season roster. The Cowboys opted not to add him to the practice squad, choosing instead to sign rookie quarterback Clayton Thorson.

New York Jets[]

On September 25, 2019, White was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019.[22]

On September 5, 2020, White was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[23][24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 12, 2020.[25] He was waived on October 1, 2020,[26] and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[27] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 17 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[28][29] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9.[30] He was waived again on November 10,[31] and re-signed to the practice squad again the next day.[32] He was promoted to the active roster again on November 21.[33] He was waived again on November 23,[34] and re-signed to the practice squad again the next day.[35] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 4, 2021.[36]

After an injury to starting quarterback Zach Wilson early in the 2nd quarter of a Week 7 matchup against the New England Patriots, White made his regular season debut. He immediately moved the Jets into the endzone with a touchdown pass to Corey Davis. Early in the 3rd quarter, he led another touchdown drive, but the Jets missed the two point conversion which would have made it a two score game. From there, the Patriots ran away with it as White finished the game with 202 passing yards, one touchdown, and 2 interceptions in the 54–13 loss.[37] With Wilson still injured, he made his first career start against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 31, 2021. White briefly left due to a head injury but returned, finishing the game completing 37 of 45 passes for 405 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions as the Jets won 34–31. He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.[38] He became the first Jets quarterback since Vinny Testaverde in 2000 to throw for 400+ yards and the first quarterback in the NFL to do so in his first career start since Cam Newton.[39]

NFL career statistics[]

Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Sck SckY Fum Lost
2021 NYJ 4 3 1−2 88 132 66.7 953 7.2 5 8 72.1 5 -1 -0.2 0 4 18 0 0
Career 4 3 1−2 88 132 66.7 953 7.2 5 8 72.1 5 -1 -0.2 0 4 18 0 0

References[]

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