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Jersey Number 7
Cody White
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Novi, Mich.
- High School:
- Walled Lake Western
Bio
Career Bio (PDF) | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2017
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner played in 35 career games, including 26 starts . . . finished his career ranked seventh in MSU history with 143 receptions, 12th with 1,967 receiving yards and tied for 16th with 12 TD catches . . . his 4.1 receptions per game rank seventh in MSU history . . . compiled 2,115 all-purpose yards (1,967 receiving; 85 punt return; 63 rushing) . . . had five career 100-yard receiving outings . . . elected to forgo his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by both coaches and media . . . led the Spartans and ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 66 catches (5.1 pg) . . . the 66 catches tied for the seventh most in an MSU single-season . . . also ranked first on the team and sixth in the Big Ten in receiving (922 yards; 70.9 ypg) . . . the 922 receiving yards ranked 13th most in a Spartan single-season . . . had a career-high six touchdown catches . . . played in all 13 games, including 12 starts . . . ranked second on the team with a career-high 984 all-purpose yards (922 receiving; 40 punt return; 22 rushing) . . . earned team awards for most improved player on offense (Tommy Love Award) and outstanding Detroit-area player (Danziger Award) . . . 47 of his 66 (.712) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown, including all seven receptions in Illinois game, all five catches in Western Michigan game, all four receptions at Northwestern, three of four catches vs. Indiana, all three vs. Penn State, four of six at Michigan, eight of 11 at Rutgers, all four vs. Maryland and six of eight vs. Wake Forest . . . had 36 catches for 523 yards (15.2 ypc/106.5 ypg) with four TDs in his last five games, with at least four catches in each of those five contests . . . also had seven punt returns for 40 yards (5.7 ypr) and four rushes for 28 yards . . . had a game-high eight receptions for 97 yards in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest, including a 10-yard touchdown in the third quarter which proved to be the game-winning score; six of his eight catches went for first downs . . . had four catches for a team-best 84 yards with a long of 27 yards in Maryland game, with all four going for first downs . . . had a career-high 11 receptions for 136 yards at Rutgers and tied an MSU single-game record with three TD catches, which had been accomplished on nine previous occasions . . . Aaron Burbridge was the last Spartan to have three TD receptions in one game (vs. Air Force in 2015) . . . had six catches for 78 yards with a long of 29 yards at Michigan, with four of six going for first downs . . . had seven receptions for 128 yards in Illinois game, marking fourth career 100-yard receiving game and first of the season, and all seven catches went for first downs . . . had three catches for 66 yards in Penn State game, with a long of 49 yards . . . tallied three catches for 34 yards at Wisconsin . . . snared four receptions for 42 yards and added two rushes for 8 yards at Ohio State . . . had four catches for 67 yards against Indiana, including a 30-yard catch, with three of the four going for a first down on MSU TD drives . . . had four catches for 70 yards, with all four going for either a first down or a touchdown, including an 11-yard TD catch at Northwestern, as well as a 29-yard catch, adding one rush for 13 yards and two punt returns . . . snared five catches for 39 yards against Arizona State, adding two punt returns for 11 yards . . . had five catches for 63 yards with one TD after starting Western Michigan contest, including four going for a first down and the one TD, adding one punt return for 10 yards . . . started season opener vs. Tulsa and registered 35 all-purpose yards on 18 receiving yards, 13 punt return yards and four rushing yards . . . snared two catches for 18 yards, while recording one carry for 4 yards and added two punt returns for 13 yards against the Golden Hurricane.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Led team in receiving yards (555) and ranked second in receptions (42) and all-purpose yards (600) despite missing four games in October with a broken left hand . . . had two TD catches (one each vs. Utah State and Arizona State) . . . suffered a broken left hand vs. Central Michigan and missed four games (Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan, Purdue) before returning to action at Maryland . . . played in nine games, including eight starting assignments . . . 28 of 42 (.667) catches went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had six receptions for team-best 64 yards, including four first downs, against Oregon in the Redbox Bowl . . . snared four receptions for 44 yards and added first rush of season for 22 yards and a TD with 3:57 to play that proved to be game-winner against Rutgers . . . had two catches for 12 yards at Nebraska . . . had game highs of eight catches for 115 yards against Ohio State . . . in return to action after a four-game absence, had two catches for 20 yards in win at Maryland, including acrobatic catch on a third-and-9 play for 24 yards, with the defender being called for pass interference but still made catch . . . had two catches for 40 yards with a long of 24 yards vs. Central Michigan, with both going for first downs, before hand injury in second quarter . . . caught four passes for 77 yards at Indiana, with two going for first down . . . also threw first pass of season for 6 yards to Brian Lewerke in third quarter, and added three punt returns for 21 yards . . . started at Arizona State and snared a career-high tying nine catches for 113 yards, including a 31-yard TD reception in the third quarter . . . seven of his nine catches were either good for a first down or touchdown . . . named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week vs. ASU . . . started opener vs. Utah State and posted team-leading 70 receiving yards on five catches, with a long of 40 yards, as well as an 8-yard TD catch in the second quarter . . . four of his five catches went for either a first down or a touchdown.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to the BTN All-Freshman Team . . . set an MSU true freshman record for most receiving yards in a single season with 490, while the 35 catches were second most by a true freshman (RB Sedrick Irvin with 40 in 1996) and most by a true freshman wide receiver (B.J. Cunningham had 41 catches for 528 yards as a redshirt freshman in 2008) . . . played in all 13 games and started the last six games . . . ranked second on the team with four TD receptions and a 14.0 ypc average, while ranking third on the team in receptions (35), yards (490) and yards per game (37.7) . . . erupted in six of the last seven games with 30 catches for 440 yards (14.7 ypc) over that span, with 19 going for either first downs or touchdowns in five of last six games vs. Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Ohio State, Rutgers and Washington State . . . ranked 16th in B1G in yards per catch (14.0) . . . 22 of 35 total catches resulted in either a first down or touchdown . . . had MSU’s longest pass play (60 yards at Northwestern) and longest punt return (21 yards at Rutgers) of the season, part of his six plays of 20+ yards . . . tied career high with two TD catches as part of three receptions for 41 yards in Holiday Bowl against No. 18 Washington State (15 yards in second quarter; 10 yards in third quarter); also added one rush for a season-long 9 yards . . . had two catches for 42 yards at Rutgers, adding one punt return for 21 yards, which was not only a season high, but MSU’s longest punt return of the season . . . did not have a catch against Maryland, snapping his streak of four straight games with five or more receptions, but did have one rush for 2 yards . . . snared game-high five catches to go with team-best 42 yards at No. 11 Ohio State, adding one rush for 5 yards . . . posted five receptions for 51 yards in win over No. 7 Penn State . . . had breakout game at Northwestern in first career start with nine catches for 165 yards and two TDs, with a long of 60 yards, earning Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors . . . the 165 receiving yards were the most by a Spartan freshman in a single game in school history and 19th-most overall by an MSU wide receiver . . . it also marked the third-most receiving yards by a Spartan against Northwestern . . . hauled in a career-high nine catches and two touchdowns (6 yards in first quarter, 11 yards in second overtime) . . . also had a 45-yard reception on third-and-18 in the fourth quarter . . . entered Indiana game with five catches for 50 yards and more than doubled that by erupting for six catches for 99 yards against the Hoosiers, adding a 3-yard rush, with four catches and the one rush going for a first down, adding three punt returns . . . with MSU facing third-and-9 at midfield with 2:43 to play, snared a 34-yard catch and run setting up Spartans at the IU 18, and they scored game-sealing win on next play; also had a 16-yard catch on third-and-19 from the IU 49, setting up a fourth-down play that MSU converted on first TD drive . . . was named the Spartan Offensive Player of the Week against Indiana and was also named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week . . . had one catch at Minnesota, and sealed Spartan victory by catching and covering onside kick in the waning moments of the game . . . had season-long 17-yard catch vs. Iowa . . . had two catches for 21 yards against Notre Dame, and also caught a 2-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter . . . made Spartan debut against Bowling Green and had one catch for 12 yards in the game.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Winner of the Michigan Mr. Football Award played a multitude of positions for Coach Mike Zdebski at Walled Lake Western, including wide receiver, quarterback, running back, safety, cornerback, punter, placekicker and return specialist . . . selected to the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-State Dream Teams . . . named to The Associated Press 2016 Division 1-2 All-Michigan First Team as a specialist . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . named captain of the Detroit Free Press All-North First Team . . . selected to Detroit News All-Metro North Team . . . named to the PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team . . . named a finalist for the Detroit Athletic Club Michigan High School Athlete of the Year . . . team captain helped lead Walled Lake Western to a 12-2 record and a berth in the Division 2 state championship game as a senior . . . ranked among the top wide receiver prospects in the nation by Scout.com (No. 51), 247Sports (No. 58), Rivals.com (No. 62), and ESPN.com (No. 88) . . . rated one of the best overall players in the Midwest by ESPN.com (No. 54) and the No. 7 wide receiver in the Midwest by Scout.com . . . listed as the No. 3 wide receiver prospect in Michigan by Scout.com and Rivals.com . . . named one of the top four players in the state of Michigan by MLive . . . also rated one of the best players in the state by the Lansing State Journal (No. 6), The Detroit News (No. 7), Detroit Free Press (No. 11), Rivals.com (No. 12), ESPN.com (No. 13) and 247Sports (No. 13) . . . nominated for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl . . . named Oakland County Offensive Player of the Year by MIPrepZone.com . . . collected more than 3,200 all-purpose yards in his high school career at Walled Lake Western, including 102 receptions for 1,853 yards and 18 receiving TDs . . . versatile athlete finished his senior season with 43 catches for 705 receiving yards (16.4 avg.) and nine TDs . . . also was 31-of-68 passing for 638 passing yards and nine TDs . . . accounted for 576 rushing yards on 53 carries (10.9 avg.) . . . also punted 28 times and returned seven kicks . . . started the first three games of the season at quarterback . . . completed 10-of-13 throws for 171 yards and four touchdowns, and also carried three times for 33 yards and another touchdown, in the first half of the 41-14 season-opening victory over Farmington at Michigan Stadium on Aug. 25 . . . accounted for four touchdowns in the 33-30 win over Canton on Sept. 1; was 9-of-21 passing for 190 yards and two TDs, and rushed for 101 yards and two TDs . . . led the Warriors on a nine-play, 68-yard drive late in the fourth quarter for the win, capped by a 29-yard TD pass with 37 seconds remaining . . . completed 11-of-16 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns in the 48-34 win over Northville on Sept. 9 . . . returned to his role as a starting wide receiver against Walled Lake Central in Week 4 and caught seven passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns . . . had two interceptions in the Week 8 win over White Lake Lakeland . . . led the Warriors to the KLAA Lakes Conference title in Week 9 with nine catches for 117 yards and three TDs against Brighton, setting the school record for most career touchdown receptions . . . scored three total touchdowns and rushed for 110 yards in the state semifinal win over Lowell . . . returned an interception 23 yards in the state title game against Detroit Martin Luther King High School . . . as a junior, caught 49 passes for 927 yards and eight touchdowns in helping the Warriors reach the Division 2 semifinals . . . named to the 2015 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State Team . . . also played baseball and basketball and ran track . . . team captain of the baseball and basketball teams . . . three-time KLAA All-Academic selection and two-time first-team All-KLAA selection in basketball . . . named first-team All-KLAA centerfielder his senior season . . . as a junior, was a first-team all-district outfielder and played seven different positions . . . two-time city high jump champion . . . as a senior, qualified for the state track championships in the long jump and 4 x 100 meters . . . had a 3.6 grade-point average and was involved in student government at Walled Lake Western . . . member of the National Honor Society . . . son of Sheldon and Amy White . . . born Nov. 28, 1998 . . . plans to major in business . . . his father, Sheldon, is the executive director of player personnel and recruiting for the Spartans and previously worked 19 seasons in the front office with the Detroit Lions; he played defensive back in the NFL for six seasons (1988-93).
CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner played in 35 career games, including 26 starts . . . finished his career ranked seventh in MSU history with 143 receptions, 12th with 1,967 receiving yards and tied for 16th with 12 TD catches . . . his 4.1 receptions per game rank seventh in MSU history . . . compiled 2,115 all-purpose yards (1,967 receiving; 85 punt return; 63 rushing) . . . had five career 100-yard receiving outings . . . elected to forgo his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by both coaches and media . . . led the Spartans and ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 66 catches (5.1 pg) . . . the 66 catches tied for the seventh most in an MSU single-season . . . also ranked first on the team and sixth in the Big Ten in receiving (922 yards; 70.9 ypg) . . . the 922 receiving yards ranked 13th most in a Spartan single-season . . . had a career-high six touchdown catches . . . played in all 13 games, including 12 starts . . . ranked second on the team with a career-high 984 all-purpose yards (922 receiving; 40 punt return; 22 rushing) . . . earned team awards for most improved player on offense (Tommy Love Award) and outstanding Detroit-area player (Danziger Award) . . . 47 of his 66 (.712) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown, including all seven receptions in Illinois game, all five catches in Western Michigan game, all four receptions at Northwestern, three of four catches vs. Indiana, all three vs. Penn State, four of six at Michigan, eight of 11 at Rutgers, all four vs. Maryland and six of eight vs. Wake Forest . . . had 36 catches for 523 yards (15.2 ypc/106.5 ypg) with four TDs in his last five games, with at least four catches in each of those five contests . . . also had seven punt returns for 40 yards (5.7 ypr) and four rushes for 28 yards . . . had a game-high eight receptions for 97 yards in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest, including a 10-yard touchdown in the third quarter which proved to be the game-winning score; six of his eight catches went for first downs . . . had four catches for a team-best 84 yards with a long of 27 yards in Maryland game, with all four going for first downs . . . had a career-high 11 receptions for 136 yards at Rutgers and tied an MSU single-game record with three TD catches, which had been accomplished on nine previous occasions . . . Aaron Burbridge was the last Spartan to have three TD receptions in one game (vs. Air Force in 2015) . . . had six catches for 78 yards with a long of 29 yards at Michigan, with four of six going for first downs . . . had seven receptions for 128 yards in Illinois game, marking fourth career 100-yard receiving game and first of the season, and all seven catches went for first downs . . . had three catches for 66 yards in Penn State game, with a long of 49 yards . . . tallied three catches for 34 yards at Wisconsin . . . snared four receptions for 42 yards and added two rushes for 8 yards at Ohio State . . . had four catches for 67 yards against Indiana, including a 30-yard catch, with three of the four going for a first down on MSU TD drives . . . had four catches for 70 yards, with all four going for either a first down or a touchdown, including an 11-yard TD catch at Northwestern, as well as a 29-yard catch, adding one rush for 13 yards and two punt returns . . . snared five catches for 39 yards against Arizona State, adding two punt returns for 11 yards . . . had five catches for 63 yards with one TD after starting Western Michigan contest, including four going for a first down and the one TD, adding one punt return for 10 yards . . . started season opener vs. Tulsa and registered 35 all-purpose yards on 18 receiving yards, 13 punt return yards and four rushing yards . . . snared two catches for 18 yards, while recording one carry for 4 yards and added two punt returns for 13 yards against the Golden Hurricane.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Led team in receiving yards (555) and ranked second in receptions (42) and all-purpose yards (600) despite missing four games in October with a broken left hand . . . had two TD catches (one each vs. Utah State and Arizona State) . . . suffered a broken left hand vs. Central Michigan and missed four games (Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan, Purdue) before returning to action at Maryland . . . played in nine games, including eight starting assignments . . . 28 of 42 (.667) catches went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had six receptions for team-best 64 yards, including four first downs, against Oregon in the Redbox Bowl . . . snared four receptions for 44 yards and added first rush of season for 22 yards and a TD with 3:57 to play that proved to be game-winner against Rutgers . . . had two catches for 12 yards at Nebraska . . . had game highs of eight catches for 115 yards against Ohio State . . . in return to action after a four-game absence, had two catches for 20 yards in win at Maryland, including acrobatic catch on a third-and-9 play for 24 yards, with the defender being called for pass interference but still made catch . . . had two catches for 40 yards with a long of 24 yards vs. Central Michigan, with both going for first downs, before hand injury in second quarter . . . caught four passes for 77 yards at Indiana, with two going for first down . . . also threw first pass of season for 6 yards to Brian Lewerke in third quarter, and added three punt returns for 21 yards . . . started at Arizona State and snared a career-high tying nine catches for 113 yards, including a 31-yard TD reception in the third quarter . . . seven of his nine catches were either good for a first down or touchdown . . . named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week vs. ASU . . . started opener vs. Utah State and posted team-leading 70 receiving yards on five catches, with a long of 40 yards, as well as an 8-yard TD catch in the second quarter . . . four of his five catches went for either a first down or a touchdown.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to the BTN All-Freshman Team . . . set an MSU true freshman record for most receiving yards in a single season with 490, while the 35 catches were second most by a true freshman (RB Sedrick Irvin with 40 in 1996) and most by a true freshman wide receiver (B.J. Cunningham had 41 catches for 528 yards as a redshirt freshman in 2008) . . . played in all 13 games and started the last six games . . . ranked second on the team with four TD receptions and a 14.0 ypc average, while ranking third on the team in receptions (35), yards (490) and yards per game (37.7) . . . erupted in six of the last seven games with 30 catches for 440 yards (14.7 ypc) over that span, with 19 going for either first downs or touchdowns in five of last six games vs. Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Ohio State, Rutgers and Washington State . . . ranked 16th in B1G in yards per catch (14.0) . . . 22 of 35 total catches resulted in either a first down or touchdown . . . had MSU’s longest pass play (60 yards at Northwestern) and longest punt return (21 yards at Rutgers) of the season, part of his six plays of 20+ yards . . . tied career high with two TD catches as part of three receptions for 41 yards in Holiday Bowl against No. 18 Washington State (15 yards in second quarter; 10 yards in third quarter); also added one rush for a season-long 9 yards . . . had two catches for 42 yards at Rutgers, adding one punt return for 21 yards, which was not only a season high, but MSU’s longest punt return of the season . . . did not have a catch against Maryland, snapping his streak of four straight games with five or more receptions, but did have one rush for 2 yards . . . snared game-high five catches to go with team-best 42 yards at No. 11 Ohio State, adding one rush for 5 yards . . . posted five receptions for 51 yards in win over No. 7 Penn State . . . had breakout game at Northwestern in first career start with nine catches for 165 yards and two TDs, with a long of 60 yards, earning Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors . . . the 165 receiving yards were the most by a Spartan freshman in a single game in school history and 19th-most overall by an MSU wide receiver . . . it also marked the third-most receiving yards by a Spartan against Northwestern . . . hauled in a career-high nine catches and two touchdowns (6 yards in first quarter, 11 yards in second overtime) . . . also had a 45-yard reception on third-and-18 in the fourth quarter . . . entered Indiana game with five catches for 50 yards and more than doubled that by erupting for six catches for 99 yards against the Hoosiers, adding a 3-yard rush, with four catches and the one rush going for a first down, adding three punt returns . . . with MSU facing third-and-9 at midfield with 2:43 to play, snared a 34-yard catch and run setting up Spartans at the IU 18, and they scored game-sealing win on next play; also had a 16-yard catch on third-and-19 from the IU 49, setting up a fourth-down play that MSU converted on first TD drive . . . was named the Spartan Offensive Player of the Week against Indiana and was also named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week . . . had one catch at Minnesota, and sealed Spartan victory by catching and covering onside kick in the waning moments of the game . . . had season-long 17-yard catch vs. Iowa . . . had two catches for 21 yards against Notre Dame, and also caught a 2-point conversion pass in the fourth quarter . . . made Spartan debut against Bowling Green and had one catch for 12 yards in the game.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Winner of the Michigan Mr. Football Award played a multitude of positions for Coach Mike Zdebski at Walled Lake Western, including wide receiver, quarterback, running back, safety, cornerback, punter, placekicker and return specialist . . . selected to the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-State Dream Teams . . . named to The Associated Press 2016 Division 1-2 All-Michigan First Team as a specialist . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . named captain of the Detroit Free Press All-North First Team . . . selected to Detroit News All-Metro North Team . . . named to the PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team . . . named a finalist for the Detroit Athletic Club Michigan High School Athlete of the Year . . . team captain helped lead Walled Lake Western to a 12-2 record and a berth in the Division 2 state championship game as a senior . . . ranked among the top wide receiver prospects in the nation by Scout.com (No. 51), 247Sports (No. 58), Rivals.com (No. 62), and ESPN.com (No. 88) . . . rated one of the best overall players in the Midwest by ESPN.com (No. 54) and the No. 7 wide receiver in the Midwest by Scout.com . . . listed as the No. 3 wide receiver prospect in Michigan by Scout.com and Rivals.com . . . named one of the top four players in the state of Michigan by MLive . . . also rated one of the best players in the state by the Lansing State Journal (No. 6), The Detroit News (No. 7), Detroit Free Press (No. 11), Rivals.com (No. 12), ESPN.com (No. 13) and 247Sports (No. 13) . . . nominated for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl . . . named Oakland County Offensive Player of the Year by MIPrepZone.com . . . collected more than 3,200 all-purpose yards in his high school career at Walled Lake Western, including 102 receptions for 1,853 yards and 18 receiving TDs . . . versatile athlete finished his senior season with 43 catches for 705 receiving yards (16.4 avg.) and nine TDs . . . also was 31-of-68 passing for 638 passing yards and nine TDs . . . accounted for 576 rushing yards on 53 carries (10.9 avg.) . . . also punted 28 times and returned seven kicks . . . started the first three games of the season at quarterback . . . completed 10-of-13 throws for 171 yards and four touchdowns, and also carried three times for 33 yards and another touchdown, in the first half of the 41-14 season-opening victory over Farmington at Michigan Stadium on Aug. 25 . . . accounted for four touchdowns in the 33-30 win over Canton on Sept. 1; was 9-of-21 passing for 190 yards and two TDs, and rushed for 101 yards and two TDs . . . led the Warriors on a nine-play, 68-yard drive late in the fourth quarter for the win, capped by a 29-yard TD pass with 37 seconds remaining . . . completed 11-of-16 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns in the 48-34 win over Northville on Sept. 9 . . . returned to his role as a starting wide receiver against Walled Lake Central in Week 4 and caught seven passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns . . . had two interceptions in the Week 8 win over White Lake Lakeland . . . led the Warriors to the KLAA Lakes Conference title in Week 9 with nine catches for 117 yards and three TDs against Brighton, setting the school record for most career touchdown receptions . . . scored three total touchdowns and rushed for 110 yards in the state semifinal win over Lowell . . . returned an interception 23 yards in the state title game against Detroit Martin Luther King High School . . . as a junior, caught 49 passes for 927 yards and eight touchdowns in helping the Warriors reach the Division 2 semifinals . . . named to the 2015 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State Team . . . also played baseball and basketball and ran track . . . team captain of the baseball and basketball teams . . . three-time KLAA All-Academic selection and two-time first-team All-KLAA selection in basketball . . . named first-team All-KLAA centerfielder his senior season . . . as a junior, was a first-team all-district outfielder and played seven different positions . . . two-time city high jump champion . . . as a senior, qualified for the state track championships in the long jump and 4 x 100 meters . . . had a 3.6 grade-point average and was involved in student government at Walled Lake Western . . . member of the National Honor Society . . . son of Sheldon and Amy White . . . born Nov. 28, 1998 . . . plans to major in business . . . his father, Sheldon, is the executive director of player personnel and recruiting for the Spartans and previously worked 19 seasons in the front office with the Detroit Lions; he played defensive back in the NFL for six seasons (1988-93).
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