Tim White (gridiron football)
![]() White with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023 | |||||||||||
No. 12 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Born: | Santa Clarita, California, U.S. | July 15, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Hart (Santa Clarita, California) | ||||||||||
College: | Arizona State College of the Canyons | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||||||
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Player stats at CFL.ca |
Timothy Jahti White (born July 15, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
[edit]White first played college football at the College of the Canyons for the Cougars where he was named to the 2014 All-California Community College Football Team.[1] He then transferred to Arizona State University where he played for the Sun Devils in 2015 and 2016.[1]
Professional career
[edit]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 | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.51 s | 1.58 s | 2.65 s | 4.44 s | 7.11 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
14 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[2] |
Baltimore Ravens
[edit]White signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017.[4]
On September 1, 2018, White was waived by the Ravens and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2018.[7] He was waived on October 8, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8]
New York Jets
[edit]On January 9, 2019, White signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On December 30, 2019, White was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020.[12] He was waived on May 28, 2020.[13]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit]White signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on March 12, 2021.[14] After missing week 1, he made his CFL debut on August 14, 2021, where he had four receptions for 28 yards against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[15] In his third game, he scored his first touchdown in the Labour Day Classic against the Toronto Argonauts on a 57-yard pass from Dane Evans.[16] White finished the regular season having played in 13 of 14 regular season games in the shortened 2021 season where he had 56 receptions for 774 yards and two touchdowns.[15][17] He also made his post-season debut where he recorded seven receptions for 90 yards in two games as the team advanced to the 108th Grey Cup.[17] In his first Grey Cup game, White had four receptions for 33 yards, one carry for four yards, and two kickoff returns for zero yards, as the Tiger-Cats lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in overtime.[17] He was named a CFL East All-Star at the end of the season.[17]
In 2022, White had a dominant season as he led the league with 94 receptions and finished fourth with 1265 receiving yards along with eight touchdowns.[15][17] In 17 regular season games played, he also rushed nine times for 60 yards and had 14 kickoff returns for 311 yards.[17] Thereafter, he was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career.[18] In the playoffs, he had eight catches for 142 yards, but the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Tiger-Cats in the East Final.[17]
In the 2023 season, White led the CFL with 1,269 receiving yards on just 75 catches as he again scored eight receiving touchdowns.[15] On November 8, 2023, White was named a CFL All-Star for the second consecutive season.[19] As a pending free agent in the following off-season, White was reportedly asking for $300,000 per year for a new contract.[20] On February 20, 2024, it was announced that White had signed a new two-year contract with the Tiger-Cats.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tim White". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Tim White, Arizona State, WR, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Ravens Officially Sign 16 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 13 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2018). "Ravens Make Final Cuts to 53 Players". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 2, 2018). "Ravens Assemble Their 2018 Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 22, 2018). "Ravens Promote Tim White, Robertson Daniel From Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (October 8, 2018). "Ravens Bring CB/RS Cyrus Jones Home … Again". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 9, 2019). "Jets Sign WR Tim White to Reserve/Future Deal". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2019). "Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "Saints sign WR Tim White to practice squad". NOLA.com. December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Saints sign 9 players to reserve/future deals". Canal Street Chronicles. SB Nation. January 7, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats add five Americans to roster". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Tim White". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats power past Argos to remain undefeated at home on Labour Day". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "2023 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Stars Aligned: 2022 CFL All-Stars announced". Canadian Football League. November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats White and Sayles named CFL All-Stars". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign two-time CFL all-star receiver Tim White". 3DownNation. February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats Re-Sign All-Star Receiver Tim White". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. February 20, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Arizona State Sun Devils bio
Media related to Tim White (gridiron football) at Wikimedia Commons
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- New Orleans Saints players
- New York Jets players
- Players of American football from Santa Clarita, California
- William S. Hart High School alumni
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Players of Canadian football from California