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Keion White
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White in 2023
No. 99 – New England Patriots
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-20) January 20, 1999 (age 25)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Garner Magnet (Garner, North Carolina)
College:
NFL draft:2023 / round: 2 / pick: 46
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2024
Total tackles:71
Sacks:6
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Keion White (born January 20, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion and Georgia Tech.

Early years

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White grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Garner Magnet High School, where he was a starter at tight end and defensive end on the football team. He was named first team All-Greater Neuse River Conference as a senior after catching 20 catches for 243 yards and four touchdowns.[1] White was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Old Dominion over offers from Elon, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, and Virginia State.[2]

College career

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White began his college career playing for the Old Dominion Monarchs, where he initially played tight end. After redshirting his true freshman season, he started eight games and caught 11 passes for 124 yards as a redshirt freshman. White moved to defensive end entering his redshirt sophomore season.[3] In his first season on defense, he made 62 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss and was named Second-team All-Conference USA. White opted out of his redshirt junior season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually entered the NCAA transfer portal.[4]

White ultimately transferred to Georgia Tech.[5] He broke his ankle playing in a pick-up basketball game prior to his transfer and missed the first eight games of the 2021 season.[6] White played in the final four games of the Yellow Jackets' season and recorded four tackles.[7] White used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Georgia Tech for the 2022 season.[8]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+7⁄8 in
(1.95 m) 		285 lb
(129 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.79 s 1.69 s 2.75 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 30 reps
Sources:[9][10]

White was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2023 NFL draft.[11][12][13][14] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and started four in the 2023 season. He finished with one sack, 26 total tackles (12 solo) and three passes defended. 2024 Keion helped the Patriots to a week 1 victory on the road in Cincinnati with 2.5 sacks on quarterback Joe Burrow[15] Along with Keion’s 2.5 sacks he had four total tackles, two tackles for a loss, and three quarterback hits.

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Mitch (February 1, 2017). "Old Dominion signs 19 players on National Signing Day". WTKR.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Watkins, Evan G. (January 22, 2017). "BREAKING - North Carolina TE commits to ODU". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Miller, Ed (September 16, 2019). "ODU's Keion White makes a smooth transition to defensive end". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Pugh, Adam (March 7, 2022). "Tech D-Lineman Keion White a vital piece to the Jackets' puzzle on defense". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Sugiura, Ken (December 15, 2020). "Old Dominion DE Keion White transferring to Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. ^ Sugiura, Ken (October 22, 2021). "Georgia Tech's Keion White waiting for opportunity to play". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Sugiura, Ken (September 7, 2022). "Georgia Tech's Keion White not impressed with two-sack game". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Spencer, Sarah K. (August 6, 2022). "Keion White '1,000% back' and eager to disrupt on Georgia Tech defense". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Keion White Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Keion White College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (April 28, 2023). "Patriots draft Georgia Tech DE Keion White with the 46th overall pick". Pats Pulpit. SB Nation. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Hurley, Michael (April 28, 2023). "Keion White explains his unenthusiastic response to getting drafted by Patriots". CBS Boston. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Davkin, Daniel (April 28, 2023). "Keion White Explains Viral Reaction After Being Drafted by Patriots". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  14. ^ Bromberg, Nick (April 28, 2023). "NFL Draft: TV coverage cuts to awkward moment after Georgia Tech's Keion White is picked by Patriots". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  15. ^ "Keion White 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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