Ricky White
| UNLV Rebels – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 6, 2002 Dayton, Ohio |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Marietta (Marietta, Georgia) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ricky White III (born February 6, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the UNLV Rebels. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans.
Early life and high school
[edit]White was born in Dayton, Ohio,[1] and attended Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia, where he hauled in 55 receptions for 1,006 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior.[2] He committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans.[2]
College career
[edit]Michigan State
[edit]In week 10 of the 2020 season, White hauled in eight receptions for 196 yards and a touchdown in an upset win over Michigan, with his 196 receiving yards setting the Michigan State freshman record.[3] He finished the 2020 season with ten catches for 223 yards and one touchdown in three games.[4] In 2021, White did not appear in any games.[4] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[4]
UNLV
[edit]White transferred to play for the UNLV Rebels.[5] In the 2022 season opener, he hauled in eight receptions for 182 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Idaho State.[6] White finished the 2022 season with 51 receptions for 619 yards and four touchdowns.[7] In week 10 of the 2023 season, he notched eight catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns in a 56-14 win over New Mexico.[8] White finished the 2023 regular season with 88 receptions for 1,483 yards and eight touchdowns.[9] For his performance on the season, White was named third team All-American by the Associated Press.[10]
Statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Led NCAA Division I FBS | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | Games | Receiving | Punt returns | Other | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Sfty | Blk | ||||
| Michigan State Spartans | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Redshirt 
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| UNLV Rebels | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 619 | 12.1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 88 | 1,483 | 16.9 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 1,020 | 13.6 | 11 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Career | 42 | 40 | 223 | 1,020 | 14.9 | 24 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ricky White III". UNLV Rebels Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Wenzel, Matt (June 24, 2019). "3-star WR Ricky White commits to Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (November 2020). "Michigan State WR Ricky White breaks freshman record to key win at Michigan". MLive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Wenzel, Matt (December 6, 2021). "Michigan State WR Ricky White enters transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (January 21, 2022). "Former Michigan State WR Ricky White transferring to UNLV". MLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (August 28, 2022). "Former Spartan Dazzles In Week 0 Performance". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Ricky White 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (November 9, 2023). "Big-play receiver Ricky White elevating UNLV offense". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Lawson-Freeman, Callie (August 11, 2024). "UNLV star WR speaks like pro". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Vol. 120, no. 133. p. 1C.
White was in high demand after recording 1,483 yards for the Rebels, who went 6-2 in Mountain West play and finished second in the conference last season.
- ^ Gordon, Sam (December 11, 2023). "2 UNLV players named All-Americans, make program history". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2023.