![]() White with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025 | |
No. 81 – Ottawa Redblacks | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Roster status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Personal information | |
Born | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | October 3, 2001
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Handsworth Secondary (North Vancouver, BC) |
College | Montana (2019–2024) |
CFL draft | 2025: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Career history | |
2025–present | Ottawa Redblacks |
Awards and highlights | |
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Stats at CFL.ca |
Keelan White (born October 3, 2001) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). White previously played college football for the Montana Grizzlies.
White was born on October 3, 2001, in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1] He was a member of U16 and U18 Team Canada squads that competed in The United States. [2] White was a two-star recruit out of high school before enrolling at the University of Montana. [3]
White played college football for the Montana Grizzlies from 2019 to 2024. [4] He walked-on to the team as a freshman before going on scholarship in 2020. [2] White played in three games as a true freshman but would see more playing time the following year, recording 22 receptions for 156 yards. [4] In 2022, he played in all 13 games and started in 12, scoring five touchdowns and 237 receiving yards on 23 catches.
In 2023, against Sacramento State, White scored a 97-yard touchdown from quarterback, Clifton McDowell, setting a school record for the longest play from scrimmage and touchdown in school history. [5] He was named the team's Offensive MVP for the 2023 season. [4] In his final year, White had 57 receptions for 628 yards and four touchdowns, leading the team in those categories. [4] He earned second-team All-Big Sky honors and was an honorable mention for the Jon Cornish Trophy for the most outstanding Canadian student-athlete in NCAA football. [6] [7]
Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Lng | TD | ||
2019 | Montana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020–21 | Montana | 2 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | Montana | 11 | 1 | 22 | 156 | 19 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | Montana | 13 | 12 | 23 | 237 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | Montana | 15 | 15 | 54 | 798 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | Montana | 13 | 13 | 57 | 628 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 57 | 41 | 161 | 1,862 | 97 | 14 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
Height | Weight | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 0.2 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.60 s | 4.10 s | 6.78 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 12 reps | ||||
All values from Pro Day [8] |
Entering the 2025 CFL draft, White was ranked as the fifth best prospect by the CFL Scouting Bureau. [9] He was then drafted in the first round, third overall, by the Ottawa Redblacks and signed with the team on May 8, 2025. [10] [11] White made his professional debut against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 6, catching four passes for 41 yards. [1] He recorded his first touchdown on July 12 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [12]
White's father, Richard, played two seasons in the CFL with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and BC Lions. [13]