Ricky White

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Ricky White
UNLV Rebels–No. 11
Position Wide receiver
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2002-02-06) February 6, 2002 (age 23)
Dayton, Ohio
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Marietta (Marietta, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards

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.

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Early life and high school

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

Michigan State

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

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

Legend
Led NCAA Division I FBS
BoldCareer high
SeasonGamesReceivingPunt returnsOther
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTDSftyBlk
Michigan State Spartans
2020 431022322.31
2021 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
UNLV Rebels
2022 12125161912.14
2023 1413881,48316.98
2024 1212751,02013.61149022.5114
Career 42402231,02014.92449022.5114

References

  1. ↑ "Ricky White III". UNLV Rebels Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Wenzel, Matt (June 24, 2019). "3-star WR Ricky White commits to Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wenzel, Matt (November 2020). "Michigan State WR Ricky White breaks freshman record to key win at Michigan". MLive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Wenzel, Matt (December 6, 2021). "Michigan State WR Ricky White enters transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wenzel, Matt (January 21, 2022). "Former Michigan State WR Ricky White transferring to UNLV". MLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Lounsberry, Matthew (August 28, 2022). "Former Spartan Dazzles In Week 0 Performance". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ricky White 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ Grimala, Mike (November 9, 2023). "Big-play receiver Ricky White elevating UNLV offense". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Gordon, Sam (December 11, 2023). "2 UNLV players named All-Americans, make program history". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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