![]() White with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023 | |||||||||||||
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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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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||||||||
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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).
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]
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] |
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]
On January 9, 2019, White signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets. [9] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [10]
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]
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]