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2023 Catamount Football Roster

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7 David White Jr.

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • High School Westside HS

Biography

WCU Career: Over two seasons in a Catamount uniform, caught 54 passes for 903 yards and 11 touchdowns – 20 for 384 with five TDs as a junior and 34 for 519 with six scores as a senior … Over his four collegiate seasons between Valdosta State and WCU, caught 94 passes for 1,442 yards and 19 touchdowns ... Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in April after the 2024 NFL Draft.
 
2023 (Senior): Started 10 of the team’s 11 games on the season at wide receiver … Finished second on the WCU squad in receptions (34), receiving yards (519), and receiving touchdowns (6) … Averaged 51.9 yards receiving per game on the year … His 519 receiving yards were ninth in the SoCon with his six receiving TDs ranking him fourth in the conference … Recorded at least one reception in all 10 games in which he saw action … Caught his WCU high six passes twice – six catches for 73 yards and a touchdown against No. 3/4 Furman (Oct. 21) and six receptions for 86 yards and a career-best two touchdowns against ETSU (Nov. 11) … Recorded a career-best 113 receiving yards on five catches against Mercer (Oct. 28) … Accepted invitations to the 2024 Hula Bowl and to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl game.

2022 (Junior): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with eight starts at wide receiver … Finished tied for sixth on the team with 20 catches for 384 yards, third-most on the squad … Recorded five receiving touchdowns … Caught three or more passes in four games on the season before being held without a catch over the final two games of the season … Tallied first reception and first receiving score at WCU in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3), finishing with three catches for 63 yards … Hauled in a career-best five passes in the win over VMI (Oct. 1) … Posted a career-best 91 receiving yards at Furman (Oct. 15) including a career-long 75-yard receiving score.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Valdosta State, enrolling in the spring semester where he took part in WCU's spring drills ... Caught three passes for 42 yards in WCU's annual Spring Showcase scrimmage; Played in 25 games at Valdosta State with 19 starts at wide receiver … Recorded 40 receptions for 539 yards and eight touchdowns for the Blazers … Caught 18 passes for 283 and four touchdowns as a freshman in 2018 with 22 catches for 256 yards and four scores as a sophomore in 2019.

Personal: Full name David Wayne White, Jr. ... Son of Clarinda and the late David White Sr.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 190 lbs
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 200 lbs
    7