Ricky White

Ricky White
UNLV Rebels – No. 11
PositionWide receiver
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2002-02-06) February 6, 2002 (age 22)
Marietta, Georgia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolMarietta (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.

Early life and high school

White was born in Marietta, Georgia where he attended high school at Marietta. In White's senior season of high school, he hauled in 55 receptions for 1,006 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] White committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans.[2][3]

College career

Michigan State

In week ten of the 2020 season, White had a breakout game hauling in eight receptions for 196 yards and a touchdown as he helped the Spartans upset Michigan.[4] His 196 receiving yards set a Michigan State freshman record for receiving yards.[5] White finished the 2020 season playing three games, making ten catches for 223 yards and one touchdown.[6] In the 2021 season, White did not appear in any games.[7] After the conclusion of the 2021 season, White entered the NCAA transfer portal.[8][9]

UNLV

White decided to transfer to play for the UNLV Rebels.[10][11] In week one of the 2022 season, White hauled in eight receptions for 182 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Idaho State.[12] White finished the 2022 season with 51 receptions for 619 yards and four touchdowns.[13] In week ten of the 2023 season, White notched eight catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns in a 56-14 win over New Mexico.[14] White finished the 2023 regular season with 88 receptions for 1,483 yards and eight touchdowns.[15][16] For his performance on the season, White was named third team All-American by the Associated Press.[17][18]

Statistics

Legend
Led NCAA Division I FBS
Bold Career high
Season Games Receiving Punt returns Other
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 Redshirt
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

  1. ^ Wenzel, Matt (June 24, 2019). "3-star WR Ricky White commits to Michigan State". MLive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Michigan State football adds 3-star wide receiver Ricky White to 2020 class". Detroit News. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Robinson, Prince (June 27, 2019). "Marietta receiver White commits to Michigan State". Mariette Daily Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Atkins, Nate. "How Michigan State schemed open a breakout game for Ricky White against Michigan". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Wenzel, Matt (November 2020). "Michigan State WR Ricky White breaks freshman record to key win at Michigan". MLive.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Bricker, Grant (December 6, 2021). "Michigan State wideout to enter transfer portal, per report". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Sabin, Reiner. "Michigan State WR Ricky White — hero of 2020 win at Michigan — enters transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Wenzel, Matt (December 6, 2021). "Michigan State WR Ricky White enters transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  9. ^ Charboneau, Matt. "Michigan State's Ricky White, C.J. Hayes enter transfer portal". Detroit News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Wenzel, Matt (January 21, 2022). "Former Michigan State WR Ricky White transferring to UNLV". MLive.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Bricker, Grant (January 22, 2022). "Ricky White, former MSU WR, announces transfer destination". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  12. ^ Lounsberry, Matthew (August 28, 2022). "Former Spartan Dazzles In Week 0 Performance". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ricky White 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  14. ^ Grimala, Mike (November 9, 2023). "Big-play receiver Ricky White elevating UNLV offense". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "UNLV wide receiver named to one of AP's All-American teams". Ground News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  17. ^ Gordon, Sam (December 11, 2023). "2 UNLV players named All-Americans, make program history". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  18. ^ Wright, Jarah (December 11, 2023). "UNLV Football's Jose Pizano, Ricky White III, Jacob De Jesus named All-Americans". KTNV.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.