High school and college career

White played high school football at Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, which competes in the Lehigh Valley Conference.

He then attended Lackawanna College for two seasons before attending West Virginia University. In his first season at West Virginia in 2013, he started nine of 11 games and had 35 receptions for 507 yards and five touchdowns. White returned his senior season in 2014 as a starter. He finished the season with 109 receptions for 1,447 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was named an All-American by numerous publications and was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award.

Professional career

2015 NFL Draft

White was considered one of the two best wide receivers of the 2015 class, together with Amari Cooper. In most mock drafts he was projected to be a top 10 pick, and several analysts predicted that he would be chosen by the Oakland Raiders with the 4th pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2⅝ in	215 lb	32⅝ in	9¼ in	4.35 s	1.53 s	2.54 s	4.14 s	6.92 s	36½ in	10 ft 3 in	23 reps

Chicago Bears

2015

White was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the seventh overall draft pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. On May 6, 2015, White signed a four-year, $15 million contract, including a $10 million signing bonus.

While participating in the Bears off-season program, White received a minor injury to his shin that held him out of 11 training camp practices and the 2015 pre-season opener. Shortly after returning, the Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Pace announced on August 15, 2015 that White had suffered a stress fracture in his shin while participating in organized team activities that would require surgery. On August 23, 2015, White received surgery and was placed on the Bears physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Most unfortunately, White did not play a single game during his rookie season of 2015.

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