White at a game in Denver in September 2010.
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | February 20, 1987 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Saginaw, Michigan | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2011 | |||||||||||
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Receptions: | 36 |
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Receiving yards: | 355 |
Receiving average: | 9.9 |
Receiving TDs: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Blair White (born February 20, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played for the Colts for two seasons from 2010 to 2011.
White attended Nouvel Catholic Central High School in Saginaw, Michigan. As a senior, he had 63 receptions for 800 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also was two-year starter at guard on the basketball team and played baseball as a pitcher and first baseman.
White joined the Spartans as a walk-on in 2005. After seeing limited time as a freshman and sophomore, he started five of 13 games as a junior. He finished the season with a team leading 43 receptions for 659 yards and a touchdown. He was a second team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele. As a senior, he started all 13 games and had 70 receptions for 990 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second team by the media.
White finished his college career with 18 starts in 40 games, 116 receptions for 1674 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also earned First Team Academic All-America honors and Academic All-Big Ten Honors all four years of his college career.
White was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts on April 24, 2010. After spending the first couple of weeks on the Colts practice squad, he was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2010 after an injury to Pierre Garçon. He scored his first NFL touchdown in his NFL debut on a pass from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning against the Denver Broncos on September 26, 2010. White finished the 2010 season with 36 receptions for 355 yards and five touchdowns.