No. 13 Chicago Bears | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | June 25, 1992 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Plainfield, New Jersey | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Emmaus (PA) | ||||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 19 |
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Receiving yards: | 187 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kevin White (born June 25, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted seventh overall by the Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft.
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.
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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.
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.