2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 87
Tyler White
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 255
- Position:
- TE
- Hometown:
- Kalamazoo, Mich.
- High School:
- Plainwell
2016 Senior
- Played in all 12 games with nine starts at tight end
- Primarily used as a blocking tight end
- Six receptions for 43 yards on the season
- Three of six receptions came in the last three games
- Career-long 23-yard reception against Minnesota
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Junior
- Played in six games, including two starts
- Missed six games due to injury
- Started against Western Illinois and Wisconsin
- Five receptions for 46 yards and two touchdowns on season
- Two catches for 15 yards vs. Kent State, including a two-yard touchdown, the first Illinois TD of the season
- Three receptions for 31 yards, including a one-yard touchdown, against Western Illinois
- Academic All-Big Ten
2014 Sophomore
- Played in 12 games, primarily on special teams
- Had two receptions for 17 yards and one TD on the season
- Received squad's Special Teams Points Award
- Caught a touchdown for his first career reception, a 13-yard grab for Illinois' first score of the game against Purdue
- Academic All-Big Ten
2013 Freshman
- Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams, and had three tackles
- Recorded first career tackle against Cincinnati
- Made Illini debut in the season-opener against SIU but did not record any statistics
High School
- Three-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports
- Ranked as the No. 21 player in Michigan by Scout
- Ranked as the No. 53 tight end in the nation by 247Sports and the No. 65 tight end in the nation by Scout
- As a senior tight end, had 19 catches for 263 yards and two touchdowns, along with 11 carries for 37 yards
- As a junior, had 36 carries for 287 yards and four touchdowns
- Earned All-Wolverine Conference honors as a senior
- Kalamazoo Gazette All-Area pick and All-Michigan Dream Team selection as a senior
- Named to the All-West Michigan team following his senior season
- Named to the "D Zone" All-Michigan offensive team as one of the top 30 players in the state
Personal
- Born Jan. 12, 1995
- Parents are Brian and Ronda White
- Participates in the North Park Reformed Church youth group
- Father was most influential in his athletic career because "he always told me I was going to be great even when others didn't."
- Named to the National Honor Society while in high school and graduated in the top 20 of his class
- Majoring in technical systems management
Career Highs
Receptions: 3 vs. Western Illinois 9/12/15
Receiving Yards: 31 vs. Western Illinois 9/12/15
Long Reception: 23 vs. Minnesota, 10/29/16
Touchdowns: 1, three times (vs. Western Illinois 9/12/15)
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