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2016 Football Roster

87 Tyler White

  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 255
  • Position TE
  • Hometown Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • High School Plainwell

Biography

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)

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 87

    2013Freshman

    TE
    6'5" 245 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2014Sophomore

    TE
    6'5" 255 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2015Junior

    TE
    6'5" 255 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2016Senior

    TE
    6'5" 255 lbs
    87