Javin White
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San Diego, California, U.S.
_(cropped).jpg) White with the Michigan Panthers in 2024 | |||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | February 21, 1997 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||
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| High school | McClymonds (Oakland, California) | ||||
| College | UNLV (2015–2019) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||
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Javin Durrell White (born February 21, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UNLV Rebels and signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
White was born in San Diego, California, and grew up in Oakland, California. He attended Vanden High School in Fairfield, California for two years before transferring to Oakland's McClymonds High School and played wide receiver on the football team.[1] As a senior, White caught 17 passes for 407 yards and eight touchdowns. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the UNLV Rebels over offers from New Mexico and New Mexico State.[2]
College career
White was a member of the UNLV Rebels for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman as changed positions to defensive back. He played primarily on special teams as a redshirt freshman and began to see significant playing time as a safety/linebacker hybrid the following season, starting the final five games and making 42 tackles and intercepting two passes. As a redshirt junior, he started all 12 of UNLV's games and 74 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks while leading the team with four interceptions along with four passes broken up and four forced fumbles.[3] He was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as a redshirt senior after finished the season with 79 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions.[4] White finished his collegiate career with 201 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks with nine interception, 15 passes defended, seven forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 43 games played, 29 of which he started.[5]