Squirrel White
American football player (born 2004)
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Marquarius Malik "Squirrel" White (born May 5, 2004) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida State Seminoles in college and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears in 2026. Shortly after signing with the Bears, he retired from professional football.
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
White in 2024 | |
| No. 26 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 5, 2004 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 177 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clay-Chalkville (Clay, Alabama) |
| College | Tennessee (2022–2024) Florida State (2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Early life
White's great-grandmother nicknamed him "Squirrel" as an infant because he imitated the movement of a squirrel in her garden. According to White, "When she was holding me, there was a squirrel in her garden. It picked her tomato. And when the squirrel moved, I moved at the same time. So she started calling me [Squirrel]."[1]
High school career
He attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama. As a senior, he had 49 receptions for 1,162 yards and 16 touchdowns.[2] White committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[3][4] White also ran track in high school.[5]
College career
As a true freshman at Tennessee, White played in 12 games and had 30 receptions for 481 yards with two touchdowns.[6]
After the 2024 school season Squirrel entered the transfer portal. He landed with the Florida State Seminoles.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1.76 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 4.64 s | 1.64 s | 2.65 s | 4.35 s | 7.05 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | |
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
White was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft.[8]
On May 11, 2026, White retired from the NFL.
