Tre'Davious White
| LSU Tigers No. 18 | |
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Senior |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Shreveport (LA) Green Oaks |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 16, 1995 |
| Place of birth | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tre'Davious White (born January 16, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the LSU Tigers.
Early years
White attended Green Oaks High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. He played both cornerback and quarterback in high school. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the fourth best cornerback and 18th best overall player in his class.[1] White committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[2]
College career
As a true freshman at LSU, White played in 13 games with 11 starts. He finished the season with 55 tackles and two interceptions.[3] As a sophomore in 2014 he started all 13 games and also served as the punt returner. He recorded 33 tackles, two interceptions and a punt return touchdown.[4][5] As a junior, he was chosen to wear the No. 18 jersey, which signifies the player with the best leadership qualities on the team.[6] He finished the year with 44 tackles and returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown against Syracuse. The Associated Press and Southeastern Conference (SEC) coaches both selected White for their All-SEC second team.[7][8] White was expected to be a late first-round choice in the 2016 NFL Draft, but he instead chose to return to LSU for his senior season.[9]
References
- ↑ "Tre'Davious White". rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Morris, Kelly (February 6, 2013). "Tre'Davious White inspires team, community en route to LSU". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Rosetta, Randy (August 9, 2014). "With a blueprint left by two former stars, LSU's Tre'Davious White is primed to emerge as a star in the secondary". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Rosetta, Randy (October 25, 2014). "Tre'Davious White's return for an LSU TD was a relief & a good sign for the Tigers". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Rabalais, Scott (August 16, 2015). "D-B-U: LSU's secondary expected to be team's rock". The Advocate. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Guilbeau, Glenn (August 8, 2015). "Tre'Davious White proud to wear LSU's coveted No. 18". USA Today. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Associated Press All-SEC football team". College Football. Associated Press. December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Kalland, Robby (December 8, 2015). "2015 Coaches' All-SEC Team: Alabama leads the way with 10 selections". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Higgins, Ron (January 23, 2016). "Tre'Davious White chooses LSU purple and gold over NFL green". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved November 2, 2016.