2011: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference
Honorable Mention Team selectioin ... started all 11 games at left tackle protecting
quarterback Matt Brown's blind side ... key member of the offensive line unit that helped
ISU rush for 183.4 yards per game, up from 131 yards per game last year ... part of the
unit that allowed just six sacks on the season, which ranked the group No. 3 in the country
in fewest sacks allowed ... helped Ashton Leggett become the first Redbird running back to
rush for over 1,000 yards since 2006.
2010: Moved to the offensive line during spring camp, after being
recruited as a tight end ... played all 11 games on the offensive line, with time spent at
both tackle positions ... helped bolster an offensive line that helped ISU post 4,279 yards
on the season, the eighth-best single season mark in school history ... ISU was second-best
passing offense in the conference ... helped Ashton Leggett and Erik Smith each rush for
over 100 yards and ISU post a season-high 287 yards rushing against No. 14 North Dakota
State.
2009: Played and started in 10 games at tight end ... missed the game
at Illinois with a knee injury ... tied for fifth on the team with 16 receptions for 193
yards and touchdown ... averaged 12.1 yards per catch ... caught at least one pass in nine
of 10 games played ... tallied a pair of receptions against No. 15 South Dakota State and
in a win at North Dakota State ... hauled in his first-career touchdown receptions, a
15-yard strike from Matt Brown, in a win at Missouri State ... set new career-highs with
six receptions and 76 yards against Youngstown State ... also reeled in a career-long
35-yard reception against the Penguins.
2008: Saw action in all 11 games as a reserve ... recorded his lone
reception of the season for 10 yards against Youngstown State ... also collected two
tackles on the year.
2007: Redshirted.
Normal West HS: Rated as a one-star recruit by Scout.com ... three-year
starter ... caught eight passes and two touchdowns as a senior ... also recorded 53 solo
tackles and 23 tackles-for-loss on defense and served as the team's punter ... Bloomington
Pantagraph All-Area Team selection and all-state honorable mention selection in final
season ... had 22 receptions for 305 yards and six touchdowns as a junior ... coached by
Darren Hess ... also a four-year starter on the basketball team ... holds the school's
single-season and career scoring basketball records.
Personal: Born July 1, 1988, in Columbus, Ohio ... son of Jim and
Therese White ... has a younger sister ... major: agriculture.
