Green Bay Packers: Myles White (original) (raw)
Pro Highlights
- Was on Green Bay’s practice squad for the entire 2014 season.
- Played in seven games as a rookie in 2013 and caught nine passes for 66 yards (7.3 avg.).
- Spent the first six weeks of the season on the Packers’ practice squad before being signed to the active roster on Oct. 15.
- Sustained a knee injury in the team’s Week 14 contest vs. Atlanta in 2013 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Dec. 10.
- One of the offense’s top performers in the preseason, he finished No. 2 on the team in both receptions (eight) and receiving yards (90) in 2013.
- Was signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 10.
COLLEGE
Lettered in both of his seasons at Louisiana Tech, appearing in 22 games with eight starts…Totaled 86 receptions for 1,132 yards (13.2 avg.) and nine TDs in two seasons…Began his career at Michigan State, where he played for one season, before spending a year at Northwest Mississippi Community College…Earned his degree in sociology…Senior season (2012): Earned second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors from the conference’s coaches…Caught 56 passes for 718 yards (12.8 avg.) and six TDs…Posted six receptions for 100 yards (16.7 avg.) and a 36-yard TD in a 70-point outburst vs. Idaho (Oct. 20)…Caught a 44-yard TD and matched his career high with seven catches for 125 yards (17.9 avg.) at New Mexico State (Oct. 27)…Junior season (2011): Played in 10 games with four starts…Missed two contests early in the season due to a foot injury…Recorded 30 receptions for 414 yards (13.8 avg.) and three TDs…Made two 50-plus-yard receptions at Fresno State (Nov. 5), hauling in a 75-yard TD in the second quarter and a 55-yarder later in the game. Also completed his first career pass for 26 yards…Caught seven passes for 110 yards (15.7 avg.), including a 61-yard TD in the Poinsettia Bowl vs. TCU (Dec. 21)…Sophomore season (2010): Started all 10 games at Northwest Mississippi Community College, leading the team with 53 receptions for 712 yards (13.4 avg.) and six TDs…Ranked No. 6 nationally in receptions and No. 19 in receiving yards…Earned first-team all-state honors from the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges…Opened the season with seven receptions for 114 yards (16.3 avg.) in win at No. 13 Pearl River C.C. (Sept. 2)…The following week, caught two TDs vs. East Central C.C. (Sept. 9) and recorded five receptions for 103 yards (20.6 avg.)…Redshirt freshman season (2009): Played in six games for Michigan State, but did not record any statistics.
PERSONAL
Given name Myles Howard White...Born in Tacoma, Wash. …Single…Has a 2-year-old son, Mycheal…Father, Michael, ran track at Michigan State…Was part of the same Michigan State recruiting class with his identical twin brother, Mitchell, who was with the Oakland Raiders during the 2013 preseason...Younger brother, Austin, plays RB at Fairmont State…High school: Lettered four years as a WR and CB at Stevenson High in Livonia, Mich. …Named to the All-Midwest team by PrepStar in 2007…Earned second-team All-West honors from the Detroit Free Press…Caught 26 passes for 651 yards (25.0 avg.) and 10 TDs as a senior and helped lead the Spartans to the state finals…Also totaled 35 tackles (19 solo) and two interceptions in 2007…Recorded 15 receptions for 201 yards (13.4 avg.) as a junior in 2006…Also lettered four years in track and three years in basketball…Holds the school record for the 300-meter hurdles (38.9) and long jump (22-3)…Community involvement: Helped build a playground in Appleton, Wis., as part of the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle event…Participated in the Jordy Nelson Celebrity Softball Game in 2014...Residence: Houston, Texas.
Pro Highlights
- Was on Green Bay’s practice squad for the entire 2014 season.
- Played in seven games as a rookie in 2013 and caught nine passes for 66 yards (7.3 avg.).
- Spent the first six weeks of the season on the Packers’ practice squad before being signed to the active roster on Oct. 15.
- Sustained a knee injury in the team’s Week 14 contest vs. Atlanta in 2013 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Dec. 10.
- One of the offense’s top performers in the preseason, he finished No. 2 on the team in both receptions (eight) and receiving yards (90) in 2013.
- Was signed by Green Bay as a non-drafted free agent on May 10.
COLLEGE
Lettered in both of his seasons at Louisiana Tech, appearing in 22 games with eight starts…Totaled 86 receptions for 1,132 yards (13.2 avg.) and nine TDs in two seasons…Began his career at Michigan State, where he played for one season, before spending a year at Northwest Mississippi Community College…Earned his degree in sociology…Senior season (2012): Earned second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors from the conference’s coaches…Caught 56 passes for 718 yards (12.8 avg.) and six TDs…Posted six receptions for 100 yards (16.7 avg.) and a 36-yard TD in a 70-point outburst vs. Idaho (Oct. 20)…Caught a 44-yard TD and matched his career high with seven catches for 125 yards (17.9 avg.) at New Mexico State (Oct. 27)…Junior season (2011): Played in 10 games with four starts…Missed two contests early in the season due to a foot injury…Recorded 30 receptions for 414 yards (13.8 avg.) and three TDs…Made two 50-plus-yard receptions at Fresno State (Nov. 5), hauling in a 75-yard TD in the second quarter and a 55-yarder later in the game. Also completed his first career pass for 26 yards…Caught seven passes for 110 yards (15.7 avg.), including a 61-yard TD in the Poinsettia Bowl vs. TCU (Dec. 21)…Sophomore season (2010): Started all 10 games at Northwest Mississippi Community College, leading the team with 53 receptions for 712 yards (13.4 avg.) and six TDs…Ranked No. 6 nationally in receptions and No. 19 in receiving yards…Earned first-team all-state honors from the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges…Opened the season with seven receptions for 114 yards (16.3 avg.) in win at No. 13 Pearl River C.C. (Sept. 2)…The following week, caught two TDs vs. East Central C.C. (Sept. 9) and recorded five receptions for 103 yards (20.6 avg.)…Redshirt freshman season (2009): Played in six games for Michigan State, but did not record any statistics.
PERSONAL
Given name Myles Howard White...Born in Tacoma, Wash. …Single…Has a 2-year-old son, Mycheal…Father, Michael, ran track at Michigan State…Was part of the same Michigan State recruiting class with his identical twin brother, Mitchell, who was with the Oakland Raiders during the 2013 preseason...Younger brother, Austin, plays RB at Fairmont State…High school: Lettered four years as a WR and CB at Stevenson High in Livonia, Mich. …Named to the All-Midwest team by PrepStar in 2007…Earned second-team All-West honors from the Detroit Free Press…Caught 26 passes for 651 yards (25.0 avg.) and 10 TDs as a senior and helped lead the Spartans to the state finals…Also totaled 35 tackles (19 solo) and two interceptions in 2007…Recorded 15 receptions for 201 yards (13.4 avg.) as a junior in 2006…Also lettered four years in track and three years in basketball…Holds the school record for the 300-meter hurdles (38.9) and long jump (22-3)…Community involvement: Helped build a playground in Appleton, Wis., as part of the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle event…Participated in the Jordy Nelson Celebrity Softball Game in 2014...Residence: Houston, Texas.