Education
White attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
White attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin. Was a part of the 2009 Saint Thomas Aquinas mythical high school "National Championship" team
At Aquinas he primarily split time with Giovani Bernard, who currently is a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals.
He rushed for over 1,000 yards and over 20 touchdowns in his senior year and was chosen to the (Broward) All-County team White also played Baseball and ran Cross Country, lettering in both.
White came out of Saint Thomas Aquinas as the 70th-ranked running back in his class, also a three star recruit by Scout.com. He chose Wisconsin over Clemson, Michigan State, South Florida among others
White was named the 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the year.
White rushed for 1,052 yards and 14 touchdowns leading the Badgers to the 2011 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. White rushed for over 100 yards a game on 17 different occasions during his college career, despite splitting carries with John Clay, Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon for most of his career. On November 16, 2013, White ran for a career high 205 yards against Indiana.
Also, during that game, White set a Wisconsin record for longest run from scrimmage (93 yards).
2014 NFL Draft
New England Patriots
He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 4th round (130th overall) during the 2014 NFL Draft. In week 13, White caught a career-high 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots" 35-28 loss to Philadelphia.