Kyzir White

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Kyzir White
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White with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022
No. 43 Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1996-03-24) March 24, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth: Macungie, Pennsylvania
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Career information
High school: Emmaus (Emmaus, Pennsylvania)
College: West Virginia
NFL draft: 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 119
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Total tackles: 388
Sacks: 3.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 0
Pass deflections: 17
Interceptions: 4
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Kyzir Rasim White (born March 24, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia and was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1]

High school career

White played high school football at Emmaus High School in Pennsylvania's highly-competitive East Penn Conference,[2] where his play was highlighted by MaxPreps and other outlets highlighting top high school prospects.[3]

College career

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Kyzir White, July 2017

Following two years at Lackawanna College, White committed to West Virginia, passing on scholarship opportunities from Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Louisville, and Illinois.[4] In his career at West Virginia, he recorded 152 total tackles, four sacks, three interceptions, nine passes defended, and four forced fumbles.[5]

Professional career

External video
video icon Kyzir White’s NFL Combine Workout
video icon NFL Draft Profile: Kyzir White
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1⅞ in 218 lb 31 5/8 in 10⅛ in 4.69 s 1.55 s 2.67 s 4.26 s 6.96 s 35½ in 9 ft 5 in 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/West Virginia’s Pro Day[6]

Los Angeles Chargers

In the 2018 NFL Draft, White was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round (119th overall). White was the 11th safety drafted in 2018.[7]

External video
video icon "Chargers select Kyzir White at No. 119l

On May 13, 2018, the Los Angeles Chargers signed White to a four-year, $3.11 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $654,441.[8]

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“It's hard for me to talk about Kyzir because I get real excited. I don't want to jump the gun on him. I want to get him in some games and watch him play, but just watching him run around here and some of the things he did in the offseason, I get real excited talking about him. His speed. His attitude. His explosiveness. He just has great instincts as a football player. We had a hammer on him (in the draft).”[9]

–Anthony Lynn (Chargers’ head coach)

2018

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White (with the Los Angeles Chargers) tackling Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson on September 12, 2021

During rookie minicamp, Los Angeles Chargers’ coaching staff announced their decision to move White to linebacker.[10] White adjusted to the new position quickly and immediately impressed coaching staff. During training camp, he began competing as the Chargers' starting weak side linebacker against Jatavis Brown.[11] Head coach Anthony Lynn named White the backup weakside linebacker behind Brown to start the regular season.[12] But an hour before kickoff in the Chargers' season-opener, it was reported Lynn has instead elected to start White alongside Kyle Emanuel and middle linebacker Denzel Perryman.[13]

White made his professional regular season debut and first career start on September 9, 2018 in the Los Angeles Chargers’ season-opener against the Kansas City Chiefs and recorded six combined tackles in their 38–28 loss. On September 16, 2018, White recorded four solo tackles, broke up two passes, and made his first career interception during a 31–20 win at the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. He made his first career interception off a pass thrown by Bills’ rookie quarterback Josh Allen intended for tight end Jason Croom, and returned it for a nine-yard gain in the game's fourth quarter.[14][15] In a Week 3 game at the Los Angeles Rams, White suffered a knee injury that required minor surgery, and he was inactive for the following four games (Weeks 4–8).[16] On November 3, 2018, the Chargers announced he was being placed on injured reserve.[17]

2019

In Week 5 of the 2019 season, White recorded an interception off Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco in the Chargers' 20–13 loss.[18]

2020

White was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Chargers on November 21, 2020,[19] and was reactivated on December 9.[20] On December 23, 2020, White was placed on injured reserve.[21]

2021

White entered the 2021 season as the Chargers' starting linebacker and finished the season as the team's leading tackler with 144 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, three passes defensed, and two interceptions.

Philadelphia Eagles

2022

On March 26, 2022, White signed a one-year contract, worth up to $5 million, with the Philadelphia Eagles.[22][23]

Personal life

White has two brothers, Kevin White and Ka'Raun White, who also spent time at Lackawanna before transferring to West Virginia.[4]

References

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  2. ↑ "Kyzir White", PennLive.com, retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kyzir White highlights at MaxPreps
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  22. ↑ "Kyzir White returns home as perfect fit," Sports Illustrated, April 5, 2022
  23. ↑ Four takeaways from the Eagles agreeing to a deal with Chargers LB Kyzir White," USA Today, March 26, 2022

External links

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