Timothy Jahti White (born July 15, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Santa Clarita, California, U.S. | July 15, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Hart (Santa Clarita, California) | ||||||||||
College: | Arizona State College of the Canyons | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
White first played college football at the College of the Canyons for the Cougars where he was named to the 2014 All-California Community College Football Team.[1] He then transferred to Arizona State University where he played for the Sun Devils in 2015 and 2016.[1]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9+3⁄4 in (1.77 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.51 s | 1.58 s | 2.65 s | 4.44 s | 7.11 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
14 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[2] |
White signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017.[4]
On September 1, 2018, White was waived by the Ravens and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2018.[7] He was waived on October 8, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8]
On January 9, 2019, White signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]
On December 30, 2019, White was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020.[12] He was waived on May 28, 2020.[13]
White signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on March 12, 2021.[14] After missing week 1, he made his CFL debut on August 14, 2021, where he had four receptions for 28 yards against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[15] In his third game, he scored his first touchdown in the Labour Day Classic against the Toronto Argonauts on a 57-yard pass from Dane Evans.[16] White finished the regular season having played in 13 of 14 regular season games in the shortened 2021 season where he had 56 receptions for 774 yards and two touchdowns.[15][17] He also made his post-season debut where he recorded seven receptions for 90 yards in two games as the team advanced to the 108th Grey Cup.[17] In his first Grey Cup game, White had four receptions for 33 yards, one carry for four yards, and two kickoff returns for zero yards, as the Tiger-Cats lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in overtime.[17] He was named a CFL East All-Star at the end of the season.[17]
In 2022, White had a dominant season as he led the league with 94 receptions and finished fourth with 1265 receiving yards along with eight touchdowns.[15][17] In 17 regular season games played, he also rushed nine times for 60 yards and had 14 kickoff returns for 311 yards.[17] Thereafter, he was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career.[18] In the playoffs, he had eight catches for 142 yards, but the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Tiger-Cats in the East Final.[17]
In the 2023 season, White led the CFL with 1,269 receiving yards on just 75 catches as he again scored eight receiving touchdowns.[15] On November 8, 2023, White was named a CFL All-Star for the second consecutive season.[19] As a pending free agent in the following off-season, White was reportedly asking for $300,000 per year for a new contract.[20] On February 20, 2024, it was announced that White had signed a new two-year contract with the Tiger-Cats.[21]