Mike White, 2017
Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Western Kentucky (from South Florida), 2013–⁠17

Mike White

Number
No. 14
Height
6′4″
Weight
225 lb
Hometown
Pembroke Pines, FL
Born
Mar 25, 1995, in Pembroke Pines, Florida

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Mike White played quarterback at South Florida (2013–⁠14) and Western Kentucky (2015–⁠17). The Dallas Cowboys took White in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,363
Passing yards, 2016 (Western Kentucky, 11–⁠3)
Best game
485 yards
Vs. Middle Tennessee, week 12, 2017: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in passing yards, 2017
Drafted
No. 171
Round 5, 2018 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

517passing yards, career highvs. Rice, 20165touchdown passes, career highfour times; last vs. Middle Tennessee, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highat UTEP, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013South Florida9317553.11,0836.239
2014South Florida12224250.41,6396.887
2016Western Kentucky28041667.34,36310.5377
2017Western Kentucky36856065.74,1777.5268
Career8631,39362.011,2628.17431

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013South Florida14−43−3.1016
2014South Florida28−78−2.8017
2016Western Kentucky29−74−2.6017
2017Western Kentucky64−268−4.2610
Career135−463−3.4617

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013South Florida14QB
2014South Florida14QB
2015Western Kentucky14QB
2016Western Kentucky14QB
2017Western Kentucky14QB6′4″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013South Florida1700.2252nd (n=144)0.2237.251%0.22–
2014South Florida2670.1730th (n=147)0.2444.038%0.27–
2016Western Kentucky4010.5097th (n=152)0.25199.644%0.60–
2017Western Kentucky6190.2863rd (n=160)0.25174.064%0.29-0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Western Kentucky 13 games, 4,177 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠17203126410−18
Sep 9atIllinoisL 7–⁠20284323801−8
Sep 16vs.Louisiana TechL 22–⁠23253522600−19
Sep 23vs.Ball StateW 33–⁠21284431912−34
Oct 7atUTEPW 15–⁠142437208006
Oct 14vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠143347398502
Oct 20atOld DominionW 35–⁠31243430451−21
Oct 28vs.Florida AtlanticL 28–⁠42325637122−8
Nov 4atVanderbiltL 17–⁠31315032400−24
Nov 11atMarshallL 23–⁠30284133431−27
Nov 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 41–⁠38395448550−43
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠41304935520−29
Dec 16 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠27263935121−45
2016 Western Kentucky 14 games, 4,363 passing yards, 37 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.RiceW 46–⁠14253151730–
Sep 10atAlabamaL 10–⁠38102413501−14
Sep 17atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠24193126821−13
Sep 24vs.VanderbiltL 30–⁠312238222115
Oct 1vs.Houston ChristianW 50–⁠3111322530−12
Oct 6atLouisiana TechL 52–⁠55365034050−4
Oct 15atMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠43294039121−23
Oct 22vs.Old DominionW 59–⁠24283237841–
Oct 29atFlorida AtlanticW 52–⁠3132130730−12
Nov 5vs.Florida InternationalW 49–⁠21162327410–
Nov 12vs.North TexasW 45–⁠71425316400
Nov 26atMarshallW 60–⁠6162723330–
Dec 3vs.Louisiana TechW 58–⁠442131421313
Dec 20 ✦vs.MemphisW 51–⁠31203033631−4
2014 South Florida 11 games, 1,639 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Western CarolinaW 36–⁠319261810117
Sep 6vs.MarylandL 17–⁠24111200–
Sep 13vs.NC StateL 17–⁠494168210−16
Sep 19vs.UConnW 17–⁠14101811311−8
Sep 27atWisconsinL 10–⁠2781917301−8
Oct 11vs.East CarolinaL 17–⁠28214125711−5
Oct 18atTulsaW 38–⁠30172627231−14
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 17–⁠3411199202−20
Nov 15atSMUW 14–⁠13916106207
Nov 22atMemphisL 20–⁠31213524400−12
Nov 28vs.UCFL 0–⁠16112510700−19
2013 South Florida 6 games, 1,083 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 26vs.LouisvilleL 3–⁠3412500–
Oct 31atHoustonL 23–⁠35264131121−24
Nov 16vs.MemphisL 10–⁠23183319814−1
Nov 23vs.SMUL 6–⁠16193421702−13
Nov 29atUCFL 20–⁠23153421101−4
Dec 7atRutgersL 6–⁠31143114101−1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′4⅝″
Weight224 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash5.09 s
10-yard split1.73 sW
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump8′0″
3-cone drill7.40 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2021New York Jets48813295358−1
2022New York Jets41031751,192349
2023Miami Dolphins6567411−9
2024Buffalo Bills131128000
NFL career151993242,247913−1

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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