Receiver, UNLV (from Michigan State), 2020–⁠24

Ricky White III

Number
No. 11
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA
Born
Feb 6, 2002, in Dayton, Ohio

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Ricky White III played receiver at Michigan State (2020–⁠21) and UNLV (2022–⁠24). The Seattle Seahawks took White in round 7, No. 238 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,483
Receiving yards, 2023 (UNLV, 9–⁠5)
Best game
182 yards
Vs. Idaho State, week 1, 2022: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in receiving yards, 2023
Drafted
No. 238
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 2023196receiving yards, career highat Michigan, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Utah Tech, 2024

Honors

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

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Michigan State1022322.3150
2022UNLV5161912.1472
2023UNLV881,48316.9882
2024UNLV791,04113.21155
Career2283,36614.82482

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Michigan State11WRYr 1
2021Michigan State11WRYr 2
2022UNLV11WRYr 3
2023UNLV11WRYr 4
2024UNLV11WRSr. (Yr 5)6′1″190

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Michigan State210.66––13.99%
2022UNLV620.5429th (n=683)0.7133.410%
2023UNLV1180.9063rd (n=681)0.80106.613%
2024UNLV821.0770th (n=581)0.9288.110%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 UNLV 13 games, 79 catches, 1,041 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atHoustonW 27–⁠7211014–
Sep 7vs.Utah TechW 72–⁠1451113551
Sep 13vs.KansasW 23–⁠203405–
Sep 28vs.Fresno StateW 59–⁠1410127219–
Oct 4vs.SyracuseL 41–⁠4410135153–
Oct 11atUtah StateW 50–⁠347138231–
Oct 19atOregon StateW 33–⁠25988122–
Oct 25vs.Boise StateL 24–⁠29557024–
Nov 9atHawai’iW 29–⁠277128137–
Nov 16vs.San Diego StateW 41–⁠20568022–
Nov 22atSan José StateW 27–⁠16798029–
Nov 30vs.NevadaW 38–⁠14555123–
Dec 6atBoise StateL 7–⁠2142109–
2023 UNLV 14 games, 88 catches, 1,483 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.BryantW 44–⁠142507–
Sep 9atMichiganL 7–⁠35231027–
Sep 16vs.VanderbiltW 40–⁠3712165048–
Sep 23atUTEPW 45–⁠28262053–
Sep 30vs.Hawai’iW 44–⁠20556034–
Oct 14atNevadaW 45–⁠277166282–
Oct 21vs.Colorado StateW 25–⁠23974021–
Oct 28atFresno StateL 24–⁠317152241–
Nov 4atNew MexicoW 56–⁠148165258–
Nov 10vs.WyomingW 34–⁠1481440561
Nov 18atAir ForceW 31–⁠278169178–
Nov 25vs.San José StateL 31–⁠375111068–
Dec 2vs.Boise StateL 20–⁠44686023–
Dec 26 ✦vs.KansasL 36–⁠49797137–
2022 UNLV 12 games, 51 catches, 619 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠218182272–
Sep 10atCaliforniaL 14–⁠20459023–
Sep 17vs.North TexasW 58–⁠27776122–
Sep 24atUtah StateW 34–⁠24––––3
Sep 30vs.New MexicoW 31–⁠20643015–
Oct 7atSan José StateL 7–⁠40426018–
Oct 15vs.Air ForceL 7–⁠42458131–
Oct 22atNotre DameL 21–⁠44441026–
Nov 5atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠14762020–
Nov 11vs.Fresno StateL 30–⁠3721308–
Nov 19atHawai’iL 25–⁠31463034–
Nov 26vs.NevadaW 27–⁠221−400–
2020 Michigan State 3 games, 10 catches, 223 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.RutgersL 27–⁠381505–
Oct 31atMichiganW 27–⁠248196150–
Nov 7atIowaL 7–⁠49122022–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height6′1⅛″
Weight184 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan76″
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
20-yard shuttle4.52 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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