- Position Running Back
- Class 5th Year
- Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 220
- Hometown Daleville, AL.
- Highschool Daleville HS
2023 – All-Sun Belt Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
2022 – All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Pro Football Network)
2022 – All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
2022 – All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
2022 – All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Pro Football Focus)
2023-24: Played in 11 games, starting 10 … Was on the field for 530 total snaps (521 offense, nine special teams) … A third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Also named third-team all-conference by College Football Network … Named fourth-team all-conference by Phil Steele … Carried the ball 160 times for 889 yards and nine touchdowns … Also had 17 receptions for 69 yards and a score … Returned from the injury that ended his 2022 season to rush 19 times for 125 yards and a touchdown in the opener against The Citadel … Had 40 yards rushing and a touchdown in the win over UAB … Also had three catches for 10 yards and a score … Had four carries for 19 yards and a catch at Wisconsin before leaving early with an ankle injury … Missed the Ball State game … Ran for 77 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries and also had a 6-yard catch in the win over Coastal Carolina … Carried the ball 10 times for 50 yards at James Madison … Named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week after running for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns in the win over ULM … Posted his second-straight 100-yard rushing game in the win over Georgia State, running for 116 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries … Ran for 159 yards and two scores at Texas State … Had 67 yards rushing at Marshall … Carried the ball 19 times for 74 yards and a touchdown against Old Dominion … Missed the regular season finale against App State with an ankle injury … Gave it a go against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, but only carried the ball once before sitting out the rest of the game.
2022-23: A third-team All-Sun Belt selection from the league and Pro Football Focus … A second-team selection by Pro Football Network … A third-team selection by Phil Steele … Played in 11 games, starting 10 … Rushed for 914 yards and 10 touchdowns … Also had 22 catches for 217 yards and a score … Got his first collegiate start in the opener against Morgan State, rushing for 35 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries … Ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in the win at Nebraska … Carried the ball 14 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns at UAB … Second score was on a career-long 71-yard run … Carried the ball 15 times for 70 yards against Ball State … Selected to wear the No. 0 jersey for that game … Carried the ball 18 times for 145 yards and a touchdown against Coastal Carolina … Also had a 10-yard catch … Rushed 17 times for 70 yards and a touchdown at Georgia State … Also had two catches for 18 yards … Had 20 yards rushing and caught six passes for 64 yards and a touchdown in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Carried the ball a career-high 30 times for 138 yards and a touchdown in the win at Old Dominion … Netted 65 yards rushing and had a 54-yard touchdown run on 10 carries against South Alabama … Carried the ball seven times for 28 yards at Louisiana … Carried the ball 13 times for 143 yards and had a 22-yard catch against Marshall … Was injured in the game and missed the finale against App State as well as the bowl game.
2021-22: Played in all 12 games … Played 201 total snaps (170 on offense, 31 on special teams) … Carried the ball 68 times for 383 yards and four touchdowns … Had a long run of 59 yards … Had four carries for 12 yards in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Carried the ball four times for 12 yards at Florida Atlantic … Had four carries for 10 yards at Arkansas … Had two carries for 8 yards against Louisiana … Carried the ball 13 times for 157 yards and two touchdowns against Arkansas State … Had a long run of 59 yards … Had three carries for 11 yards at Troy and carried the ball once at South Alabama … Carried the ball four times for 11 yards against Georgia State … Had four carries for 6 yards against Coastal Carolina … Carried the ball 10 times for 82 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Texas State … Had nine carries for 38 yards against BYU … Carried the ball eight times for 38 yards at App State.
2020-21: Played in 12 games … Saw action on 114 total snaps (35 on offense, 79 on special teams) … Carried the ball 20 times for 86 yards … Had a tackle on special teams … Saw brief action on special teams against Campbell and Louisiana … Played five special teams plays at ULM … Was on the field briefly on special teams against UMass … Was on the field for four special teams plays against South Alabama … Played four special teams snaps against Troy … Played snaps on special teams against Texas State … Played 11 total snaps at Army West Point … Carried the ball four times for 12 yards at Georgia State … Had six carries for 31 yards against Florida Atlantic … Had a 2-yard carry against App State … Carried the ball nine times for 41 yards against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played football for Coach Desmond Lett at Daleville High … A first-team All-USA selection by USA Today after leading the nation in rushing yards … A 2019 MaxPreps Small Schools First-Team All-American … In just 11 games, posted 3,517 rushing yards, which also set an Alabama state record … Also set a state single-game scoring record with eight touchdowns (all in the first half) against Barbour County … Also had a seven-touchdown performance … Named to the all-state team by the ASWA … Named the Class 2A Back of the Year … Earned Elite 11 and Offensive Player of the Year honors from The Southeast Sun/Daleville-Sun Courier, along with The Dothan Eagle’s Super 12 honors … Finished third in voting for Mr. Football … Also named to the state’s Super-All State team, which compiles the top 12 football players from the state regardless of classification … Rushed for over 400 yards three times (419, 462 and 465) … Carried the ball 217 times for a 16.2-yard average and 48 touchdowns and 14 2-point conversions as a senior … Also racked up 65 tackles, including 10 for loss, three interceptions, forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles (one for a touchdown) and had five passes broken up … Punted 13 times for a 35.1 yard average and returned five kicks for 146 yards (a 29.2 average per return) … Ranked as the No. 90 running back in the country by 247Sports … Rushed for more than 5,000 yards for his career.
PERSONAL: Born Jalen Jermayne White on June 5 in Leavenworth, KS … Son of Jerry and Latonya White … Has an older brother, Jerry White Jr.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies – Kinesiology
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