James white

James White impresses: The fourth-round pick caught the eye several times this week. White showed off good hands throughout minicamp, and appears poised to serve as Shane Vereen’s backup. It will be interesting to see how well he blocks once the pads come out in training camp.

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He’s a very unselfish player. He always did what was great for the team. That’s what attracted us to him. He had to do it in high school and it probably prepared him just as well for what he had to do in college and possibly now with the Patriots. I think the great thing about him, his mom and dad are great people. His dad is a police officer and raised him the right way to be a pretty unselfish person with just everything he does.

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White shared the backfield with Giovani Bernard in high school and was a three-star recruit, choosing Wisconsin over Clemson and Michigan State.
He saw immediate action as a true freshman and although he shared playing time with Montee Ball, White was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year despite being a reserve. White saw his stats dip as a sophomore and junior, splitting carries with ball, but he became the starter as a senior with Ball in the NFL. He and Melvin Gordon combined to set the FBS single-season record for rushing yards by teammates (3,053) – White led the team with 13 rushing scores, earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors. Despite average explosion and speed, he is a big play waiting to happen with his vision, patience and foot quickness to create, running low and making himself small among the trees to pick through the LOS. White is a resourceful runner who also grades well as a pass-catcher and blocker – reliable complimentary back in the NFL and one of the underrated late round RBs in this class.

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You won’t see White leave many yards on the table. At 5’9″ and 204 pounds, White isn’t much of a pile-pusher. He doesn’t have a lot of natural leverage with short arms and small hands, so he may struggle a bit in pass protection. White has also seen a bit of time returning kickoffs, so he may be able to contribute there as well.

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STRENGTHS: Compactly built with some deceiving body strength – good north-south momentum…low pad level and runs close to the ground with a fluid body type…nice cutback and burst to make defenders miss with quick feet to sidestep defenders and flip on the jets…stiff ankles but has some body wiggle to avoid tackles…good vision and patience at the LOS to read blocks, spurt through holes and get to the second level…knack for the big play with several productive runs on his resume…soft hands out of the backfield and very reliable as a pass-catcher.
High effort blocker and works hard to get in position, using proper technique…NFL bloodlines – relative of wide receivers Santana and Sinorice Moss…selfless player with high football character – waited his turn to be the starter in Madison…very productive career, finishing fourth in school history in rushing yards (4,015), third in rushing scores (45), first in yards per carry average (6.2) and first in receiving yards for a RB (670).

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