Marquez White
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 29, 1994 Dothan, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Northview (Dothan, Alabama) |
| College: | Florida State |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 6 / pick: 216 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Marquez White (born October 29, 1994) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football and basketball at Florida State University. He was a member of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL .
Early years
[edit]White attended Northview High School in Dothan, Alabama. As a freshman, he played at wide receiver. As a sophomore, he was moved to cornerback.
As a senior, he posted 39 tackles, 3 interceptions, 9 passes defensed, one forced a fumble, one fumble recovery and scored four touchdowns via receptions and returns. He also had a 98-yard touchdown reception.
In basketball, he averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
College career
[edit]White accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University. As a true freshman, he was moved to wide receiver to provide depth for part of the season, but still managed to have 12 tackles and one interception.
In his first 2 years he was a backup and played mainly on special teams. As a junior, he took advantage of players that left for the NFL and became a starter at cornerback in 13 games opposite of future All-Pro Jalen Ramsey, allowing just 20 receptions and one touchdown, while making 25 tackles (2 for loss), one interception and 2 passes defensed.
He started 13 games as a senior, allowing just 22 receptions and one touchdown, while posting 25 tackles (2 for loss), 2 interceptions and 6 passes defensed.
As a freshman, he was a backup guard for six games in the 2013-2014 basketball season, but opted to concentrate in football.
Professional career
[edit]Dallas Cowboys
[edit]White was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[1][2] On September 2, he was waived after the team traded for veteran cornerback Bene Benwikere. On September 3, he was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad.[3][4]
He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 1, 2018.[5] He was waived on September 1.[6]
Orlando Apollos
[edit]In 2019, White joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[7] He was a starter until the league folded in April 2019.[8] He finished with 8 starts at left cornerback, 21 tackles and 7 passes defensed.
St. Louis BattleHawks
[edit]In October 2019, he was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 6th round during phase four of the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] On January 21, he was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season.[10][11] On February 24, he was activated from injured reserve. In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12] He played in 2 games as a backup cornerback and had 2 tackles.
Personal life
[edit]In 2018, he was charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in response to a road-rage incident.[13] The charges were dropped and the NFL didn't issue any disciplinary action. After football, he started a food truck business.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Archer, Todd (April 28, 2017). "Dallas Cowboys' 2017 draft picks: Analysis for every selection". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Auping, Jonathan (April 29, 2017). "Cowboys Draft A 3rd CB; FSU's Marquez White Selected In Sixth Round". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2022). "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Eatman, Nick (September 3, 2022). "Showers, Drafted CB & 2 WRs Headline Cowboys' 10-Man Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (January 1, 2018). "Cowboys Sign 7 Players To Futures Deals". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Helman, David (September 1, 2018). "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Orlando Apollos Set Final Roster". Our Sports Central. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (July 9, 2018). "Cowboys CB Marquez White faces assault charge in road-rage incident". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Jon (December 23, 2022). "Dothan's Marquez White gets 'second chance at life' after football with truck success". dothaneagle.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.