Maurice White

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
275
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Martin Luther King H.S.
Previous School:
Memphis
Major:
Community Development/Community Services

2023

As a senior defensive lineman, saw action in all 12 games … made 11 starts at defensive end … listed as a starter at defensive end on the depth chart … made 18 total tackles (11 solo), ranked No. 3 on the squad in tackles for loss (5-28 yards), ranked no. 2 on the team in sacks (3.5-22 yards), registered five quarterback hurries, and recovered a fumble … made tackles in eight of 12 games played … made one tackle with a quarterback hurry in the season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … finished with three tackles (two solo) at Western Michigan (11/7) … made two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks for three yards at Ball State (10/21) … totaled a career-high four tackles (one solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss for 11 yards, 1.0 sack for 10 yards, and two quarterback hurries vs. Akron (10/14) … made two tackles at Buffalo (10/7) … made one tackle and tackle for loss vs. Eastern Michigan (9/30) … finished with two quarterback hurries and two tackles at South Alabama (9/23) … finished with three tackles (two solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss and one sack for nine yards in season finale at Michigan State (9/1).

2022

As a junior defensive lineman, played in four games … saw action in 43 plays on defense … did not make a tackle … transferred to Central Michigan prior to the 2022 season … committed to Central Michigan on August 13, 2022.

2021 AT MEMPHIS

Appeared in 11 games for the Tigers … totaled 12 tackles, eight solo, with 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … had a season-high three tackles with a tackle for loss and sack in win over No. 23/24 SMU … also has a tackle for loss and sack in victory over Mississippi State … recorded two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks against No. 17/17 Houston … earned Tiger 3.0 Club in 2021.

2020 AT MEMPHIS

Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl … appeared in all 11 games on the season … had four tackles, three solo, to go with one TFL, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … had a season-best one TFL in win over USF … posted one quarterback hurry in victories against Stephen F. Austin and Florida Atlantic in the Montgomery Bowl.

2018-19 AT ELLSWORTH C.C./EAST MISSISSIPPI C.C.

Rated a three-star defensive lineman … one-year letterwinner at East Mississippi Community College under coach Buddy Stephens … logged 22 tackles in sophomore season at EMCC … also recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown against Pearl River CC … also played one season at Ellsworth CC, appearing in six games and finishing with five tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2018 graduate of Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Mich., where he played three years of varsity football … played both defensive tackle and defensive end … rated the No. 50 player in Michigan out of high school … rated a three-star recruit by ON3DB and two-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports … considered eight offers from Toledo, Ball State, Buffalo, Delaware State, and Eastern Michigan out of high school … also played basketball.

PERSONAL

Born Maurice White on January 15, 2000 … son of Quanta and Maurice White.