| Markus White | |
| Number: | 55, 92, 98 |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Birth Date: | November 25, 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 264 |
| High School: | John I. Leonard (Greenacres, Florida) |
| College: | Florida State |
| Draftyear: | 2011 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 224 |
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| Pfr: | WhitMa01 |
Markus White (born November 25, 1987) is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State University. Prior to playing for Florida State, he played one season at Butler Community College where he received the NJCAA national player of the year.
A native of Lake Worth, Florida, White attended John I. Leonard High School, where he was teammates with Kenrick Ellis.
Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, White was not ranked among the best defensive end prospects of his class.[1] He had offers from Akron, Florida Atlantic, Western Michigan, before committing to Rutgers. However, White did not manage to qualify academically, and transferred to Butler Community College.
At Butler Community College, White became a nationally recognized defensive lineman. He set a school record with 24.5 sacks which led the nation, as did his six forced fumbles, and also amassed 97 tackles, of which 39 were behind the line of scrimmage. White was named the NJCAA national player of the year in his lone season at Butler, which went 12-0 and shared the national title after routing No. 1 Snow College.
Now a five-star junior college recruit, White received numerous offers before committing to Florida State. He begin his career with the Seminoles as back-up for Everette Brown, before taking over as starter in 2009.
White was selected in seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.[2] He was converted from a defensive end to an outside linebacker along with fellow rookie Ryan Kerrigan.[3] He was made the third-string left outside linebacker behind fellow rookie Ryan Kerrigan and Lorenzo Alexander. At the end of the 2011 season, White played a total of two games primarily on special teams.[4]
During the 2012 preseason, White suffered a fractured rib and bruised kidney at practice on August 16.[5] He was released on August 31 for final roster cuts before the start of the 2012 season.[6]
On September 3, 2012, White signed with the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7]
On September 18, 2012, White was claimed by the Redskins from the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after the season-ending injury of fellow linebacker Brian Orakpo.[8] [9] [10] He was released on October 9, 2012, to make room on the roster for Mario Addison.[11]
White was re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad on October 11. He was signed to the active roster two days later. The Buccaneers released him on October 18. Two days later he was signed to the practice squad.
On November 14, White was promoted to the active roster again to replace Quincy Black, who was placed on injured reserve.[12] He was waived on November 17 and signed to the practice squad for a fourth time. On December 22, once again White was promoted to the active roster after Aaron Morgan was placed on injured reserve.[13] On August 26, 2013, he was waived by the Buccaneers.[14]
White signed a free agent contract with the Riders in May 2014. White re-signed with the Riders on February 16, 2016. He was released by the Roughriders during final cuts in June 2016.[15]