Roddy White

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Roddy White
Date of birth	November 2, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	James Island, South Carolina
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	UAB
NFL Draft	2005 / Round 1 / Pick 27
Statistics	NFL.com
Team(s)
2005-present	Atlanta Falcons

Sharod "Roddy" Lamor White (born November 2, 1981 in James Island, South Carolina) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL. He was selected with the 27th pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

By drafting Roddy instead of a defensive lineman, as many had predicted, the Atlanta Falcons sent a clear signal to their "star" wide receiver Peerless Price and their entire set of WRs. White was expected to be a big target for Michael Vick and one that can run with the speedy quarterback.

1 High School career
2 College career
3 Pro Career
4 External links

[edit] High School career

White attended James Island High School in Charleston, South Carolina, and was a three-sport letterman and standout in football, baseball, and wrestling. In football, he broke every school career receiving records, was a two time All-Low County honoree, a two-time All-State honoree, and was also listed as one of the top receivers in the nation on Rivals.com. In wrestling, he was a two-time state champion.

[edit] College career

White attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was a football star and a sociology major. As a football wide receiver, he finished his career with 163 receptions for 3,112 yards (19.1 yards per rec. avg.) and 26 touchdowns, and was an All-Conference USA second selection as a junior, and was a All-Conference USA first-team selection as a senior. He also led the nation with 1,452 receiving yards and ranked third in the country with a 20.5-yard per catch average in 2004 and accounted for six 100-yard receiving contests.

[edit] Pro Career

Sharod "Roddy" White is a strong, physical receiver, who saw instantaneous action in his rookie campaign. He ranked fourth among all rookie receivers in 2005. Although, a high ankle sprain injury caused him to remain on the sidelines for much of the preseason, he recovered by Week 2 of the 2005 season and was put back on the team's roster. In Week 4 of the 2005 season, against the Minnesota Vikings, he was inserted in the lineup as the No. 3 receiver. In this game, he showed his true potential: running great routes, being physical off of the line of scrimmage, and speedy. During the course of the game he racked up 64 yards on 5 catches. However, during the rest of the season, his performance was spotty at best. He made a fantastic leaping catch over three defenders on a trick play against the New Orleans Saints during Week 14 for a 54-yd touchdown, but dropped a touchdown catch the next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, although he had a 108-yard receiving performance vs. Tampa Bay (11/20) which was the second-highest receiving total put up by a rookie wide receiver in 2005, only surpassed by Jaguars WR Matt Jones (117 yards vs. Baltimore).