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Maurice White

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
290
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Martin Luther King HS
Prev School:
East Mississippi CC

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)

2021 (Senior)

• Appeared in 11 games for the Tigers
• Totaled 12 tackles, eight solo, with 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks
• Had 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
ª Recorded two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks against No. 17/17 Houston

2020 (Junior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season
• Totaled 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 CC/East Mississippi CC)

• Rated a three-star defensive lineman
• A 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

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Rated the No. 50 player in Michigan out of high school
• Son of Quanta and Maurice White