A two-year linebacker for the Longhorns who played in 26 career games with 20 starts ... finished his career with 150 tackles (96 solo), 22.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks ... also had three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 12 quarterback hurries ... named Big 12 Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 20, 2017) ... transferred from Dodge City Community College ... was named All-Region and two-time All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College performer at inside linebacker … named preseason All-Big 12 by Phil Steele (1st Team) and Athlon Sports (2nd Team) in 2018 … named to 2018 Bednarik Award and Butkus Award watch lists ... named second team All-Big 12 in 2018.
SENIOR (2018)
Played in and started 13 games (all but Kansas) ... led the team with 90 tackles (58 solo) with 16.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks ... had eight quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup ... named second team All-Big 12 ... started at linebacker against Maryland, totaling three tackles with one for loss before a targeting penalty disqualified him in the second quarter. Started at linebacker and totaled five solo tackles in the victory over Tulsa .. .had six tackles (four solo) including a sack for a loss of eight yards, four TFL for a loss of 15 yards, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry in the win over USC ... led the team with 11 tackles with a tackle for loss in the 31-16 win over No. 17 TCU ... totaled a team-high seven tackles in the Longhorns' victory over Kansas State ... totaled three tackles (one solo) including a TFL and a fumble recovery in the win over No. 7 Oklahoma ... had 11 tackles (nine solo), a sack, two and a half TFL and two quarterback hits in the 23-17 victory over Baylor .. .totaled 10 tackles (six solo), one sack, two and a half TFL and two quarterback hits in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... had two solo tackles and a pass breakup in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... had nine tackles (five solo) including one and a half sacks and one and a half TFL in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech ... led the team with seven tackles and added one sack and two quarterback hurries in the victory over Iowa State ... had 11 tackles, tying his career high, with 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in the Big 12 Championship Game ... totaled five tackles with a sack in a 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
JUNIOR (2017)
Played in all 13 games this season with seven starts (Kansas State, at Baylor, at TCU, Kansas, at West Virginia, Texas Tech, vs Missouri) ... finished fourth on the team with 60 tackles, including six tackles for loss and two sacks ... added four QB hurries, a breakup and a forced fumble ... made his Longhorn debut against Maryland ... finished third on the Longhorns with five tackles (1 TFL) in a 56-0 shutout win over San Jose State ... held SJSU to 171 total yards, 42 on the ground and it was UT’s first shutout at DKR since 2012 ... played in Texas’ strong defensive effort in a double-overtime loss at No. 4/4 USC ... played on special teams and defensively in a 17-7 victory at Iowa State where the Texas defense allowed just 10 rushing yards ... made his first career start as a Longhorn at linebacker against Kansas State ... had one tackle in UT’s double-overtime win ... played in the AT&T Red River Showdown ... played at linebacker against Oklahoma State ... recorded career highs with eight tackles and six solo tackles ... started at linebacker in the Longhorns’ 38-7 victory at Baylor ... had six tackles (five solo) to help hold Baylor to 31 rushing yards and 249 yards of total offense ... started at linebacker and set career highs with nine tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss ... also had a QB hurry in the loss to No. 10/12 TCU ... made four tackles (three solo) in a 42-27 win over Kansas ... named Big 12 Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week after totaling seven tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a QB hurry against WVU in a 28-14 road win ... had a crucial strip-sack in the fourth quarter which helped extend the Longhorns’ lead from seven to 14 points in the victory against the No. 24/25 Mountaineers ... totaled seven tackles, a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry against Texas Tech ... led the Longhorns with 10 tackles, including a pass breakup and a QB hurry, in a 33-16 Texas Bowl win over Missouri.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Coached by Gary Thomas at Dodge City CC and Brian Knapp at Douglas High School ... transfer from Dodge City Community College (DCCC) … an All-Region and two-time All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College (KJCCC) performer at inside linebacker … finished his career with a school-record 215 tackles and also had 11.5 sacks (second in school history) in two seasons … his five career interceptions were third in school history … ranked as the No. 4 JUCO player by Rivals … No. 5 (No. 1 ILB) nationally by 247Sports … No. 9 (No. 1 ILB) on the ESPNJC50 … No. 3 in the class by Scout … named first team NJCAA Region VI as a sophomore in 2016 … also earned first team All-KJCCC … helped Dodge City to a 7-4 overall record and No. 16 ranking in the final NJCAA poll … totaled 82 tackles (52 solo) despite playing in just nine games … had 13 tackles for loss, three sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, an interception, one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries … had 10 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack, with one forced fumble and an interception in a 45-21 win against Iowa Central … once again had 10 tackles with three tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery the next week against Ellsworth CC … had a season-high 15 tackles (10 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss in a 37-32 win at Independence … had eight tackles and a fumble recovery the following week against Iowa Western … totaled 12 tackles and three tackles for loss, including a sack, against Garden City … totaled 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a QB hurry against Coffeyville … led the KJCCC and was third nationally with 133 tackles (second in school history) as a freshman … was also fifth in the league with 8.5 sacks (fifth in school history) and fourth with four interceptions (fifth school history) … totaled four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three defensive touchdowns … helped Conquistadors to a 9-3 record, including a 6-1 KJCCC record to be crowned co-champions … had 12 tackles and an interception in the season opener … had 16 tackles and a fumble recovery against Independence … totaled 10 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Fort Scott … recorded 13 tackles at Butler Community College … had a career-high 20 tackles with 2.5 tackles in a win over Iowa Central … ended the season with three straight double-digit tackle performances … had 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack at Coffeyville … was named NJCAA and KJCCC Defensive Player of the Week after 51-26 victory over Highland in which he had 11 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles and two interceptions … ended the season with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery in the Salt City Bowl against Snow College … was a three-sport athlete at Douglas High School … won the 2015 Alabama Class 5A state title in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.59.
PERSONAL
Son of Vanessa White ... siblings are Quanshada, Lamar and Tahrajee Johnson, Gregory Berry, Gustin White, Alencia Berry, Akilah Powell, Cameron White ... born in Atlanta, Ga ... majoring in youth and community studies.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 11, vs Oklahoma, Dec 01, 2018 (5-6); Baylor, Oct 13, 2018 (9-2); TCU, Sep 22, 2018 (6-5)
Sacks: 2.0 [t-8th], at Texas Tech, Nov 10, 2018 (2-0)
Tackles for loss: 4.0 [t-3rd], USC, Sep 15, 2018 (3-0)
Fumbles forced: 1 [t-5th], vs Oklahoma, Dec 01, 2018 ; USC, Sep 15, 2018 ; at West Virginia, Nov 18, 2017
Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-5th], vs Oklahoma, Oct 06, 2018
Pass breakups: 1, West Virginia, Nov 03, 2018 ; vs Missouri, Dec 27, 2017
