Dez White Hometown: Orange Park, Fla. High School: Bolles School Height / Weight: 6-1 / 219 Position: Split End Birthdate: 08/23/1979

AT TECH: Talented athlete who blossomed into one of the nation’s top receivers over the last two seasons . . . Elected to enter the NFL draft following his junior season . . . Combines excellent speed, size and athletic ability with outstanding work habits . . . Former kicker and all-state soccer player in high school who has experimented with kickoffs in practice . . . Drafted in the third round (69th selection) by the Chicago Bears. Tied for the Tech career lead with 14 touchdown catches . . . Equalled the mark also held by Buck Martin (1950-52) and Jimmy Robinson (1970-72) . . . Ranks second in Tech history in career receiving yards (1,833) and ninth in receptions (90) . . . Had eight 100-yard receiving efforts over his last two seasons, including two 200-yard games . . . Nine scoring plays of 50 yards or more, including seven touchdown catches and two kickoff returns . . . Sixth in Tech history all-purpose yards with 3,601 . . . One of only three players in school history with two kickoff returns for touchdowns (100 yards vs. Maryland, 1998, and 95 yards vs. Duke, 1997) . . . Has returned more kickoffs (69) for more yards (1,701) than any player in Tech history except Drew Hill (94-2,357) . . . Career average of 24.7 yards per return.

1999: Tech’s second-leading receiver who combined with Kelly Campbell to give Tech one of the most dangerous receiving tandems in the nation with the pair combining for 113 catches, 1,965 yards (17.4 average) and 15 touchdowns . . . Drew constant double teams, allowing Campbell to have a record-setting season . . . Earned second-team all-ACC honors for the second straight year . . . Caught 44 passes for 860 yards and five touchdowns . . . Average of 19.6 yards per catch was the best in the ACC . . . Third in the ACC and 17th nationally with 146.9 all-purpose yards per game . . . Averaged 23.8 yards on 29 kickoff returns to rank fourth in the ACC and 27th in the nation . . . Also lined up in the backfield in Tech’s multiple formations and carried the ball 11 times for 67 yards. Had 215 yards receiving—the second-best game of his career and third-best in school history—on five catches in win over Maryland, including touchdown strikes of 80 and 29 yards . . . Caught an 80-yard touchdown pass against No. 1-ranked Florida State and totalled 114 yards receiving . . . Sat out most of the Wake Forest game after suffering a hamstring injury early in the contest . . . Came back to have one of his best games one week later against Georgia with a career-high nine catches for 165 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown catch . . . Set up the tying touchdown with a 32-yard reception down to the Georgia seven . . . Playing a bowl game in his hometown for the second straight year, he caught eight passes for 100 yards against Miami in the Toyota Gator Bowl . . . His eight receptions are the most ever by a Yellow Jacket in a bowl game.

Entered the season as a preseason first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection by virtually every publication . . . Rated the fourth-best receiver and seventh-best return specialist in the nation by Lindy’s, while The Sporting News tabbed him the nation’s fifth-best receiver . . . Preseason first-team all-America as a return specialist by Athlon. 1998: One of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award . . . Second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection . . . Tech’s leading receiver with 46 catches for 973 yards and nine touchdowns . . . Average of 21.2 yards per catch ranked fourth nationally . . . Set a new school record for receiving yards in a season, breaking the mark of 902 by John Sias in 1968 . . . His nine touchdown catches tied Jimmy Robinson’s Tech record, set in 1972 . . . Ranked 15th in the nation in kickoff returns with a 26.2-yard average . . . Averaged 150.5 all-purpose yards per game to rank 14th nationally . . . Total of 1,655 all-purpose yards is the second-best season figure in school history . . . Caught more than 30 percent of Tech’s pass completions . . . Five of his nine touchdown catches covered 50 yards or more. Playing in his hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., he earned co-MVP honors for Tech’s Gator Bowl win over Notre Dame as he caught two long touchdown passes in the second half, including the game-winner . . . Hauled in a 44-yard touchdown late in the third quarter and then after the Irish tied the score, he caught a 55-yard touchdown pass with 7:55 left . . . Finished with four catches for 129 yards, a Tech record for bowl games. Named ACC Offensive Back of the Week after a spectacular performance in Tech’s win over sixth-ranked Virginia . . . Caught three touchdowns against the Cavaliers and set a school record with 243 yards receiving on six catches . . . Also returned three kickoffs for 67 yards against Virginia for a total of 310 all-purpose yards, the second-best single-game performance in school history . . . Caught a 69-yard touchdown pass in the first half and then had fourth-quarter touchdowns of 35 and 54 yards to cap Tech’s comeback from a 21-point deficit . . . Scored the game-winning touchdown with 4:40 left as he turned a short pass into a 54-yard touchdown . . . On third-and- seven from the Tech 46, he took a pass from Joe Hamilton at the Virginia 45 on the left hash and outran five defenders as he raced across the field and down the right sideline for the score . . . Had six receptions for 171 yards in Tech’s win at North Carolina . . . Caught touchdown passes of 56 and 20 yards against the Tar Heels, both times beating UNC all-America cornerback Dré Bly . . . Career-high seven catches against Clemson, including a 13-yard gain down to the four-yard line to set up the winning touchdown . . . Only reception against Wake Forest was a 51-yard touchdown . . . Caught a 53-yard touchdown pass against Duke on the fifth play of the game. Returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Maryland, equalling the second-longest return in school history . . . Joined Drew Hill (100 yds vs. Georgia, 1978) and Dewey Scarboro (102 yds vs. Georgetown, 1919) among Yellow Jackets with kickoff returns of 100 yards or more . . . Also joined Hill and Gary Lee as the only Tech players to return two kickoff returns for touchdowns in their careers.

1997: Tech’s kickoff return specialist as a true freshman . . . Averaged 23.6 yards per return to rank fifth in the ACC and 40th nationally . . . Returned 14 kicks for 330 yards . . . Named ACC Specialist of the Week for his performance against Duke, when he became the first freshman in Georgia Tech history to return a kickoff for a touchdown . . . Went 95 yards for the score, spinning and breaking tackles along the way . . . At the time, the 95-yard return was the sixth longest in school history and longest since 1986 . . . Also Tech’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1990 . . . Totalled 141 yards on four returns for the game . . . Moved into the lineup against Clemson in the third game and touched the ball for the first time two weeks later against NC State . . . Returned four kickoffs for 85 yards against the Wolfpack . . . Made four tackles on kickoff coverage.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked the No. 6 skilled athlete in the nation by the SuperPrep preseason edition . . . One of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Super Southern 100” . . . Tabbed to the consensus Top 275 players in the nation . . . Named a first-team all-SEC Region pick by Prep Stars magazine . . . Rated the fourth-best receiver in the South by Tom Lemming . . . Rated the eighth-best strong safety prospect in the nation by National Recruiting Advisor . . . Helped the Bolles School to a four-year record of 54-5 . . . Booted a 43-yard field goal in the state AAAA high school championship game . . . Also an all-state soccer player . . . Lettered three times in football, twice in track and four times in soccer . . . As a senior had 10 catches for 326 yards, a 32.6-yard average . . . On defense made 42 tackles and three interceptions . . . Also booted four field goals on five attempts, making kicks of 29, 35, 43 and 49 yards . . . Scored seven touchdowns—three receiving, three punt returns and one kickoff return . . . Played for coach Corky Rogers—a former Tech football player—at Bolles . . . Chose Tech over Ohio State, Penn State and Duke.

PERSONAL: Full name is Edward Dezmon White . . . Mother is Desiree Allen . . . Born August 23, 1979 . . . Uncle, Adrian White, played in the NFL for the New York Giants (1986-90), Green Bay Packers (1991-92) and New England Patriots (1993-94) . . . Majoring in Management.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
1999	Rec	Yds	TD	LP	Rush	Yds	TD	LP
Navy‡	4	47	0	16	1	6	0	6
Florida State‡	2	114	1	80	1	2	0	2
UCF‡	3	50	0	35	1	3	0	3
Maryland‡	5	215	2	80	2	8	0	6
North Carolina‡	5	51	0	19	0	0	0	0
Duke‡	4	61	1	25	1	14	0	14
NC State‡	5	77	0	29	0	0	0	0
Virginia‡	2	25	0	18	1	16	0	16
Clemson‡	4	50	0	20	3	18	0	6
Wake Forest‡	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	0
Georgia‡	9	165	1	32	1	0	0	0
Miami‡#	8	100	0	23	1	3	0	3

1999	KOR	Yds	Avg	TD	LP	All-P
Navy	1	44	44	0	44	97
Florida State	1	19	19	0	19	135
UCF	3	81	27	0	31	134
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0	223
North Carolina	4	93	23.3	0	38	144
Duke	2	37	18.5	0	19	112
NC State	3	81	27	0	39	158
Virginia	7	157	22.4	0	33	198
Clemson	6	112	18.7	0	27	180
Wake Forest	1	35	35	0	35	40
Georgia	1	30	30	0	30	195
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	103

1998	Rec	Yds	TD	LP	KR	Yds	TD	LP	All-P
Boston Col.‡	5	74	0	27	5	126	0	31	200
NMSU‡	4	97	1	47	2	15	0	8	112
N. Carolina‡	6	171	2	56	2	56	0	34	227
Duke‡	5	110	1	53	2	51	0	30	161
NC State‡	5	80	1	31	3	68	0	29	148
Virginia‡	6	243	3	69	3	67	0	31	310
Florida St.‡	1	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	9
Maryland‡	4	55	0	20	3	156	1	100	211
Clemson‡	7	71	0	15	2	32	0	19	103
Wake Forest‡	1	51	1	51	2	44	0	23	95
Georgia‡	2	12	0	6	2	67	0	41	79
Notre Dame‡#	4	129	2	55	3	26	0	15	155

1997	KOR	Yds	Avg	TD	LP
Notre Dame	DNP
Wake Forest	0	0	0.0	0	0	
Clemson	0	0	0.0	0	0
Boston College	0	0	0.0	0	0
NC State	4	85	21.3	0	25
Florida State	1	18	18.0	0	18
North Carolina	0	0	0.0	0	0
Virginia	3	51	17.0	0	22
Duke	4	141	35.3	1	95
Maryland	1	26	26.0	0	26	
Georgia	1	9	9.0	0	9
West Virginia#	2	22	11.0	0	14

‡ Game Started	
# Bowl games are not included in season or career totals

CAREER STATISTICS
Rec.	G-GS	Rec	RPG	Yds	Avg	YPG	TD	LP
1997	10-0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0
1998	11-11	46	4.2	973	21.2	88.5	9	69
1999	11-11	44	4.0	860	19.5	78.2	5	80
Total	32-22	90	2.8	1833	20.4	57.2	14	80

Rushing	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	LP
1997	10	0	0	0.0	0	0
1998	11	0	0	0.0	0	0
1999	11	11	67	6.1	0	16
Total	32	11	67	6.1	0	16

KO Returns	G	KOR	Yds	Avg	TD	LP
1997	10	14	330	23.6	1	95
1998	11	26	682	26.2	1	100
1999	11	29	689	23.8	0	44
Total	32	69	1701	24.7	2	100

All-Purpose	G	Rsh	Rec	PR	KOR	Total	PG
1997	10	0	0	0	330	330	33.0
1998	11	0	973	0	682	1655	150.5
1999	11	67	860	0	689	1616	146.9
Total	32	67	1833	0	1701	3601	112.5

TOUCHDOWNS: 
	1999: 80FSU, 80MD, 29MD, 25DU, 17GA
	1998: 24NMS, 56NC, 20NC, 53DU, 31NCS, 69VA, 35VA, 54VA, 100MD (KOR), 51WF
1997: 95DU (KOR)

CAREER HIGHS
Rec: 9 vs. Georgia, 1999 (165 yds)
Rec Yards: 243 vs. Virginia, 1998 (6 rec) 
Rec Avg: 40.5 vs. Virginia, 1998 (6 rec.)
TD Receptions: 3 vs. Virginia, 1998
Long: 80 vs. Florida State, 1999 (TD), Maryland, 1999 (TD)
KO Returns: 7 vs. Virginia, 1999 (157 yds)
KOR Yards: 157 vs. Virginia, 1999 (7 returns)
KOR Avg: 52.0 vs. Maryland, 1998
TD: 1 vs. Duke, 1997; vs. Maryland, 1998
Long: 100 vs. Maryland, 1998 (TD)