Aydan White: CB · NC State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aydan White
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Fifth year in the NC State secondary. Another came in 2023: All-ACC. On tape: 9 tackles against Syracuse, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Western Carolina | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-51vs No. 14 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-59@ No. 21 Clemson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34vs Wake Forest | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Syracuse | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23@ California | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-28vs Stanford | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-29vs Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-30@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-26vs East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this season59 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 40-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
48.5%
391 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
59 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at NC State, 154 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
