Cody White

#7 · WR · Jr. · Michigan State6′3″ · 215 lb · Novi, MI · Walled Lake Western

Cody White: WR · Michigan State · #7.

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Cody White

WR · Michigan State · Jr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the Michigan State receiving corps. A game that shows it: 136 receiving yards and 11 receptions against Rutgers — Week 13, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Michigan State in the news

Spartan Stadium renovation plans evolvingThe Detroit News Oct 27
Oregon hires Jay Johnson as OCOct 27
Milvojevic, Patterson out for UCLA gameDetroit Free Press Oct 24
$10M donation to MSU athleticsLansing State Journal Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Michigan State	66	922	14.0	6	49
2018	Michigan State	42	555	13.2	2	40
2017	Michigan State	35	490	14.0	4	60
Career		143	1,967	13.8	12	60

Season	Team
2019	Michigan State	6	22	40
2018	Michigan State	1	22	23
2017	Michigan State	4	19	22
Career		11	63	85

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-7vs Tulsa	2	18	9.0	0	9
Wk 2	W 51-17vs Western Michigan	5	63	12.6	1	20
Wk 3	L 7-10vs Arizona State	5	39	7.8	0	13
Wk 4	W 31-10@ Northwestern	4	70	17.5	1	29
Wk 5	W 40-31vs Indiana	4	67	16.8	0	30
Wk 6	L 10-34@ No. 4 Ohio State	4	42	10.5	0	15
Wk 7	L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin	3	34	11.3	0	19
Wk 9	L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State	3	66	22.0	0	49
Wk 11	L 34-37vs Illinois	7	128	18.3	0	31
Wk 12	L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan	6	78	13.0	0	29
Wk 13	W 27-0@ Rutgers	11	136	12.4	3	21	Season-high 136 yds
Wk 14	W 19-16vs Maryland	4	84	21.0	0	27
Bowl	W 27-21vs Wake Forest	8	97	12.1	1	20
Total		66	922	14.0	6	49

Signature game

Week 13 · 2019

W 27-0

at Rutgers

11 rec · 136 yds · 3 TD

Dominant 27-point win on the road against Rutgers.

With B. Lewerke — 239 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 14 rush yds (7 car) · E. Collins — 109 rush yds (31 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Rutgers · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.22Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 21 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Week 4 · Northwestern · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 11 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Week 11 · Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 24 yds to the Illin 45 for a
Week 11 · Illinois · 2nd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.93Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 21 yds to the Illin 42 for a
Week 3 · Arizona State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.85Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 6 · Ohio State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 15 yds to the OhSt 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Illinois · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 16 yds to the Illin 47 for a
Week 13 · Rutgers · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.67Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 7 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.67Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 20 yds to the MchSt 44 for a
Week 1 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Brian Lewerke pass complete to Cody White for 10 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK)

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 24-15 over that span.

2017Michigan State10-3HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning

2018Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (92nd percentile). Strength: receptions (91st percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#196 / 728 · 73rd pct

0.69

Yards / catch#243 / 728 · 67th pct

13.7

TD rate#278 / 728 · 62nd pct

6.3%

Explosive rate#292 / 728 · 60th pct

13.7%

Catch rate#388 / 728 · 47th pct

68.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#47 / 556 · 92nd pct

922

Receptions#47 / 556 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#77 / 556 · 83rd pct

Yards / catch#223 / 556 · 59th pct

14.0

Rush yards#117 / 283 · 58th pct

Long catch#272 / 556 · 50th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Fumbles lost#190 / 223 · 9th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

43rd → 73rd percentile

Explosive rate

50th → 60th percentile

Catch rate

23rd → 47th percentile

TD rate

27th → 62nd percentile

Yards / catch

60th → 67th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.3	66.4	15.4	0.1
Road5g	5.6	72.0	12.9	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.4	53.8	12.2	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	6.2	98.4	17.3	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Mark Dantonio

Pass share

50.4%

463 pass / 456 run

Plays / game

70.7

13 games

Team sack rate

3.8%

497 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Impact starter

66 catches, 6 carries and 3 pass attempts in 13 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Cody White

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Style of play

Fans

Michigan State in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Three seasons at Michigan State

2017 11 games