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Javion White

DB · Tulane · So · #3

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

44 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Tulane for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Tulane for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Tulane

Returning around him

  • 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #74

DB · TULANE · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Javion White

  • 2
  • #3
  • 6-0 | 180 lb
  • Winnsboro, LA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

61

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 90th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#10300

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1634 national
CFB
College
Tulane
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDB
Class2
Jersey3
Measurements6-0 | 180 lb
HometownWinnsboro, LA
Primary teamTulane

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1634 recruit
Composite rating 0.8478 HighSchool
Signed with Tulane 2024
Origin Franklin Parish Winnsboro, LA, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 3-star | 0.8478 No. 1634 recruit | HighSchool | Tulane

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#10300Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#10397Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Tulane

Composite

0.8478

#1634 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Javion White

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Javion White

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
44Tackles
3.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.3Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
48Tackles
3.8Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 44): needs 36/game over remaining 1.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 44): needs 56/game over remaining 1.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 6/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 10/game over remaining 1.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Javion White is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Tulane's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 3 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #10300 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Defensive rarity 0.0 sacks | 3.5 TFL

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 44 28 solo | #756/4942 (85th pct)
TFL 3.5 Backfield disruption | #869/4972 (83rd pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

Coverage splashHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
44 85th
SOLO
28 87th
TFL
3.5 83rd
SACK
0.0 65th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
6 93rd
INT
3 94th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 23-3vs Northwestern220.00.020
Wk 2W 33-31@ South Alabama110.00.00
Wk 3W 34-27vs Duke441.00.011
Wk 4L 10-45@ Ole Miss541.00.01
Wk 5W 31-14@ Tulsa110.00.01
Wk 7W 26-19vs East Carolina300.00.00
Wk 8W 24-17vs Army310.00.01
Wk 12W 35-24vs Florida Atlantic950.00.01Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 13W 37-13@ Temple540.00.00
Wk 14W 27-0vs Charlotte331.00.01
Wk 15W 34-21vs North Texas410.50.00
BowlL 10-41@ Ole Miss420.00.00
Total44283.50.036
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Tulane44283.50.063--
2024Tulane1181.50.031--
Career2 loaded seasons55365.00.094--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT 3 0 pick-six TD | #56/869 (94th pct)
Pass breakups 6 Coverage disruption | #144/2184 (93rd pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 44 #756/4942 85th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 3.5 #869/4972 83rd pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 3 #56/869 94th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 6 #144/2184 93rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 28 #608/4584 87th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 1 #103/736 86th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense INT return yards 1 #546/578 6th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense INT return avg 0.3 #562/578 3rd pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home7g4.00.40.00.6
Road5g3.20.20.00.4

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins10g3.50.20.00.5
Losses2g4.50.50.00.5

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-77g2.90.30.00.4
Weeks 8+5g4.80.30.00.6

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort

61Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd). Strength: interceptions (89th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).

Passes defended#144 / 2975 · 94th pct
6defe
Interceptions#56 / 817 · 90th pct
3inte
Solo tackles#608 / 2975 · 79th pct
28defe
Tackles#756 / 2975 · 74th pct
44defe
Tackles for loss#866 / 2975 · 69th pct
3.5defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Javion WhiteTulaneTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 87% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 81% simAhmaad MosesSMU· 80% sim
Passes defended
94
White
91
Ra-El
96
Johnson
78
Moses
Interceptions
90
White
95
Johnson
98
Moses
Solo tackles
79
White
100
Ra-El
97
Johnson
98
Moses
Tackles
74
White
99
Ra-El
98
Johnson
99
Moses
Tackles for loss
69
White
56
Ra-El
47
Johnson
83
Moses
Forced fumbles
47
White
47
Ra-El
47
Johnson
47
Moses
Sacks
24
White
24
Ra-El
63
Johnson
63
Moses
QB hurries
22
White
22
Ra-El
22
Johnson
22
Moses

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Will James’s 2025 season.

Will James

87%match

Houston · 2025

All-Big 12
#2

Jaden Mickey

Boise State · 2025

78%
#3

Malik Hausman

Hawai'i · 2022

80%
#4

Jaylin Williams

Indiana · 2022

76%
#5

Matt Hankins

Iowa · 2021

All-Big Ten
78%

Matches Will on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Will James's sophomore season at Houston (2025).

Will James

90%match

Houston · 2025

All-Big 12
#2

Jackson Vick

NC State · 2025

79%
#3

Jordan Shaw

Washington · 2024

77%
#4

Korey Johnson

Air Force · 2025

75%
#5

Cameron Mitchell

Northwestern · 2021

75%

Matches Will on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jon Sumrall

Pass share

45.8%

424 pass / 501 run

Plays / game

66.1

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

3.4%

294 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
2025
Jon Sumrall
Tulane

Played his entire career under Jon Sumrall.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownWinnsboro, LA
Height6'0"
Weight180 lb
Class2
PositionDB
Jersey3

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Tulane DB2 #10300 #10397 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Tulane American Athletic DB 2 No. 3 | 6-0 | 180 lb | Winnsboro, LA
2024 Tulane American Athletic DB 2 No. 3 | 6-0 | 180 lb | Winnsboro, LA