Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
#12
John White
Sophomore quarterback on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 193 lb · West, MS · Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
0
passing yards · 2026
0 INT
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 rush yds, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2024.
John White
John White has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Southern Miss.
0 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 7 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Played under 3 different head coaches: Reed Stringer, Charles Huff, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Southern Miss1-11HC: Reed Stringer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 0.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | -- | 2 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 91.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 17 | 31 | 54.8% | 240 | 7.7 | 0 | 3 | 100.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 34 | 52.9% | 239 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 94.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 11 | -52 | -4.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 13 | -45 | -3.5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
7 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 90% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
Background
2025 (R-Fr.): Appeared in one contest…Completed lone pass of the season versus Jackson State (9/6). 2024 (Fr.): Appeared in four games…Went 17-of-31 passing for 240 yards and no touchdowns with three interceptions…Averaged 60.0 yards per game throwing…Made his debut against USF (9/14) and went 3-...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology