#11

Ricky White

Former wide receiver at UNLV. 2024: 79 catches, 1,041 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · UNLV · Sr. · #11

6′1″ · 190 lb · Marietta, GA

CFB Index 86 · #15 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceSeattle — drafted 2025, Rd 7, Pick 22, #238 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 414 nationally · Signed with Michigan State

Statement game12 rec · 165 ydsvs Vanderbilt (FBS) · W 40-37

Top 1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at UNLV. 2024: 79 catches, 1,041 receiving yards, 11 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2020.
Transferred from Michigan State to UNLV in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the Seattle in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UNLV, 3,366 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #238 overall by Seattle.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

The week the volume broke through — put up 182 yds vs Idaho State.Idaho State · W 52-212022

20203 games

Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Marietta

202212 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202314 games

All-Mountain Westfirst

2025

Drafted by Seattleround 7, pick 238

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#414 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #238

Seattle · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors

🥈

ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2023)

🎓

FRESHMAN HONORS

Freshman recognition (2020)

1 mention(s)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020

Marcus Arroyo

UNLV

2022

Marcus Arroyo

UNLV

2023–2024

Barry Odom

UNLV

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Marcus Arroyo → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

SeattleEntering 2nd NFL season

#238Rd 7 · Pick 22

SeattleEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

86All-Conference level #15 of 466?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (88th percentile). Strength: rec tds (98th percentile). Concern: rush yards (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#71 / 610 · 88th pct

12.5%

EPA / target#161 / 610 · 74th pct

1.07

Catch rate#177 / 610 · 71st pct

95.0%

Explosive rate#210 / 610 · 66th pct

17.5%

Yards / catch#225 / 610 · 63rd pct

12.9

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#7 / 541 · 98th pct

Rec yards#18 / 541 · 97th pct

1041

Receptions#18 / 541 · 97th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 80th pct

Long catch#201 / 541 · 62nd pct

Yards / catch#258 / 541 · 52nd pct

13.2

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rush yards#248 / 299 · 15th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

66th → 74th percentile

Explosive rate

71st → 66th percentile

Catch rate

24th → 71st percentile

TD rate

50th → 88th percentile

Yards / catch

89th → 63rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.7	92.2	14.1	1.2
Road7g	5.6	69.7	10.6	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.2	87.7	12.5	1.3
Weeks 8+7g	6.0	73.6	11.9	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% reception volume, top-3% overall receiving production.2024 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #15 of 466 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #15 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	UNLV	79	1,041	13.2	11	--
2023	UNLV	88	1,483	16.9	8	--
2022	UNLV	51	619	12.1	4	--
2020	Michigan State	10	223	22.3	1	--
Career		228	3,366	14.8	24	--

Season	Team
2024	UNLV	1	1	--	69	1
2023	UNLV	1	1	--	--	--
2022	UNLV	1	3	--	--	--
2020	Michigan State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	5	--	69	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 72–14

vs Utah Tech

1 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 58-point win at home against Utah Tech.

With M. Sluka — 161 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 70 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · C. Friel — 30 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · 7 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Utah Tech · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Matthew Sluka pass complete to Ricky White III for 55 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 7 · Utah State · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.22Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 31 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 13 · San José State · 3&13 · Q4 · EPA +3.30Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 14 yds to the SJSU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Hawai'i · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 34 yds to the HAW 20 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · San Diego State · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 15 yds to the SDSU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Ricky White III 37 Yd pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Caden Chittenden Kick)
Week 2 · Utah Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Matthew Sluka pass complete to Ricky White III for 42 yds to the UTU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Utah Tech · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Matthew Sluka pass complete to Ricky White III for 7 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 14 · Nevada · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 23 yds to the NEV 47 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 53 yds to the SYR 3 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 27-7@ Houston	2	11	5.5	0	14
Wk 2	W 72-14vs Utah Tech	5	111	22.2	3	55	3 TD catches
Wk 3	W 23-20@ Kansas	3	4	1.3	0	5
Wk 5	W 59-14vs Fresno State	10	127	12.7	2	19	2 TD catches
Wk 6	L 41-44vs Syracuse	10	135	13.5	1	53	135-yard receiving day
Wk 7	W 50-34@ Utah State	7	138	19.7	2	31	Season-high 138 yds
Wk 8	W 33-25@ Oregon State	9	88	9.8	1	22
Wk 9	L 24-29vs Boise State	5	57	11.4	0	24
Wk 11	W 29-27@ Hawai'i	7	128	18.3	1	37
Wk 12	W 41-20vs San Diego State	5	68	13.6	0	22
Wk 13	W 27-16@ San José State	7	98	14.0	0	29
Wk 14	W 38-14vs Nevada	5	55	11.0	1	23
Wk 15	L 7-21@ Boise State	4	21	5.3	0	9
Total		79	1041	12.2	11	55