Ricky White

#11 · WR · Sr. · UNLV6′1″ · 190 lb · Marietta, GA

Ricky White: WR · UNLV · #11.

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Ricky White

WR · UNLV · Sr · #11

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-Mountain West in 2023. On tape: 138 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Utah State, Week 7, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

UNLV in the news

Mullen criticizes NCAA eligibility rulingLas Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	UNLV	79	1,041	13.2	11	55
2023	UNLV	88	1,483	16.9	8	82
2022	UNLV	51	619	12.1	4	72
2020	Michigan State	10	223	22.3	1	50
Career		228	3,366	14.8	24	82

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 23-20vs 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 No. 17 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@ No. 10 Boise State	4	21	5.3	0	9
Total		79	1041	13.2	11	55

Signature game

Week 2 · 2024

W 72-14

vs Utah Tech

5 rec · 111 yds · 3 TD

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

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Utah Tech · 1st and 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 · 3rd and 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 · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.30Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 14 yds to the SJSU 45 for a
Week 11 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 34 yds to the HAW 20 for a
Week 12 · San Diego State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 15 yds to the SDSU 48 for a
Week 11 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Williams to White III: a 37-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 2 · Utah Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Matthew Sluka pass complete to Ricky White III for 42 yds to the UTU 30 for a
Week 2 · Utah Tech · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Matthew Sluka pass complete to Ricky White III for 7 yds for a TD (Caden Chittenden KICK)
Week 14 · Nevada · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 23 yds to the NEV 47 for a
Week 6 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Hajj-Malik Williams pass complete to Ricky White III for 53 yds to the SYR 3 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

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

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 86 (#15 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

86All-Conference level #15 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2024. 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

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
Road6g	6.0	80.7	12.1	0.7

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

2024 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Pass share

33.8%

308 pass / 604 run

Plays / game

65.1

14 games

Team sack rate

8.3%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Impact starter

79 catches and 1 carry in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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 Zeitgeist Score

86 · #15 of 466 WRs · 2024

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

Ricky White

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Five seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2020 3 games

2022 12 games

2023 14 games

2025