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Heisman / Players / Squirrel White /Florida State

Squirrel White

WR · Florida State · Sr · #4

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

52 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Florida State for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Florida State for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Florida State

Returning around him

  • 13% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -21 net (22 in / 43 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #19

WR · FLORIDA STATE · ACC

Squirrel White

  • 4
  • #4
  • 5-10 | 170 lb
  • Birmingham, AL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

15

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by long catch at the 31st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#339

<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 WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

4 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2024

2022

Tennessee · WR

2023

Tennessee · WR

2024

Tennessee · WR

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2025

Florida State · WR

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
4812022
8042023
3812024
52.02025

-89%

Sharp dropoff (-89%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

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

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey4
Measurements5-10 | 170 lb
HometownBirmingham, AL
Primary teamFlorida State

Recruiting Pedigree

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

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

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

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Florida State 2025
Transfer stars 4-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 5, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 Tennessee -> Florida State 4-star | 0.9000 | Immediate

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#339Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#297Where 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.

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 Squirrel White

Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window

Belief Meter

54

Quietly Bullish

Sample 24 mentions
Confidence MEDIUM

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 24 mentions · belief +8 · "Florida State’s depth chart continues to evolve with players coming back from in"Own fans
  • Own fans · n=24

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Squirrel 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 receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
52Rec yards
5Receptions
0Rec TDs
Per game
5.8Rec yards
1Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
75.1Rec yards
7Receptions
0Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 52): needs 162/game over remaining 4.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 52): needs 237/game over remaining 4.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 5): needs 13.8/game over remaining 4.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 5): needs 18.8/game over remaining 4.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 4.

Why the honors trail matters

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

The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Squirrel White already has 1 loaded recognition item, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.

Current place #339 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 3.1% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 5 0 rec TD | #725/1110 (35th pct)
Receiving yards 52 10.4 per catch | #773/1107 (30th pct)
Scrimmage yards 58 Total offensive yardage | #773/1107 (30th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Receiving weapon against FBS receiving peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
5 35th
YDS
52 30th
YPR
10.4 35th
TD
0 45th

Rushing

CAR
4 74th
YDS
6 39th
YPC
1.5 23rd
TD
0 81st

Returns

PR YDS
64 61st
PR AVG
9.1 62nd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 31-17vs Alabama14040.0040Season-high 40 yds
Wk 2W 77-3vs East Texas A&M177.007
Wk 5L 38-46@ Virginia252.508
Wk 6L 22-28vs Miami
Wk 8L 13-20@ Stanford
Wk 10W 42-7vs Wake Forest100.000
Wk 11L 10-24@ Clemson
Wk 13L 11-21@ NC State
Wk 14L 21-40@ Florida
Total55212.4040
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

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Florida State55210.40--
2024Tennessee3438111.22--
2023Tennessee6880411.82--
2022Tennessee3048116.02--
Career4 loaded seasons1371,71812.56--
SeasonTeam
2025Florida State46--64--
2024Tennessee1-7--112--
2023Tennessee213------
2022Tennessee15--43--
Career4 loaded seasons817--219--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

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.

Usage 3.1% 5.3% pass-game share | #835/1137 (27th pct)
Return yards 64 0 return TD
Touchdowns 0 Across offense and returns | #615/1111 (45th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 5 #725/1110 35th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 52 #773/1107 30th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #615/1111 45th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 10.4 #717/1106 35th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return yards 64 #89/224 61st pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 5.3% #835/1137 27th pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 6 #238/346 32nd pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 6 #245/397 39th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 4 #108/407 74th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 1.5 #303/393 23rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 0 #81/411 81st pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 40 #450/1105 59th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Returns Punt return avg 9.1 #86/222 62nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Returns Punt returns 7 #103/237 57th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 3.4% #740/1137 35th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 3.3% #656/1137 42nd pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 3.1% #747/1137 34th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 3.1% #669/1137 41st pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 2.9% #914/1137 20th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 2.7% #848/1137 26th pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 1.3% #154/1137 87th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #131/302 57th pct Turnoversvs FBS WR

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

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home4g0.811.815.70.0
Road5g0.41.02.50.0

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins3g1.015.715.70.0
Losses6g0.30.82.50.0

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-74g1.013.016.50.0
Weeks 8+5g0.20.00.00.0

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

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

15Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: receptions (0th).

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct
0rush
Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct
1fumb
Rush yards#183 / 287 · 35th pct
6rush
Long catch#378 / 558 · 31st pct
40rece
Yards / catch#448 / 558 · 20th pct
10.4rece
Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct
0rece
Rec yards#558 / 558 · 0th pct
52rece
Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct
5rece

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

Advanced Savant · WR · 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
Squirrel WhiteFlorida StateMichael Jackson IIIPurdue· 56% simJacquon GibsonMassachusetts· 52% simChauncy CobbArkansas State· 50% sim
Rush TDs
39
White
39
III
39
Gibson
39
Cobb
Fumbles lost
36
White
6
III
6
Cobb
Rush yards
35
White
6
III
76
Gibson
12
Cobb
Long catch
31
White
16
III
56
Gibson
58
Cobb
Yards / catch
20
White
9
III
15
Gibson
25
Cobb
Rec TDs
7
White
24
III
7
Gibson
24
Cobb
Rec yards
0
White
70
III
74
Gibson
87
Cobb
Receptions
0
White
92
III
92
Gibson
98
Cobb

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

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Pass share

40.3%

339 pass / 502 run

Plays / game

70.1

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

8.5%

282 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
Mike Norvell
Florida State
2023
Mike Norvell
Florida State
2024
Mike Norvell
Florida State
2025
Mike Norvell
Florida State

Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

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

HometownBirmingham, AL
Height5'10"
Weight170 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey4

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2024)

All-SEC

Trophy Case · Detail

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

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

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

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2024 All-SEC all_conference SEC WR

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Tennessee WR4 #339 #297 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC
2023 Tennessee WR4 #550 #570 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 Tennessee WR4 #334 #271 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Florida State ACC WR 4 No. 4 | 5-10 | 170 lb | Birmingham, AL
2024 Tennessee SEC WR 4 No. 4 | 5-10 | 170 lb | Birmingham, AL
2023 Tennessee SEC WR 4 No. 4 | 5-10 | 170 lb | Birmingham, AL
2022 Tennessee SEC WR 4 No. 4 | 5-10 | 170 lb | Birmingham, AL