2021 Football Roster
Roster
Jonah White
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Merkel, Texas
- High School:
- Merkel HS
2020 (RS Freshman): Played in two games in 2020 ... Rushed the ball five times for 17 yards and caught nine passes for 63 yards on the season ... Saw his first action against Texas Tech (11/14), with two carries for -1 yards ... Had a breakout game at Oklahoma (12/5), with a game-high nine catches out of the backfield for a team-high 63 yards, while also totaling a team-best 18 rushing yards on three carries.
2019 (Freshman): Redshirted ... Appeared in one game ... Made his Baylor debut vs. UTSA (9/7), rushed once for 2 yards.
High School: Played for coach John Cornelius at Merkel (Texas) High School … played primarily quarterback as a senior … passed for 893 yards and four touchdowns … rushed for 2,611 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2018 … also had 41 tackles and one interception on defense … 2018 district MVP … four-time All-District selection … rated three stars by 247 Sports … ESPN ranked as one of the top 150 players in Texas … three-star prospect according to ESPN … had 767 receiving yards and nine touchdowns during junior season … added six interceptions … tallied 421 yards and four touchdowns on only 47 carries in 2017 … as a junior, named the Abilene Reporter News All-Big Country Player of the Year
Personal: Son of Marsha and James White … has one sister, Neshemia … health, kinesiology and leisure studies major.
