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Baylor's fourth-leading receiver as a sophomore in 2006 with 26 receptions, Thomas White has moved to a wide receiver position in 2007 after playing on the inside a year ago ... One of four returning offensive starters for the 2007 Bears, White, a former walk-on, was placed on scholarship by the Baylor coaching staff for the 2007 season. 2006: The Bears' fourth-leading receiver as a sophomore from his Little Y inside receiver position, where he caught 26 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns in nine appearances with five starts ... Averaged 14.3 yards per reception to rank second on the squad among Bears with at least 13 receptions on the year and registered six multi-catch games ... Caught three passes for 38 yards against No. 16 Oklahoma ... Totaled a team-high five receptions for 46 yards at Texas Tech ... Had three catches for 40 yards vs. No. 22 Texas A&M ... Four receptions for 52 yards against Kansas, one of which was a career-long 34-yard grab ... Totaled career-highs in both receptions (six) and receiving yards (95) at No. 6 Texas ... Did not have any statistics in first career start vs. Kansas State, but had one reception for 26 yards in second start at Colorado ... In first 2006 appearance vs. Northwestern State he totaled three receptions for 52 yards and two TDs ... His first reception as a Bear was a 14-yarder from Shawn Bell in the Northwestern State game ... Then caught touchdown passes of 11 yards from Bell on the next play and 27 yards from Blake Szymanski later in the game ... Named Baylor's Most Improved Offensive Player ... Played 245 snaps to earn first letter. 2005: Redshirt freshman saw action on one play against Samford and dressed for two other games ... Slowed by a hamstring injury for much of the season ... Named to spring 2006 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. 2004: Joined Baylor program as a walk-on after drawing interest from SMU, Rice, Dartmouth and an offer from Navy ... Dressed for six games but took a redshirt. High School: Plano West High School, Plano, Texas ... Earned a pair of letters in football and three in track for the Wolves ... As a senior, caught 32 passes for 512 yards and five scores, while returning 14 kicks for 306 yards ... First-team All-Collin County and second-team all-district performer ... Was second-leading receiver in district as a senior when Plano West finished 7-3 ... Anchored regional qualifying 4x200-meter relay team and completed in sprints and jumps with top marks of 10.6 (100m), 21.8 (200m) and 22-6 (long jump) ... Active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Coached by Mike Hughes at the District 9-5A school. Personal: The son of Lee and Cathy White, Thomas Benjamin White was born Feb. 28, 1986, in Dallas, Texas ... Marketing major. |
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