Kyzir White

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Posted back-to-back 10-tackle games in the first two contests of the season last year, finishing with 55 tackles (30 solo), an interception and two passes defensed while appearing in all 16 games with seven starts.
• As a rookie in 2018, recorded 19 tackles (12 solo), a tackle for loss, an interception and three passes defensed in three starts before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

PERSONAL: Given name Kyzir Rasim White…First name is pronounced kai-ZEER…Born in Plainfield, N.J. …His brother, Kevin, was selected by Chicago with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of West Virginia…Played the 2016-17 seasons at West Virginia with his other brother, Ka'Raun, who was signed by Seattle following the 2018 NFL Draft…All three of the brothers played at Lackawanna College before transferring to West Virginia…His sister, Kiyae, plays basketball at Auburn…Was high school teammates with RB Joe Williams…Provided instruction at youth football camps while in college…Earned a degree in multidisciplinary studies from West Virginia…High School: Played at Emmaus (Pa.) High, helping lead the team to the playoffs in three of his four seasons…Was a team captain and earned first-team All-Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference as a senior…Led the LVIAC in tackles his senior season…Two-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll…Played WR and CB while seeing action at RB in short-yardage situations.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Posted back-to-back 10-tackle games in the first two contests of the season last year, finishing with 55 tackles (30 solo), an interception and two passes defensed while appearing in all 16 games with seven starts.
• As a rookie in 2018, recorded 19 tackles (12 solo), a tackle for loss, an interception and three passes defensed in three starts before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

PERSONAL: Given name Kyzir Rasim White…First name is pronounced kai-ZEER…Born in Plainfield, N.J. …His brother, Kevin, was selected by Chicago with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of West Virginia…Played the 2016-17 seasons at West Virginia with his other brother, Ka'Raun, who was signed by Seattle following the 2018 NFL Draft…All three of the brothers played at Lackawanna College before transferring to West Virginia…His sister, Kiyae, plays basketball at Auburn…Was high school teammates with RB Joe Williams…Provided instruction at youth football camps while in college…Earned a degree in multidisciplinary studies from West Virginia…High School: Played at Emmaus (Pa.) High, helping lead the team to the playoffs in three of his four seasons…Was a team captain and earned first-team All-Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference as a senior…Led the LVIAC in tackles his senior season…Two-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll…Played WR and CB while seeing action at RB in short-yardage situations.

2019: Played in all 16 games, starting seven games at LB…Posted 55 tackles (30 solo), two passes defensed and an INT…Recorded the first 10-tackle game of his career and registered back-to-back double-digit tackle performances…vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 8): Led the way with a team-high 13 tackles (nine solo) for the first double-digit tackle performance of his career…at Detroit (Sept. 15): Finished with 10 tackles (four solo), good for his second-straight 10-tackle game…vs. Houston (Sept. 22): Played seven defensive snaps…at Miami (Sept. 29): Played 13 defensive snaps and assisted on a tackle…vs. Denver (Oct. 6): Started at LB, posting three tackles (two solo)…Recorded his first INT of the season and the second of his career, diving to pick off a pass that was deflected by DT Justin Jones…vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 13): Played 28 defensive snaps…at Tennessee (Oct. 20): Assisted on three tackles after starting at LB…at Chicago (Oct. 27): Recorded two solo tackles…vs. Green Bay (Nov. 3): Played 11 snaps on defense and one on special teams…at Oakland (Nov. 7): Posted a solo stop, starting at LB…vs. Kansas City (Estadio Azteca, Nov. 18): Recorded a solo tackle…at Denver (Dec. 1): Started at LB, finishing with four tackles (two solo) and a pass defensed…Broke up the pass in the first quarter intended for TE Noah Fant on a fade-route in the back right corner of the end zone…at Jacksonville (Dec. 8): Posted five tackles (one solo) after opening the game at LB…vs. Minnesota (Dec. 15): Recorded four tackles (one solo)…vs. Oakland (Dec. 22): Registered seven tackles (six solo), the highest output since he recorded 10 tackles in Week 2…at Kansas City (Dec. 29): Finished with a solo tackle.

2018: Started three games at OLB and was inactive four others before being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 3…Posted 19 tackles (12 solo) and a tackle for loss…Registered an INT and three passes defensed…Added a tackle on special teams…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Made his NFL debut, starting at OLB and playing 44 snaps on defense…Finished with five tackles (three solo)…Contributed on 10 special teams plays, recording a special teams tackle…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Posted the first INT of his career and returned it nine yards to give the offense possession in the red zone…Finished with five tackles (three solo), the INT and three passes defensed….On the pick, undercut a pass to TE Jason Croom in the flat in the third quarter…In the first quarter, nearly had a pick in coverage of Croom in the flat as DE Melvin Ingram III pressured QB Josh Allen…Started the second game of his career at OLB…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Opened the third game of his career at OLB, seeing time on 60 plays on defense and 11 on special teams…Finished with career highs in tackles (nine), solo stops (six) and tackles for loss (one)…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Inactive (knee).

COLLEGE: Played S for two seasons (2016-17) at West Virginia after transferring from Lackawanna College College…At West Virginia, started 25 games, racking up 152 tackles (113 solo), 14.5 tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, four forced fumbles, a recovery, four sacks and three INTs…Named second-team All-Big 12 as a senior when he had 94 tackles (66 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles, a sack and three INTs…At Lackawanna College, recorded 71 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed, four INTs and two fumble recoveries…Helped lead the Falcons to an 8-2 record as a sophomore in 2015, culminating in first-team All-Northeast Football Conference and PrepStar Junior College All-American honors.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2018: Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round (119th overall) of NFL Draft, April 28…Signed rookie contract, May 11…Placed on Reserve/Injured (knee), Nov. 3.