Squirrel White, Florida State Football News: Draft Scout Player News

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08/10/22 - WR Squirrel White, Sr/2026, Florida State

A debate emerged earlier this week regarding the fastest player on Tennessee's football roster, with junior receiver Jimmy Holiday, sophomore running back Jaylen Wright, freshman running back Dylan Sampson and freshman receiver Squirrel White being the primary candidates. There is no question as to the lightest player for the Volunteers. At 5-foot-10 and just 160 pounds, White needs 20 pounds to catch the next-lightest Vols player, junior receiver Jalin Hyatt. In April, Hyatt admitted to eating six times a day in his attempt to pack on pounds.

Being the smallest on the field is something White was used to way before becoming a three-star prospect at Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Alabama, which is roughly 20 miles north of Birmingham. "I've had to be tough my whole life, and that started with backyard football and playing with my brothers," White said in a news conference. "We used to play tackle, and I would cry sometimes, but then I'd get right back up and go at it." The Vols had an off day on Friday after practicing Monday through Thursday. White, who enrolled in January, has managed to counter his smaller frame with blazing speed, which was evidenced by his second-place finishes at the AHSAA track meet during his junior year at Clay-Chalkville, running the 100-meter dash in 10.68 seconds and the 200 in 21.58. He committed to the Vols last summer and then produced a senior football season that contained 49 receptions for 1,162 yards and 16 touchdowns. - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sr/2026