CAREER HONORS

2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2024 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Athlon, Phil Steele)
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

CAREER

Explosive playmaker who is one of the fastest wide receivers and return specialists in college football ... Burst onto the scene as a true freshman and got stronger as the season went on, culminating with an elite performance in the 2022 Orange Bowl … Followed that up with a sophomore campaign in which he was one of the best slot receivers in the SEC … Now enters his third season with the program and has the experience to continue his growth … Played in 25 career games with 15 starts … Clocked at 23.4 miles per hour on the Catapult system … Owns 10 catches of 30+ yards, nine catches of 40+ yards, six catches of 50+ yards and three receptions of 60+ yards … Produced five 100-yard receiving games … Caught 97 passes for 1,284 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 13.2 yards per reception.

2023 - SOPHOMORE

Tennessee’s top producing wide receiver who was among the best slot performers in the league … Started all 13 games … Logged 67 catches for 803 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 12.0 yards per catch … Tallied three 100-yard receiving games … His 67 catches ranked fifth in the SEC and tied for the seventh-most in UT single-season history ... Tied a career-high with 10 receptions for 110 yards in the regular season finale win vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Led the team with five receptions for 45 yards in loss to No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Had four catches for 53 yards in loss at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) ... Led all players with 94 receiving yards on just two catches in win vs. UConn (11/4), including a career-long 83-yard TD catch in the second quarter ... Led the Vols with four catches for 46 yards in road win at Kentucky (10/28) ... Was fantastic at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21), leading all players with a career-high 10 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown, an incredible 39-yard toe-dragging grab down the sideline to open the scoring on UT’s opening drive ... Made three catches for 29 yards in win vs. Texas A&M (10/14) ... Tied a career-high with nine receptions for a game-high 104 receiving yards, including a highlight-reel 50-yard catch in the first quarter to set up a TD in win over South Carolina (9/30) ... Led the team with four catches for 29 yards in win over UTSA (9/23) ... Hauled in three receptions for 68 yards, including a 41-yard catch to help set up a TD on UT’s opening drive of the game at Florida (9/16) ... Made four catches for 30 yards, including a 20-yard reception, in win over Austin Peay (9/9) ... Started at slot receiver and had a game-high six receptions for 45 yards in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2).

2022 - FRESHMAN

Speedy slot receiver and return specialist who played in 12 games with starts in the final two games of the year as a true freshman … Ranked fifth on the team with 30 catches for 481 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 16.0 yards per catch, which ranked 11th overall in the SEC and tops among SEC freshmen … Totaled 43 yards on two punt returns, averaging 21.5 … Tied for eighth nationally overall in 40+ yard receiving plays with six, a mark that also tied for most among FBS freshmen … Tied for sixth nationally in 50+ yard catches with four … The Orange Bowl’s leading receiver, stepping up big with a season-high nine catches for 108 yards and one touchdown in the victory over Clemson (12/30) … Hauled in a 50-yard bomb from Joe Milton III down to the 2-yard line that set up the Vols’ second score in the second quarter … Caught a 14-yard touchdown in traffic from Milton in the third quarter that pushed the lead to double-digits … In his first-career start at Vanderbilt (11/26), had four catches for 18 yards and returned a punt 20 yards ... Tallied five catches for 96 yards at South Carolina (11/19), pulling in a season-long 64-yard pass late in the fourth quarter that sparked a touchdown drive ... Saw reserve action in the slot vs. Missouri (11/12) and reeled in two catches for 64 yards, including a 58-yard reception from Milton that set up the last touchdown in Tennessee’s 66-24 victory ... Had a breakout performance in win over UT Martin (10/22), finishing the Homecoming matchup with five catches for a season-best 122 yards ... Scored his first career receiving touchdown against the Skyhawks after hauling in a 64-yard bomb from Milton in the fourth quarter ... Showcased his big play ability with a 49-yard grab in the second quarter against UTM that led to a third consecutive touchdown drive ... Logged his first-career rushing attempt with a five-yard end-around at No. 25 LSU (10/8) while adding a one-yard catch in the victory ... Flashed big play potential vs. Akron (9/17), hauling in a 47-yard reception and recording his first career punt return for 23 yards in the victory ... Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Ball State (9/1) and finished fourth on the team with three catches for 25 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL

A multi-sport athlete with electrifying speed at wide receiver out of Alabama … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2022 and went through spring practice … Rated a four-star prospect and the No. 7 overall player in Alabama by On3.com … A three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com … Compiled 1,162 receiving yards on 49 catches and scored 17 total touchdowns, including 16 receiving as a senior … Earned first-team All-South Metro honors in 2021 … His team won the 2021 Alabama High School Athletic Association 6A state football championship, 46-42, on Dec. 3, completing a 15-0 senior season … Also recorded a pair of interceptions during the 2021 season … Invited to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic … Chose Tennessee over 21 Division I offers, including 16 from Power 5 schools and six SEC institutions … A sprinter on the track and field team finishing second in the 100 and 200 at the AHSAA State Championship with times of 10.68 and 21.58, respectively … Committed to the Vols in July 2021 … Coached by Drew Gilmer.

PERSONAL

Full name is Marquarius Malik “Squirrel” White … Nickname originated from his great grandmother, who called him "Squirrel" as an infant after he moved simultaneously with a squirrel in her garden … Born May 5, 2004 … Parents are Shatonja Mitchell and Devon White … Majoring in communication studies … Twitter handle is @squirrelwhite3 … Instagram handle is @squirrelwhite.

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