Last confirmed: Illinois, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · Kalamazoo, MI · Plainwell
Tyler White: TE · Illinois · #87.
Tyler White
Tyler White has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Illinois. One game to point at: 23 receiving yards and 1 reception against Minnesota — Week 9, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 5 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 31-34vs Purdue | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-40vs Minnesota | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 3-48@ No. 7 Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28vs Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42@ Northwestern | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 23 |
Week 9 · 2016
L 17-40
vs Minnesota
1 rec · 23 yds
With R. Frain — 34.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 54 long · J. George Jr. — 156 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 19.0
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 0.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
50.8%
358 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
387 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 106 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit, and Lovie Smith. Multi-era developmental context.
