Keion White DL/EDGE Georgia Tech | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Keion White DL/EDGE Georgia Tech
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Last Updated: 03/12/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.79 seconds (79%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 24.4 DOB: 01/20/1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Last Updated: 03/12/2023 | |
| Draft Year: 2023 | |
| 40 time: 4.79 seconds (79%*) | |
| Age: 24.4 DOB: 01/20/1999 | |
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | |
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Overall Rating: | 86.4 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| Tackling: |
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68% |
| Pass Rush: |
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84% |
| Run Defense: |
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90% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
2nd - Mid
Overall Rank:
#47
Position rank:
#9
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| College Games: 28 College Snaps: 1291 | ||
247 RATING: 77/100
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Drafted: ROUND: 2 - Pick Number: 46 (NE)
Draft Profile: Bio
Keion White from Garner High School was rated a 2-star grade at tight end by 247 Sports. After high school, White joined Old Dominion.In 2019 as a freshman White saw action in 12 games and played a total of 635 snaps for the Monarchs. He recorded 43 tackles, 11 assists, while adding 36 stops. As a pass rusher, he added 45 total pressures, which included 27 QB hurries, 13 QB hits, and a solid a solid 5 sacks on the season.
After season's end White transferred to Georgia Tech where as a sophomore for the Yellow Jackets in 2021 White played 4 games and took part in 72 snaps for the Yellow Jackets after being limited due to an ankle injury.
In 2022 as a junior White played in 12 games and contributed on 584 snaps. He recorded 34 tackles, 14 assists while making 29 stops. As a pass rusher, he produced 40 total pressures, which included 29 QB hurries, 4 QB hits, and an impressive 7 sacks on the year.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- His motor is excellent, and he’s quick to locate the ball and make plays against the run.
- Powerful large club-like hands - violent in the extreme
- Made Bruce Feldman's Freak's List - ranked #20. He wrote "White was a devastating player for Old Dominion in 2019, making 19 TFLs. He was 265 then. He transferred to Tech, but then suffered an ankle injury that sidelined him. He’s now 6-4, 290, and primed to be a problem for ACC teams. White has hit 21 mph despite being almost 300 pounds. He also has vertical-jumped 32 inches and done 38 reps of 225 on the bench press."
- Has the speed to track backs sideline to sideline - impressive for a player of his size
- White has excellent flexibility to bend the edge, and shows a good closing burst.
- Tall, solid frame with adequate length and has done a nice job losing the bad weight and firming his body.
- He has a lethal spin move and the pure speed to close quickly.
- White has an excellent feel for working off blockers and knowing how and when to counter as the play goes on.
- He’s a high-motor player, and he shows good enough hand use, as well as a tight spin move, to win as an edge rusher.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Lack of experience shows - not currently instinctive and is sometimes slow figuring out blocking schemes - making him late to the POA
- Too often allows blockers into his pads - upsetting his balance and taking him out of the play
- Currently he's raw as an edge rusher - gets pressure with athletic skills alone. Will need to develop his pass-rushing moves to dominate at the next level
- White is an overaged prospect - he'll be 24 on draft day
- While he moves well laterally, he doesn’t always get there in pursuit as can take poor angles
- Hands are strong but unrefined
- While most of his measurables are off the scale his arm length, a huge determinant of pass-rushing success is only average (56th percentile)
Scouting Report: Summary
Keion White is a classic player to scout, he is an inexperienced high upside low floor athletic freak. His strength and speed are off the scale given his size (280lbs) and he should make himself some serious money at the combine. He however is still very raw as a player having just two full seasons of college football and it shows in his play where his technique needs major development.Should White manage to take the next step at the next level and continue to develop a much-improved feel for the game he could be elite, however, he may never put it all together and end up just as a third-down bit player. White most likely will hear his name called on the second day of the draft, but there's an outside chance a team will fall in love with his upside and gamble on making him a first-round selection.
Keion White percentiles vs other Defensive Linemen (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Keion White (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
46.7
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
9.0