Zamir Alexza White, nicknamed "Zeus" (born September 18, 1999), is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and was drafted by the Raiders in the fourth round of the

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Early life and high school

White grew up in

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and attended

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, where he was a member of the football and track teams. As a senior, White rushed for 2,086 yards (14.1 yards per carry) and 34 touchdowns and won the Sam B. Nicola Award as the national high school player of the year before tearing his ACL in the second round of the state playoffs. White was a consensus top-five recruit at the running back position and committed to play college football at

over offers from

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, Clemson,

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and

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College career

White

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his true freshman season after suffering a second torn ACL during summer training camp. White scored the first touchdown of his college career on September 7, 2019 against

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in an eight carry, 72 yard effort in a 63-17 win. He rushed for a season high 92 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries against Baylor in the 2020 Sugar Bowl. White finished his redshirt freshman season with 408 yards and three touchdowns on 78 carries with two receptions for 20 yards. In the shortened 2020 season, White was Georgia's leading rusher with 779 yards and 11 touchdowns on 144 carries. In 2021, White again led all Georgia running backs—a platoon that included

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, and Kendall Milton—with 856 yards and 11 touchdowns on 160 carries. On January 14, 2022, White declared for the

Professional career

White was selected in the fourth round (122nd overall) by the

in the

. On June 8, 2022, White signed his rookie contract for the Raiders.

References

External links

Las Vegas Raiders bioGeorgia Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Zamir 1999 births Living people American football running backs Georgia Bulldogs football players Las Vegas Raiders players People from Laurinburg, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina