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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 29, 1994 Dothan, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Northview (Dothan, Alabama) |
| College: | Florida State |
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 216 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Marquez White (born October 29, 1994) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football and basketball at Florida State University. He was a member of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL .
White attended Northview High School in Dothan, Alabama. As a freshman, he played at wide receiver. As a sophomore, he was moved to cornerback.
As a senior, he posted 39 tackles, 3 interceptions, 9 passes defensed, one forced a fumble, one fumble recovery and scored four touchdowns via receptions and returns. He also had a 98-yard touchdown reception.
In basketball, he averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
White accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University. As a true freshman, he was moved to wide receiver to provide depth for part of the season, but still managed to have 12 tackles and one interception.
In his first 2 years he was a backup and played mainly on special teams. As a junior, he took advantage of players that left for the NFL and became a starter at cornerback in 13 games opposite of future All-Pro Jalen Ramsey, allowing just 20 receptions and one touchdown, while making 25 tackles (2 for loss), one interception and 2 passes defensed.
He started 13 games as a senior, allowing just 22 receptions and one touchdown, while posting 25 tackles (2 for loss), 2 interceptions and 6 passes defensed.
As a freshman, he was a backup guard for six games in the 2013-2014 basketball season, but opted to concentrate in football.
White was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1][2] On September 2, he was waived after the team traded for veteran cornerback Bene Benwikere. On September 3, he was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad.[3][4]
He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 1, 2018.[5] He was waived on September 1.[6]
In 2019, White joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[7] He was a starter until the league folded in April 2019.[8] He finished with 8 starts at left cornerback, 21 tackles and 7 passes defensed.
In October 2019, he was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 6th round during phase four of the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] On January 21, he was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season.[10][11] On February 24, he was activated from injured reserve. In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12] He played in 2 games as a backup cornerback and had 2 tackles.
In 2018, he was charged with second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in response to a road-rage incident.[13] The charges were dropped and the NFL didn't issue any disciplinary action. After football, he started a food truck business.[14]