Zamir White

Photo by: AP

Position:
RB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Laurinburg, N.C.
High School:
Scotland

Career Highs
* 136 rushing yards vs. Kentucky, 2020
* 26 rushes vs. Kentucky, 2020
* 2 TD runs vs. Auburn, 2020; vs. Arkansas, 2021
* Long run of 75 yards vs. Florida, 2020

2021: Played in all 15 games, starting in 12...one of four permanent team captains, as voted by teammates...the Bulldogs' leading rusher for the second straight season, with 856 yards on 160 carries (5.3 avg.)...ranks 15th on UGA's career rushing list with 2,043 yards...scored 12 TDs during the 2021 season, 11 by rushing and another by recovering a blocked punt in the end zone vs. Arkansas...season-high 105 yards on 14 carries in win over Florida, capped by a 42-yard fourth-quarter TD run...team-high 84 yards on 13 carries in CFP Championship Game vs. Alabama, scoring the game's first TD in third quarter...had a team-high 74 rushing yards on 13 carries in Georgia’s season-opening win over #3 Clemson, including 32 yards on six carries (two 3rd down conversions) as Georgia expired the game's final 4:49...also caught one pass for 13 yards vs. the Tigers...had 79 yards on 18 carries and two TD in win at Auburn...final carry of the day vs. the Tigers, a 10-yard rush, produced the Bulldogs final score...longest of 12 carries vs. Kentucky was a 24-yard TD scamper in 2nd quarter...named one of three team captains for the UAB and Alabama games...had a 5-yard TD run in win over South Carolina...2nd-team pre-season All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, as well as by attendees at SEC Media Days.
2020: Starter at TB in each of the Bulldogs' 10 games...finished as the team's leading rusher with 779 yards on 144 carries (5.4 avg.) and 11 TDs...three 100-yard rushing games during the season, including back-to-back vs. Kentucky & Florida...also went for 126 yards in just 12 carries vs. Missouri....career-best day in win at Kentucky, with 136 yards (first 100-yard game of career) on 26 carries, including a 22-yard scoring run...107 yards on just seven carries (75-yard TD run) vs. Florida...had 88 yards on 19 carries and a pair of TDs in win over #7 Auburn...rushed 13 times for 71 yards and one TD vs. Arkansas...also caught two passes for nine yards...perhaps his biggest play of the game, however, was a third-quarter punt block which led to a Bulldog score four plays later...named one of three team captains for the Auburn and South Carolina games...named to the pre-season watch list for the Doak Walker Award (nation's top RB).
2019: Played in 13 of 14 games...finished season with 408 yards on 78 carries, third-best among all rushers...career-best 92 yards on 18 rushes in first starting assignment vs. Baylor in Sugar Bowl...scored his first collegiate touchdown on a second-quarter run of six yards vs. Murray State...also caught two passes for 20 yards...had his first KO return (22 yards) vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of David Jacobs Award (overcoming injury), given at team’s post-season awards gala.
2018: Redshirted...missed the 2018 season after suffering a knee injury during pre-season practice...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills in a limited capacity while mending an injury...named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for 2018 Summer Semester.
High School: Scotland HS, coached by Richard Bailey...selected to represent the East in the 2018 U.S. Army All-America Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...ranked as the #1 running back nationally, #6 prospect in the Southeast, the #9 overall prospect nationally and the #1 prospect in North Carolina... PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #7 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked #10 nationally, #6 in the Southeast, the #1 RB and #1 in North Carolina...ESPN.com four-star prospect, #15 nationally, #1 RB and #2 in North Carolina...now ranks No. 9 all-time in rushing yards in the state of North Carolina with 7,169...suffered a torn ACL in the second round of the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Playoffs, though he still rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries in the game...led the Fighting Scots to a 9-1 regular season, after which they finished state finalists...named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA First Team offense...nominated for the 2018 U.S. Army Player of the Year...Named one of five finalists for USA Today’s National Offensive Player of the Year...winner of the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio)’s 2017 Sam B. Nicola Award for national high school player of the year...Winner of the 2017 MaxPreps Jonathan Gray Award, awarded to the top running back nationally...tabbed as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club’s National High School Player of the Year Award...Named the 2017 NCPreps Player of the Year...named 2017 N.C. Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today, as well as the N.C. All-State First Team...rushed for 2,086 yards and 34 touchdowns in 11 games his senior season, averaging 14.1 yards per carry...named a 2017 Preseason First Team All-American by both MaxPreps and USA Today...Honored as the N.C. 2015-16 Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year...named to the AP 2016 All-State First Team for North Carolina...Helped Scotland to a 50-6 record during his career...also competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x100 meter relay for the Scotland track and field team...finished sixth in the 100 meters at the 2016 NCHSAA Class 4A State Championships with a time of 10.85 seconds.
Personal: Full name ZAMAR ALEXZA WHITE...received his undergraduate degree in Housing Management & Policy during Fall 2021 commencement exercises...recipient of the Christian Walker Football Scholarship, as well as the Duckworth-Bickley North Carolina Scholarship.