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CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 30: Kevin White of the West Virginia Mountaineers holds up a jersey after being chosen
CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 30: Kevin White of the West Virginia Mountaineers holds up a jersey after being chosen

13. Kevin White

This is the last chance of sorts for Kevin White. White has been expected to be the team’s top receiver. However, through two years of his career, nothing has been seen in person that can make that statement believable now.

Most of the issues have been injury related. This is a player with four starts out of 32 possible games. However, even in those starts, he showed questions

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in his game that will need to be addressed. The biggest is route running. He needs to find a way to create space for himself.

Of course, it is hard to expect a player coming off of a season ending injury to be a nuanced player in the first four games the next season, especially when he was overcoming leg injuries. Still, it would have been a lot nicer if the small taste of White was a little better than what was seen. Still, the risk of missing out on White this season makes him this valuable to the team. If he can show any life, or take a step forward the team could be set at wide receiver. If not, some shuffling will have to be done.

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