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23 DAYS TO 2021 KICKOFF: Dylan White

In which BracketCat counts down the 23rd day until the 2021 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Dylan White.

#23 Joshua Youngblood
Walk-on transfer Dylan White will be the first K-State wide receiver to wear No. 23 since Joshua Youngblood (23), who I still miss quite a lot.
Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images

NOTE: Kansas State has elected to advance players’ classification even though the 2020 season did not affect eligibility. Those who wish to take advantage of this extra year will be listed as a (“super”) senior again after their original eligibility would have been exhausted.

#23 Dylan White

Redshirt Sophomore | 6-1 | 180 lbs. | Pittsburg, Kansas
Dylan White
Dylan White
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics
  • Position: Wide Receiver
  • Previous College: Pittsburg State University
  • Projection: Scout Team
  • Status: Walk-On

Dylan White (b. Jan. 18, 2000) is a walk-on wide receiver who transferred from Pittsburg State, his hometown school, to K-State during the summer and is majoring in management.

White redshirted in 2019 and then played in all four games of the Gorillas’ COVID-shortened 2020 season, hauling in 10 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns.

He had a season-high five catches for 105 yards — including a 72-yard touchdown — in the season opener against Nebraska-Kearney.

White had four receptions for 46 yards and 17-yard touchdown in a win at West Texas A&M.

He also returned four punts for 15 yards on the season.

Prior to his collegiate career, White played under head coach Tom Nickelson at Pittsburg High, where he was named the Sports in Kansas Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year.

He earned first-team all-state honors as a senior from The Topeka Capital-Journal, while he was an honorable mention pick by the publication as a junior.

White compiled 1,532 all-purpose yards — including 857 receiving yards on 40 catches — and scored 18 touchdowns for the Dragons as a senior.

He hauled in 33 passes for 690 yards and 10 touchdowns as a high school junior.