Is West Virginia’s Kevin White the next Terrell Owens?
West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White may be the first player at the position taken in the 2015 NFL Draft and he’s being compared to a future Hall of Famer.
Kevin White has yet to play a game in the NFL, let alone practice or even be drafted but the West Virginia wide receiver is already being compared to a future Hall of Famer and one of the best receivers in NFL history.
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White may be the first receiver taken in the NFL Draft and as early as No. 4 to the Oakland Raiders and he’s already being compared to Terrell Owens.
That is high praise for the 6-3, 209-pound White who put on a show at the NFL Scouting Combine in February when he ran a 4.35 40 and moved past Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper in several mock drafts and positional rankings. White caught 109 passes for 1,447 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He finished third in the nation in receptions and sixth in yards and hopes the comparison to Owens won’t reflect where he is ultimately drafted, because Owens wasn’t drafted until the 89th pick as a third round selection of the San Francisco 49ers.
Owens went on to have a Hall of Fame career, playing 15 seasons in the NFL and retiring with 1,078 receptions, the sixth most in NFL history for 15,934 yards, the second most all-time and 153 touchdowns, the third most all-time.
White would love to have that type of production in his career and play as long as T.O. who shares a similar frame as White although he was around 15 pounds heavier than White during his playing days and one of the best conditioned athletes at any position during his career.
He certainly has a high ceiling and anytime you’re compared to a future Hall of Famer it is a humbling experience, but he still has to put in the work and live up to the billing.
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