Keelan White

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Position:
WR
Hometown:
North Vancouver, B.C.
High School:
Handsworth Secondary

2024 (R-Sr.):
• No. 5 on the CFL Scouting Bureau's winter top 20
• Cornish Trophy Honorable Mention
• Second-team All-Big Sky WR
White rose to No. 5 on the CFL’s Scouting Bureau's winter top 20 after slotting in at No. 10 on the same list in August…. One of only two FCS players on the list (along with UM’s Hayden Harris) and one of just 11 players from NCAA member institutions… Received an honorable mention for the 2024 Jon Cornish Trophy in December, given annually to the most outstanding Canadian student-athlete in NCAA football… A former walk-on, White made 41 starts and 57 appearances at UM. In his senior season he led UM in receptions (57), reception yards (628) and touchdown receptions (four). He averaged just over 11 yards per catch and 48 yards per game, placing him among the Big Sky's 15 best receivers in 2024…. Capped his career with 161 catches (No. 11 in program history) for 1,862 yards (No. 21 in program history). His 14 touchdown catches are a Grizzly top 25 as well. He also holds the school record for the longest play from scrimmage, hauling in a 97-yard touchdown catch against Sacramento State as a junior… He was Montana's offensive MVP in 2023 and capped his senior year at UM with another team-high performance at just over 11 yards per catch and 48 yards per game – landing him among the Big Sky's 15 best receivers in 2024 and second-team all-conference honors.

2023 (R-Jr.):
• Named Montana’s Offensive MVP for the 2023 season
• Set school record for longest play from scrimmage (97 yards vs Sac St)
Had a breakout year, leading the team with 798 yards on 54 catches… Was 4^th in the Big Sky in total yards (798) and 5^th in the league in catches (54)… Started all 15 games… Set a new school record for longest TD reception and longest play from scrimmage in program history with a 97-yard connection against Sac State, surpassing a 26-year old record set by Jimmy Farris in 1997… Was also the longest play from scrimmage in the Big Sky in 2023…

2022 (R-So.): Racked-up a career-high 237 receiving yards on 23 catches with 5 TDs in a breakout season for the Griz… Also returned 5 punts for 62 yards with a long of 61 yards… Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts as an “F” receiver.

2020-21 (R-Fr.): Established himself as a quality option as a redshirt freshman in one of the most decorated WR rooms in FCS football… Saw action in all but two games for the Griz… Caught 22 passes for 156 yards on the season… Returned eight punts for 76 yards with a long of 31 on the year

2019 (Fr.): Appeared in three games as a true freshman… Caught his first pass a Grizzly against Idaho for five yards… Played against rivals Idaho, Weber St., and Montana St… A walk-on receiver, showed potential during a strong fall camp.

High School: One of 100 players in the running to be named to the Canadian Junior National Team at the IFAF World Junior Championships … Represented British Columbia for Team Canada at the 2018 and 2019 International Bowls in Arlington, Texas

Career Single Game High
Receptions: 11 (vs Weber State, 2024)
Reception yards: 163 yards (vs Weber State, 2024)
Longest receptions: 97 yards (vs Sacramento State, 2023)*
Receiving TDs: 1 (many times)
*School record