Georgia Tech's Keion White Will Attend The 2023 NFL Draft

There are going to be 17 players there and others included are Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Texas running back Bijan Robinson, Alabama's Will Anderson, and Georgia's Jalen Carter. 

White began his career at Old Dominion and he was a tight end at first. He had his breakout college season at defensive end in 2019. He was named second-team all-conference in CUSA and was tied for 10th in the nation with 19 tackles for loss and he also had 3.5 sacks.

White was one of the most sought-after transfers and chose Georgia Tech, but injuries kept him sidelined for most of the 2021 season. The Yellow Jackets knew he was talented and that he would be needed if the defense was going to make improvements in 2022. 

White played in all 12 games for Georgia Tech last season and led the team with 7.5 sacks and was named third-team All-ACC. His best game was against North Carolina, which had one of the top offenses in the country.

In that game against the Tar Heels, White produced three sacks, four tackles for loss, and seven tackles. It was not only the best defensive linemen performance of the week but also one of the best of the entire season.

Georgia Tech held UNC to its season low in points, in total yards, and Heisman-contending quarterback Drake Maye to his season low in total passing yards.

After the season, White was invited to play in the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl and he was impressive in practice all week. Although he did not play in the game, he left Mobile being touted as one of the top players that week:

Here is what top NFL Draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah said about White this week at practice:

"He came in as my top-rated Senior Bowl player, and I thought he improved every day. He didn't have that wow moment that jumped out to everyone, but he was steady. White has big-time power, as we saw in some of the one-on-ones and the team period on Thursday. He's a Round 1 player."

The Falcons, Eagles, Texans, Lions, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Vikings, Cowboys, Bengals, and Chiefs strike me as the teams that could use defensive linemen the most in this draft. The 18-32 range is where I think he is likely to go if he is in the first round, but I will say that this pass-rusher class is pretty deep and regarded as one of the deepest in the draft. That could cause him to fall and a team in the 2nd round would be getting a steal in that scenario.

Playing defensive end for only a few seasons makes me think that White is just starting to scratch his potential and he could see a big jump in the NFL. He is an extremely hard-working player with very good athleticism and can play multiple positions along the defensive line. That is going to make him appealing to NFL teams and whoever takes him will be glad they did.

The NFL Draft begins on April 27th.  

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