Pat White ( athlete ) Patrick Christian White ( born February 25 , 1986 ) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at West Virginia University . He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round ( 44th overall ) of the 2009 NFL Draft . White has also been a baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . He was also a member of the Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins . Early years . White was voted 3rd in the Mr . Football for Alabama his senior high school season . His senior season he rushed for 1 , 905 yards and 31 touchdowns at Daphne High . He also passed for 1 , 488 yards and 15 touchdowns . He became a class 6 - A All - State first string for football , but played pitcher and outfield in baseball as well , winning two state championships . White was being pursued by West Virginia , Auburn , Kentucky , LSU , Mississippi State , and Vanderbilt . However , West Virginia University promised White a chance to play quarterback in college , and he eventually signed his letter of intent to WVU . College career . 2005 . White passed up a career in affiliated baseball and a six - figure salary with the Anaheim Angels to play college football . He began the season as a co - starter along with Adam Bednarik . He started his season out against Syracuse , with 63 yards passing and 20 yards rushing . In the 35 – 7 victory over Wofford , White passed for 82 yards on six passes out of 10 , and rushed for 107 yards and a score . In the 31 - 19 victory over Maryland , White rushed for 62 yards on nine carries . In the 20 – 15 victory over ECU , White scored his first ever passing touchdown of his collegiate career and added 64 yards passing . In the 34 – 17 loss to Virginia Tech , White came into the game in the second half . He totaled 9 passes out of 11 attempts for 85 yards for two touchdowns and 44 yards on the ground . White ' s shared time with Bednarik continued until the seventh game of the season against Louisville . With WVU down 24 – 7 , White came in to replace an injured Bednarik and led the Mountaineers to a 46 – 44 , triple overtime victory . He teamed - up with freshman running back Steve Slaton to lead the Mountaineers with his 118 total yards on the game , while Slaton scored a Big East record 6 touchdowns . The game marked the first major game in the duo ' s memorable career together . The next game , the 45 – 13 victory over Connecticut , White totaled 106 passing yards and a touchdown , along with 63 rushing yards and two touchdowns for a total of 169 yards and three scores . In the 38 – 0 victory over Cincinnati , White passed for 100 yards and a score and rushed for 111 yards on only eight carries for 211 total yards . It marked the first 200 - yard game of his career . One of White ' s best games in the tenure before the bowl game was against Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl rivalry game . He threw for 41 yards and a touchdown , and ran for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 45 – 13 win . It was only White ' s second career 200 - yard game and it had come consecutively to his previous 200 - yard game against Cincinnati . Against USF , White led the Mountaineers to their first undefeated Big East season since 1993 with a 177 - yard , two touchdown rushing performance . He had the longest rush of his career to date , a 76 - yard run , and also totaled 89 yards and score through the air for his third consecutive 200 - yard game of his freshman season . With White now the starting quarterback , the Mountaineers won the rest of their games to win the Big East Conference title and earn a bid to the 2006 Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs . In what was essentially a home game for the Bulldogs as the Sugar Bowl was moved to the Georgia Dome due to Hurricane Katrina , White had what many described as his " coming - out party " , rushing for 77 yards and throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown in WVU ' s 38 – 35 win against the Bulldogs . That season he passed for 828 yards and 8 touchdowns . He also rushed for 952 yards and 7 touchdowns , which was then a new Big East and WVU record for quarterback rushing yards in a season . He also had three consecutive 200 - yard games , which ended when he came short with 197 yards in the Sugar Bowl . White and Steve Slaton ended the season with 2 , 995 total yards and 24 touchdowns between the two players . 2006 . White , running back Steve Slaton , and fullback Owen Schmitt were featured on one of the six regional covers of the August 21 , 2006 issue of " Sports Illustrated " , as part of their " Big Men On Campus " article and their 2006 – 2007 college football season preview . Slaton was named West Virginia ' s " Big Man On Campus " in the same issue . White was named as one of 35 players to watch for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year award . White followed up a tremendous freshman season with a great sophomore season , in which he passed for 1 , 655 yards and 13 TDs and rushed for 1 , 219 yards and 18 touchdowns on his way to being named the Big East Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the first - team all - Big East squad . He was considered the leader of the team and his three best performances of the year came in the Gator Bowl , in the loss to Louisville when White continued to try to come back late in the game , and against Pittsburgh in the annual rivalry game , a 45 - 27 win , when he threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns , and ran for 220 yards and two touchdowns . His 200 + rushing and passing yards makes him one of only eight players in NCAA history to do so in a game . He was also caught on camera mocking the Pitt Panther growl by a national ESPN audience in that game . Pittsburgh linebacker H . B . Blades , who was an all - Big East selection that season , said , " Pat White is the best quarterback in college football , " after the loss . In the Gator Bowl against Georgia Tech , White battled ankle , neck , and wrist injuries and a 35 - 17 third - quarter deficit to bring the Mountaineers back to win 38 – 35 without the help of back Steve Slaton , who was out with injuries as well . White took the ball on 10 of the last 12 plays , gaining 54 yards and four first downs , to run out the clock for the Mountaineers . Georgia Tech linebacker Philip Wheeler said when asked the three players he liked to watch in college football , " Three ? Forget it . How about one ? Pat White . Dude is unbelievable . I mean , he can do it all . He ' s fast , he stronger than he looks and he can throw it . Yeah , I love watching him - - as long as he ' s not doing it to us . " Also against Syracuse , White rushed for a career - high 247 yards and scored four touchdowns . White earned the Alabama Athlete of the Year award on May 8 , 2007 , for his sophomore season . He was also granted the key to his hometown of Daphne . White ' s all - purpose offense total of 2 , 878 yards is ranked third on the most total offense yards in a season in West Virginia school history , while his 1 , 219 rushing yards is the most ever in a season by a West Virginia quarterback , breaking his 2005 record . His 18 rushing touchdowns is tied for a school record in a season with running backs Ira Errett Rodgers and Amos Zereoue . White and running back Steve Slaton combined for 2 , 963 yards and 31 touchdowns rushing in the season . They totaled 4 , 978 total yards and 49 touchdowns together on the season , the second - best output between the two in their three - year career together . 2007 . In the season opener against Western Michigan , White ended the day going 10 - of - 18 with 192 yards and two touchdowns through the air , also rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns as the Mountaineers won 62 - 24 . White ' s first rushing touchdown was a 38 - yard scramble . In the next week against Marshall , the Mountaineers pulled away in the second half with 42 points to win the game 48 - 23 . White led West Virginia to the win with 149 passing yards and two touchdowns and 125 rushing yards and a touchdown - WVU ' s first score of the game coming off of White ' s 46 - yard pass to Darius Reynaud . In the third game of the season against Maryland , White was eight of thirteen passing with 92 yards and eleven rushes for 22 yards and a touchdown in the 31 - 14 win . In the following contest against ECU , White went 18 - of - 20 with 186 yards and two touchdown passes and nine rushes for 44 yards and two touchdowns . White ' s 90 % passing accuracy tied a school record set in 1970 , and he completed passes to eight different receivers . The Mountaineers ' lost against USF 21 – 13 at South Florida the following game . White was injured in the game , but went 12 - 18 for 100 yards , although throwing his first interception on the season . The next game against Syracuse in a 55 – 14 win , White went 12 - 15 with 148 yards for a touchdown before injuring his shoulder . He also had 89 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries while being named Big East Player of the Week . At homecoming against Mississippi State , White only played the first half of the 38 – 13 blowout of the Bulldogs - totaling 8 - of - 12 passing with 61 yards and a touchdown and had five rushes for 89 yards , including a 64 yard run on the first play of the game for a touchdown . In New Jersey against # 25 Rutgers , White threw for 144 yards while going 10 - of - 16 , also rushing for 156 yards on 22 carries for a touchdown - accounting for 300 total yards of offense in the 31 - 3 win . Against Louisville , White led the Mountaineers to a 38 - 31 dramatic win in the rivalry game . With the game tied 31 - 31 with less than two minutes less , White ran 50 yards for the game - winning touchdown - finishing the game by going 16 - of - 25 for 181 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 147 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown ( 328 total yards ) , while also being awarded the Player of the Game honor from ESPN and named Big East Offensive Player of the Week . In the 28 - 23 win on the road against # 22 Cincinnati , White led the Mountaineers to the victory by going 13 - of - 19 for 140 passing yards with an interception and rushing 27 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns , a total of 295 total offensive yards . His 155 rushing yards put him over Vince Young on the career NCAA quarterback rushing list as he moved to over 3 , 000 career rushing yards , the first Big East quarterback ever to do so . White and the Mountaineers wrapped up the 2007 Big East Championship with their 66 - 21 win over # 20 Connecticut . White ended the game by going 9 of 13 for 107 yards for a touchdown , but throwing a late interception , and running 16 times for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns . He ended the game with a total of 293 yards and three total touchdowns . White also passed former Mountaineer quarterback Rasheed Marshall to become the school leader for the most total touchdowns . Pittsburgh WVU entered the game against Pittsburgh as 28 point favorites to win the 100th Backyard Brawl and earn a berth in the BCS championship game . The Mountaineers , however , could never get their high - powered offense going against the Panthers and were hurt by fumbles , missed field goals , a run game they could not stop , and a thumb injury to the non - throwing hand of Pat White . Trailing by one possession late in the fourth quarter ( Pat White ' s backup had scored the only touchdown for West Virginia ) , West Virginia twice had the ball in Pitt territory . Pat White had just returned but both times failed to convert on fourth down plays . The final Pitt possession saw the underdogs run the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety as the clock expired . West Virginia ' s kicker missed two field goals in the game and Pitt ' s kicker missed one . The loss cost his team a place in the national championship game . In the 48 - 28 Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma under interim head coach Bill Stewart , White earned the MVP award after passing for 176 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 150 yards - his sixth career 300 - yard game effort . White was named to the ESPN All - Bowl Team following the bowl season , being the only quarterback on the list . ESPN ranked White ' s performance in the Fiesta Bowl as the # 9 best in BCS bowl game history . 2008 . Pat White was named to the Preseason All - American team . To open up the 2008 football season under head coach Bill Stewart , West Virginia defeated the Villanova Wildcats 48 – 21 . White finished the day by completing 25 of 33 passes for 208 yards and a career - best and stadium - record five touchdowns , while also rushing for 63 yards . White ' s five passing touchdowns before a sell - out crowd is second - best in school history only to Marc Bulger ' s six in 1998 , and his completions and attempts were also career - highs . In the following game against ECU , White was 11 - of - 18 for 72 yards and rushed 20 times for 97 yards in the 24 - 3 loss , for a total of only 169 yards of offense . West Virginia followed - up up their loss to ECU with a 17 – 14 loss in overtime to Colorado , in which White rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 43 yards on 10 - of - 14 passing . White ' s 149 yards rushing led the team and his two touchdowns were the only scores of the game for WVU . Following the Colorado game , White completed 17 out of 21 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed 11 times for 61 yards against Marshall . West Virginia began Big East play with a 24 – 17 victory over Rutgers , in which White was 12 - of - 17 for 137 yards and two touchdowns passing and rushed 11 times for 59 yards before being taken out in the 3rd quarter after being injured . However , White sat out for the Syracuse game with a head injury , but the Mountaineers won 17 - 6 - snapping White ' s consecutive starting streak of 19 games . White started the following game against Auburn , in which the Mountaineers won 34 - 17 . White had two interceptions early in the game , but finished the victory with 174 yards and three touchdowns on 13 - of - 21 passing . West Virginia then defeated # 25 Connecticut 35 - 13 , picking up the team ' s first road victory of the season . In the win , White was 11 - of - 18 passing for 121 yards and a touchdown and rushed 21 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns . White finished the game with 230 total yards and three touchdowns - earning him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors . However , the Mountaineers then lost the following Big East matchup against the Cincinnati Bearcats , 26 – 23 in overtime after a late comeback . White finished the game 20 of 38 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and an interception , and also rushed 20 times for 41 yards - totaling 260 total yards in the loss . White ' s 38 passing attempts was a career - high . White and the Mountaineers followed their loss with a 35 – 21 victory over Louisville in their annual rivalry game . White finished the game with 122 yards on 6 - of - 11 passing for two touchdowns and a season - high 200 yards on 21 carries for three touchdowns , including a 66 - yard touchdown run . White ' s 200 rushing yards broke the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a career by a quarterback , passing Brad Smith for first place with his then - total of 4 , 292 yards . White ' s 5 total touchdowns ( all of West Virginia ' s scores in the game ) , also made him become the most prolific scorer in Big East history , passing Donovan McNabb ' s 10 - year record of 96 total touchdowns responsible for . Following White ' s record - setting performance against Louisville , the Mountaineers were defeated by Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl to the score of 19 – 15 . White finished the loss by going 15 of 28 passing for 143 yards with two interceptions and 12 rushes for 93 yards and a touchdown - a 54 - yard scramble . White ' s 54 - yard run was the seventh longest of his career and second longest of 2008 , but his two picks allowed Pitt back to finish the comeback win . For White ' s final regular season game as a Mountaineer , at home against South Florida , West Virginia promoted a " White - Out " to honor his career . In his Senior Night performance , a 13 – 7 victory over South Florida , White passed for 141 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 40 yards on a snow - covered field to finish his career at West Virginia in front of 48 , 000 white - clad fans . The Mountaineers ' lone touchdown in the win , White ' s pass , was his 100th career touchdown and credited him with the milestone of 10 , 000 career total yards . Prior to the game , WVU managers scraped out the number 5 in the middle of the field in snow and formed a " 5 " in the student section with t - shirts before it opened for fans . Pat White finished his collegiate career in the Meineke Car Care Bowl against North Carolina . White passed for a career - high 332 yards and three touchdowns on 26 - of - 32 attempts , also rushing 21 times for 55 yards , as the Mountaineers defeated the Tar Heels 31 – 30 . In the victory , White became the first player in college football history to win four bowl games as a starting quarterback and was named the game MVP for the third consecutive bowl game . Pat White ended his senior season with career - highs of 1 , 844 yards and 21 touchdowns on 180 - of - 274 passing with seven interceptions through the air and 974 yards rushing on 180 attempts for 8 touchdowns - totaling 2 , 818 yards and 29 touchdowns on offense . White finished his career with 6 , 051 yards and 56 touchdowns passing and 4 , 480 yards and 47 touchdowns rushing - a total of 10 , 531 yards and 103 touchdowns over his career . White also finished his career sixth in the NCAA among the most career victories as a starting quarterback with 34 overall . In spite of all his accomplishments , Pat White was never an NCAA All - American and is not eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame . Career Rushing Yards by Quarterback On January 1 , 2013 , Denard Robinson of the University of Michigan surpassed Pat White ' s career rushing yardage total . However , because Robinson played the position of running back in games and accumulated rushing yards , he is not the true record holder for most career rushing yards by a quarterback . But due to an NCAA rule , Denard was given the career rushing record by 15 yards , even though he took handoffs at running back . Awards and honors . 2005 2006 2007 2008 Records . Career Rushing Stats . ^ - " Denard Robinson ' s career total in rushing yards does not account for time spent at the running back position . " Statistics . Regular and Post season Bowl games Professional football career . Pre - draft . Following the end of the regular season in his senior season of 2008 , White was offered and accepted a bid to the Senior Bowl , where he worked out for scouts at quarterback . NFL Network ' s Mike Mayock predicted White to be the Senior Bowl MVP and be a 2nd round selection , while Mel Kiper , Jr . selected White as his # 5 quarterback prospect in the class . White finished the Senior Bowl going 4 of 9 passing for 95 yards with a touchdown and 31 yards rushing on three rushes - totaling 126 yards with a touchdown . He led two scoring drives , including a 39 - yard touchdown pass , en route to being named the 2009 Senior Bowl MVP . White officially received an invitation to the 2009 NFL Combine . Prior to Combine workouts , he told reporters that he was willing to play other positions besides quarterback in the NFL - although White was praised for his workouts at quarterback . On top of other praise , White as the co - winner of the General Motors Top Combine Performer . On March 3 , 2009 , White joined the " NFL Total Access " cast on NFL Network . On March 12 , White worked out at his Pro Day exclusively at quarterback , contrary to reports that he would run routes as a receiver and return punts . Soon after , White appeared in a spread for " ESPN The Magazine " ' s April 20 feature . Miami Dolphins . White was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 44th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft . After being drafted , Dolphins ' general manager Jeff Ireland stated that White would be in competition for the starting quarterback job with Chad Pennington and Chad Henne , while also being used in the Wildcat formation ( effectively making it a spread ) , and as a receiver . On August 1 , 2009 the Dolphins agreed to terms with White on a four - year deal worth around $ 4 . 5 million . The deal included $ 2 . 4 million in guaranteed money . In the opening Preseason game against the Jaguars , White was 2 / 7 passing for 14 yards and one interception ( after it was tipped by the receiver ) . He also had six rushing attempts for 20 yards . Pat White ' s first big play was set up in shotgun formation in week 9 against the New England Patriots . The play was an option but Pat White kept it himself and rushed for 33 yards before being stopped . In a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 3 , 2010 , Pat White suffered a helmet to helmet collision with Ike Taylor that left him unconscious and was carted off the field . White was released from the hospital the next day and drove himself to the Dolphins Training facility in Davie , Florida where he participated in team meetings just prior to the team breaking for the 2010 off - season . In July 2010 , Ricky Williams said that Pat White was the most improved player on the team . White was waived by Miami on September 4 , 2010 . Virginia Destroyers . White was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on June 28 , 2011 . He was cut on September 3 , 2011 . Washington Redskins . After not playing professional football for two years , White agreed to sign with the Washington Redskins on April 2 , 2013 . Professional baseball career . White was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 4th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft . He was offered a six - figure signing bonus , but declined in order to attend West Virginia . After he was waived by the Dolphins , White signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on September 10 , 2010 . He participated in the Fall instructional league . On January 25 White was signed by the Miami Marlins to a minor league contract .