Manuel White Manuel White Jr . ( born July 2 , 1982 in Panorama City , California ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent in the National Football League . White attended Valencia High School in Santa Clarita , California . Earned four letters in football for coach Brian Stiman at Valencia , CA High School . . . Selected to play in the CaliFlorida Bowl . . . USA Today All - America honorable mention . . . PrepStar All - American and the No . 5 running back in West Region . . . Max Emfinger second - team All - American . . . SuperPrep All - Far West ( No . 48 prospect in the region ) . . . Selected to Long Beach Press - Telegram ' s Best in the West second team . . . Selected to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 . . . First - team All - State ( Student Sports ) . . . Selected to the CIF Southern Section first team . . . Named first - team All - CIF Division III . . . CIF Division III Co - Offensive Player of the Year . . . L . A . Daily News Valley Offensive Player of the Year . . . L . A . Times Valley Offensive co - Player of the Year . . . Member of the Las Vegas Sun Super 11 third team . . . The top career rusher in the history of the San Fernando Valley region . . . During his career , he rushed for 6 , 746 yards , fourth - best in California state history , averaged 7 . 8 yards per carry and scored 84 touchdowns . . . He ran for at least 100 yards on 31 occasions and at least 200 in 16 games . . . As a senior , he rushed for 2 , 515 yards on 302 carries and 38 rushing touchdowns , averaging 8 . 3 yards per attempt . . . He also made 16 receptions for 196 yards and two touchdowns . . . In the CIF Southern Section Division III semifinal versus Saugus , he ran for 305 yards and five touchdowns . . . Member of pre - season PrepStar All - America team and SuperPrep All - Far West squad . . . As a junior , he rushed for 1 , 920 yards on 265 carries and 21 rushing touchdowns . . . He also had 62 receiving yards . . . Earned All - State , All - CIF and All - Area acclaim . . . As a sophomore , he carried the ball 286 times for 2 , 175 yards and 20 rushing scores . . . He also had three touchdowns as a receiver . . . As a freshman , he rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries . . . Played three years in basketball for coach Gary Spindt and ran track four seasons for coach Mike Pontious . He played college football at the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . 2001 Saw action in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman . . . He ranked third on the team in rushing with 290 yards and three touchdowns on 63 attempts . . . He made his debut against Alabama , carrying four times for no yards . . . He was the team ' s No . 2 rusher versus Kansas , carrying nine times for 44 net yards . . . He did not have a rushing attempt in three plays versus Ohio State . . . At Oregon State , White made two receptions for 50 yards ( including a 41 - yard catch ) and carried the ball eight times for 38 yards to produce four first downs . . . Against Washington , he carried four times for 36 yards and added 35 yards on five carries in the win over California . . . He did not see action in the backfield at Stanford or Washington State . . . Against Oregon , he carried seven times for 29 yards , including his first career touchdown , a one - yard run that gave UCLA a 20 - 14 lead . . . At USC , he made the first start of his career and gained a team - high 23 yards on nine carries . . . Against Arizona State , he rushed for a career - high 85 yards and two touchdowns on 17 attempts . . . He also recorded six tackles ( five solos ) on the season as a valuable member of most of the Bruin special teams units . 2000 - - Did not appear in a game during his first year with the program and has one season of eligibility remaining . 2002 Appeared in nine games . . . Started the first four games of the season at fullback . . . He started the Oregon State game at tailback but was injured in the first quarter . . . Finished second on the team in rushing with 381 yards on 85 carries and five touchdowns . . . Ranked fourth on the team in receiving with 17 catches for 238 yards and two touchdowns . . . Against Colorado State , he scored twice in the fourth quarter on 16 - yard runs to clinch the Bruin victory . . . Rushed for 52 yards in the game on 11 carries and caught four balls for 27 yards . . . At Oklahoma State , he ran for 67 yards on 17 carries and also made two receptions for 40 yards . . . In the Colorado game , he led the Bruins with 36 yards on six attempts and also made one reception for 11 yards . . . At San Diego State , he gained 76 yards on 14 attempts and his 30 - yard run was the longest of his career . . . At Oregon State , he started in UCLA ' s one - back formation and gained seven yards on five attempts before suffering a strained left hamstring midway through the first quarter . . . He also made one catch for 28 yards . . . Did not suit up against Oregon , Cal , Stanford and Washington due to the injury . . . Returned to action in the game at Arizona , seeing time at both fullback and tailback , and rushed for 27 yards and one touchdown on eight attempts . . . Against USC , he scored two touchdowns while rushing for 45 yards , including a seven - yard touchdown , on seven carries . . . Also made five receptions for 56 yards , including a 10 - yard touchdown . . . In the regular - season finale against Washington State , he led the Bruins with 48 rushing yards on eight attempts and also made two receptions for 58 yards , including a 55 - yard first - quarter touchdown . . . Had 23 yards rushing on nine carries and 18 yards on two catches against New Mexico . . . Winner of the George Dickerson Award for Outstanding Offensive Player against USC . 2003 Started all eight games in which he played . . . Played at least 40 snaps seven times , including 64 against Oklahoma and San Diego State , 58 versus Illinois and 57 against Washington . . . Ranked third on the team in rushing with 379 yards ( he was leading at the time of his injury ) and had three touchdowns . . . Caught 10 passes for 101 yards . . . Missed the final five games of the year with a fractured right scapula suffered in the first half of the Arizona State game . . . Did not carry the ball in the season - opener against Colorado . . . Rushed 18 times for a career - high 102 yards in the win over Illinois . . . In the fourth quarter , he carried on nine of UCLA ' s 16 scrimmage plays for 40 yards . . . Also caught one pass for five yards . . . Led the Bruins in rushing at Oklahoma with 66 yards on 19 carries , including an 11 - yard scoring burst which gave UCLA a 10 - 7 lead . . . Caught two passes for 19 yards . . . Led the Bruins with 48 yards on 16 carries against San Diego State and caught one pass for eight yards . . . Led the team in rushing for the fourth straight game with 83 yards on 19 carries from the tailback position against Washington . . . His third quarter one - yard touchdown run gave the Bruins the lead for good against the Huskies . . . Had a 56 - yard gallop late in the fourth quarter which was UCLA ' s longest offensive play from scrimmage on the day . . . Also caught two passes for 18 yards . . . Ran for 29 yards on 11 attempts , including a five - yard touchdown on the first drive of the second half at Arizona , and made three receptions for 25 yards . . . Ran four times for 14 yards from the fullback position in the win over California . . . Started at fullback against Arizona State . . . Ran for 37 yards on nine carries and made one reception for 26 yards before being injured late in the first half . . . Earned UCLA ' s N . N . Sugarman award for Best Leadership . 2004 As a fifth year senior White was an outstanding all - around back who played a major role in UCLA ' s offensive success . . . the previous year , UCLA was 6 - 2 with White in the lineup and 0 - 5 following his season - ending injury . . . He was the heart and soul of the Bruin offensive unit , both on and off the field . . . Possessed the ability to play either tailback or fullback in a two - back offense and also functions well as a single back . . . He possesses the ability to break tackles , the size and strength to get the tough inside yards and the speed to get around the corner and down the sideline . . . He also catches the ball well and has improved his blocking skills . . . Enters his senior season with 1 , 050 career rushing yards and 32 receptions . . . He has scored 13 touchdowns - - 11 rushing and two receiving .