[1] White was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round (162nd) of the 2012 NFL draft.
He was active in 10 games and started 4 of them in his rookie season, as he registered 31 tackles with 1 interception.
In December 2014, White was moved from cornerback to free safety after Jairus Byrd and Rafael Bush were placed on the injured reserve list.
In the fifth game of the season against the New England Patriots, he passed Tyler Patmon and took over the team's nickel corner role, until the eighth game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, when he was declared inactive and replaced by Patmon.
[7] He played three games, not recording a tackle, and was declared inactive for the final two regular season contests.