He was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 1971 NFL draft after playing college football at Ohio State University.

[1] He caught 20 passes for 266 yards and one touchdown in 1968 as the Buckeyes were named consensus national champions.

[2][3][4] He caught 13 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns in 1970, garnering UPI second-team All-Big Ten and Newspaper Enterprise Association first-team All-American honors.

[2][5] Ohio State was named co-national champions by the National Football Foundation for the 1970 season.

White was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round, with the 29th overall pick, of the 1971 NFL draft.