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Lafayette College Athletics

2024 Football Roster

11 Saiku White

  • Pos. DB
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-1
  • Weight 209
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School Greater Atlanta Christian School
  • Major Economics

Biography

2024: Named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team...selected to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Third Team while also being placed on the Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List...slotted on the FCS Football Central Preseason All-America Second Team and Phil Steele Preseason All-America Third Team...voted in as a team captain for second straight season...selected to the Associated Press FCS All-America First-Team Defense and Stats Perform All-America Third Team...finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award…named to the All-Patriot League First Team, his second straight selection…started 11 games at safety…rang up a career-high 87 tackles while adding 1.5 TFL…collected a career-high 15 tackles against Bucknell (11/02)...added three pass breakups and three interceptions…registered at least six tackles in nine games...selected as one of 54 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels after achieving a 3.35 GPA.

2023: Named to Associated Press All-America Third-Team…garnered All-Patriot League First-Team status after being named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team…served as a team captain…started all 12 games at free safety…finished second on the team in tackles, making 77 stops with 5.5 TFL…managed at least three tackles in every game and had five or more stops in nine contests…added a career-high and team-high four interceptions to lead the Patriot League…contributed four pass breakups forced a fumble…matched his career-high 12 tackles in a season-opening win at Sacred Heart (9/2)…grabbed two picks for 46 yards, including a 42-yard return for a TD in a win at Georgetown (10/28)...selected as one of 51 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction after achieving a 3.75 GPA.

2022: Started all 11 games at free safety...finished second on the team in tackles, making 84 stops with 1.5 TFL...added four pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...made at least four tackles in every game and tallied seven games in which he made seven or more stops...made a career-high 12 tackles en route to Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors following a season-opening win over Sacred Heart (9/3) in which Lafayette held the Pioneers to 45 rushing yards...registered second career INT against Penn (9/24)...rang up 10 unassisted tackles in a rivalry win over Lehigh (11/19)...one of 46 Lafayette selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after securing a 3.35 semester GPA.

2021 Fall: Played in eight games with three starts in the middle of the season...saw time in the defensive backfield and on special teams...finished season with 18 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception...made a season-high three tackles on three occasions (New Hampshire, Penn, Colgate)...picked off the first pass of his career and returned it 32 yards in a win over Penn (9/25). 

AT GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: Led his team to three straight region championships…earned all-region second-team honors in 2020-21…garnered preseason All-State 3A honorable mention status…made 34 tackles with four interceptions at defensive back while reeling in 20 catches for 248 yards and a touchdown at wide receiver as a senior…two-sport athlete who secured all-region honorable mention status in 2019-20…averaged 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game during 2020-21 basketball season...member of the National Honor Society…participated in Beta Club…took five years of Chinese…participated in mission trips to Colorado and China…volunteered as an AAU basketball coach.

Personal: Son of Soje and Sookie White…uncle, Travis Darden, played football at East Carolina and cousin, Niko Stines, was on the swimming team at Wisconsin...born 8/30/03.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    DB
    6'0" 185 lbs
  • 11

    2021Freshman

    DB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2022Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 195 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2023Junior

    DB
    6'0" 201 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2024Senior

    DB
    6'1" 209 lbs
    11