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Austin Palmer White (born September 6, 1993) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. He was signed by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2017. White has also played for the Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, and the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).

Early life
White was born in Clearwater, Florida, on September 6, 1993. He attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida. White was relatively unknown until late in his high school career due to not starting until his senior season. As a senior, he helped lead Lake Brantley to an 11–1 record and the Division 8A state title while being named Class 8A Florida Player of the Year.

Recruitment
After his senior season, White was rated the No. 46 recruiting prospect in the state of Florida and No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com. He was recruited by Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Auburn, Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee, West Virginia, UCF, East Carolina and South Alabama. White committed to Auburn on October 30, 2012.

2013
As a true freshman, White competed in a heated four-man race for starting quarterback in head coach Gus Malzahn's newly installed offense which saw 2012 starting quarterback Kiehl Frazier transfer to safety on the defensive side of the ball. In August, Malzahn named White the third-string quarterback behind transfer starter Nick Marshall and backup Jeremy Johnson. White did not appear in a single game for Auburn in 2013.

2014
In 2014, White replaced Nick Marshall after the latter was injured during the second quarter of the annual Iron Bowl game against No. 15 Alabama. White completed two passes for nine yards before Marshall returned to the game.

2015
White entered his junior season as the Tigers' second string quarterback. He appeared in seven games, all off the bench, and completed nine of 12 pass attempts for 127 yards and one interception.

2016
White competed with Sean White (no relation) and Jeremy Johnson during spring practices and preseason training camp to succeed Nick Marshall as Auburn's starting quarterback in 2016. He was named the starter for the Tigers' season opener against Nicholls State. In his first collegiate start, White completed 22-of-34 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers defeated Nicholls 38–7. The following week, White completed 24-of-29 passes for 312 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in a 24–21 victory over the No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs. During the game, the Tigers led the Bulldogs 17–0 midway through the third quarter, but soon found themselves trailing after Mississippi State scored 21 unanswered points. With just 1:16 left in the game, White led the Tigers on a 64-yard drive, capped off by a 12-yard game-wining touchdown pass to wide receiver Jason Smith.

The next week, White completed 25-of-28 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns against No. 10 LSU. Tied 21–21 with just 46 seconds left in the game, White drove Auburns' offense down the field to the LSU 6-yard line before spiking the ball with two seconds left. Kicker Daniel Carlson converted a 21-yard field goal as time expired to give Auburn a 24–21 victory. The following week, Auburn improved their record to 4–0 with a 35–14 victory over Arkansas State. During week 6, White completed 20-of-32 passes for 321 yards, two touchdowns and one interception as Auburn defeated No. 8 Kansas State 34–27. During the game, White scrambled for 28-yard touchdown, his first collegiate rushing score.

White was injured midway through the first quarter of a game against unranked Tennessee. He returned to the game to start the second half with Auburn trailing 14–7. He helped mount a second half comeback, with the game being tied 21–21 at the end of regulation, forcing overtime. Auburn successfully scored a touchdown on all three of their overtime drives, including a 7-yard rushing touchdown by White to start the first overtime period. After Auburns' third overtime touchdown, coach Malzahn opted to attempt a two-point conversion. With nobody open on a designed passing play, White scrambled and converted the two-point play, extending Auburns lead to 43–35. Tennessee responded with a quick touchdown, but failed to convert their two-point attempt, ending the game with a final score of 43–41.

In the second half of the season, White and the Tigers struggled—losing to No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 10 Ole Miss and No. 9 Alabama. Against Texas A&M, White led Auburn back from a 21-point deficit, forcing overtime. During the first drive of overtime, White fumbled on the Texas A&M goal-line, turning the ball over to the Aggies who would go on to score on their next drive; ending the game. With a 9–3 regular season record, Auburn qualified for the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl against the Michigan State Spartans. The Tigers led Michigan State 20–0 early in the fourth quarter before White threw two costly interceptions resulting in Michigan State cutting the lead to 20–14. Following a stalled Auburn drive, Michigan State scored with just 43 seconds left in the game. The Spartans would go on to hold the lead and defeat Auburn 21–20.

White finished the season completing 268-of-379 passes for 3,772 passing yards and 30 touchdowns. He became the Auburn Tigers all-time single-season passing yards leader and tied Cam Newton’s single-season passing touchdowns record.

Auburn records
As of 2023, White is top 15 in the following Auburn records:

Career records


 * 15th in career passing attempts: 393
 * 14th in career passing completions: 279
 * 1st in career completion percentage: 71.0%
 * 13th in career passing yards: 3,908
 * Tied-10th in career passing touchdowns: 30 (tied with Cam Newton)
 * 2nd in career pass yards/attempt: 9.9
 * 2nd in career passer rating: 174.6

Season records


 * 2nd in passing attempts in a season: 379 (2016)
 * 1st in passing completions in a season: 268 (2016)
 * Tied-1st in completion percentage in a season: 70.7% (2016; tied with Ben Leard)
 * 1st in passing yards in a season: 3,772 (2016)
 * Tied-1st in touchdown passes in a season: 30 (2016; tied with Cam Newton)

Awards and honors

 * 2× Academic All-Southeastern Conference (2014, 2016)
 * A-Day game Offensive MVP (2016)

2017 season
On May 4, 2017, White signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent. He entered training camp as the fourth backup quarterback on the depth chart behind veterans Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy, and 2016 draft pick Nate Sudfeld. In the Redskins' preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams, White completed 13-of-22 attempts for 158 yards and one touchdown. White's performance during the 2017 preseason was notable, with ProFootballTalk speculating that his success might force the Redskins to keep White on the active roster rather than risk losing him to another team. White was named to the 53 man roster after final cuts.

White did not see any playing time his rookie year, as he was inactive for all 16 games as the team's third-string quarterback behind starter Kirk Cousins and primary backup Colt McCoy.

2018 season
With the departure of Kirk Cousins during the offseason, the Redskins signed veteran Alex Smith to assume the starting quarterback duties. White performed well during the preseason for a second year in a row and was named the third string quarterback behind Smith and backup Colt McCoy. In week 15, White was named the teams primary backup after McCoy suffered a dislocated knee during practice. He made his regular season debut that same week against the New York Giants, handing the ball off twice at the end of the game.

2019 season
During the 2019 preseason, White competed in a four-way race for the starting quarterback duties alongside veterans Colt McCoy and Case Keenum, and rookie first round draft pick Dwayne Haskins. White was named the Redskins' starting quarterback by head coach Jay Gruden on August 17. In his first career start against the Philadelphia Eagles, White completed 30-of-46 passes (65.2%) for 357 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, as the Redskins lost 31–17. In the next game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football, he threw for 264 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions as the Redskins lost by a score of 33–28. The following week against the Miami Dolphins, White threw for 347 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in the 31–23 loss. During a Week 4 road loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, White was benched for Case Keenum after going 17-for-27 for 197 yards, no touchdowns, and an interception.

With White benched, Keenum was named the teams’ starter for their next game against the New York Giants. Following the Week 5 loss to New York and an 0–5 start to the season, Redskins head coach Jay Gruden was fired. Assistant head coach and offensive line coach Bill Callahan was named the teams' interim head coach. Callahan stated that Keenum would remain the teams starting quarterback for the foreseeable future. The following week, White replaced Keenum during a 45–7 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Callahan announced that rookie Dwayne Haskins would start the teams’ Week 7 matchup against the Giants, sliding White down to third–string on the depth chart. Haskins struggled in his debut, throwing for 107 yards and three interceptions, including a pick-six, as the Redskins lost 24–3. Keenum was named the teams’ starter for Week 8. During the game against the Minnesota Vikings, Haskins replaced Keenum, who left the game due to a concussion. Haskins finished the game with 33 passing yards and an interception as the Redskins lost 19–9. With Keenum injured, White became the Redskins primary backup quarterback. Haskins remained the teams’ starter until Week 16, when Callahan announced that White would start the Redskins final two regular season games. The following week against the Chicago Bears, White completed 20-of-36 passes for 181 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions as the Redskins lost 23–3. In the season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, White passed for 272 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in the 43–23 loss.

Overall, White finished the season completing 149-of-236 (63.1%) passes for 1,618 passing yards, six touchdowns, and 10 interceptions to go along with 24 carries for 119 yards and one rushing touchdown in seven games and six starts. White was scheduled to become a restricted free agent following the season, but the team did not extend a tender to him at the start of the new league year and he became an unrestricted free agent.

2020 season
On February 27, 2020, White signed a four-year, $15.2 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. On October 29, 2020, White came in for the Panthers during the third quarter against the Chicago Bears after an injury to Teddy Bridgewater. When playing, White threw two incomplete passes and was benched once Bridgewater was ready to play again.

2021 season
On April 5, 2021, the Carolina Panthers traded for New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold in exchange for a 2021 sixth-round pick and second-round and fourth-round picks in 2022. Darnold was named the teams' starting quarterback ahead of the 2021 season opener with White serving as the primary backup. After Darnold injured his right knee in the fourth quarter of the Panthers' Week 11 game against the New Orleans Saints, White finished the game. With Darnold still injured, White made his first Panthers start the following week and threw for 191 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception in a 27–21 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins. Following the game, Panthers head coach Matt Rhule announced P.J. Walker as the teams' starting quarterback for Week 13, relegating White to the backup role once again.

After four consecutive losses, Rhule announced that White would start the Panthers' week 17 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. He completed 29-of-40 passes for 303 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. He also rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers lost 26–21. In the season finale, White completed 29-of-43 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns for a 106.5 quarterback rating and led the Panthers from a 17–7 halftime deficit to a 37–31 overtime road victory over the New York Jets.

2022 season
With the offseason acquisition of quarterback Baker Mayfield, White entered training camp as the Panthers third-string quarterback. He was inactive for all 17 games. At the conclusion of the season, White was released by the Panthers.

Houston Texans
White signed with the Houston Texans on February 18, 2023. He was waived by the Texans on August 29, 2023.

Birmingham Stallions
On January 12, 2024, White signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He was released by the team on February 14, 2024.

Personal life
At Auburn, White met cheerleader Erin Aldridge, the sister of former Major League Baseball pitcher Dallas Aldridge. They were married on April 4, 2017, and have three children.