From rehab to the top of college football: Jahiem White's North Texas rise

College football's best running backs in Texas usually come with honors like five-star rankings and measurables that resemble a prototypical NFL player. However, the leading rusher in college football received only three official offers as a high school recruit, despite being a 5-foot-7 prospect from Pennsylvania. Jahiem White, the star senior running back for the North Texas Mean Green , missed the last nine games of the 2026 season with a knee injury while at West Virginia and is in his first season with the Mean Green as a transfer.