Zamir White Set to Return for the 2021 Season

Georgia running back Zamir White is returning for the 2021 football season, according to his social media feeds.

Georgia running back Zamir White is returning for the 2021 football season, according to his social media feeds. 

White came to Georgia as the most highly touted running back in the country and ready to carry on the “Running Back University” tradition. He tore his ACL during his senior year of high school in the North Carolina state playoffs, which impeded his progress to train for the upcoming season at Georgia.

After rehabbing the leg and becoming medically cleared to participate in preseason camp, White then tore his ACL again, forcing him to medically redshirt for his freshman season. He was named to the honor roll during the summer term of his freshman season.

During his redshirt freshman year, he was the complementary back to running backs D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield. White had 78 carries for 408 yards, earning the David Jacobs award at the postseason banquet that is given to the player who most significantly overcomes injury.

Coming into the 2020 season, White was expected to be the featured running back for the offense, which was enough for him to be named to the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker award, given to the nation’s top running back at season's end.

White played and started each of the 10 games and totaled 779 yards with 11 touchdowns, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. White’s touches were inconsistent, but the one thing that remained consistent was he could create an explosive play at any given moment.

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