A broken shoulder blade has put injury-prone Bears receiver Kevin White’s season in doubt. The Bears selected White with the No. 7 pick in the 2015 NFL draft and he has been unable to stay healthy since, playing only five regular-season games. White left the season opener in the third quarter and the Bears said Monday his injury might require surgery. White is among 35 receivers picked in 2015. Four additional receivers made an impact after being signed as undrafted free agents.
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35 receivers were picked in the 2015 NFL draft, including the Bears’ Kevin White
(Of the 35 other wide receivers who were signed as undrafted rookie free agents, only four have recorded statistics in games)
26 of those receivers have played more games than White
(29 if you count 2015’s class of undrafted wide receivers)
16 have more receptions and yards than White
(18 have more receptions, including undrafted WRs, 17 have more yards)
18 have more TDs than White
(20 counting undrafted)
2015: Injured left shin
Zero games, no receptions, no yards, no touchdowns
During White’s rookie OTA workouts the team identified a stress fracture in his left shin. The Bears hoped the injury would heal on its own, but it flared up during training camp. White missed the season after undergoing surgery to insert a rod into his leg to stabilize the tibia.
2016: Injured left leg
Four games, 19 receptions, 187 yards, no touchdowns
After four games, in which the Bears went 1-3, White underwent surgery to repair a fracture in the same leg and was shut down for the season.
2017: Injured shoulder blade
One games, 2 receptions, 6 yards, no touchdowns
White left the Bears’ season-opening loss to the Falcons after getting tacked by a 250-pound defensive end. He was unavailable for the Bears’ final drive. The injury might require surgery and the team announced White is headed to injured reserve for the third time in his three NFL seasons.
How White compares with other 2015 first-round picks
| Player | Picked | Games | Catches | Yards | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Cooper | 4th Raiders |
33 | 160 | 2285 | 12 |
| Kevin White | 7th Bears |
5 | 21 | 193 | 0 |
| DeVante Parker | 14th Dolphins |
30 | 82 | 1238 | 7 |
| Nelson Agholor | 20th Eagles |
29 | 65 | 734 | 4 |
| Breshad Perriman | 26th Ravens |
17 | 34 | 504 | 3 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 29th Colts |
27 | 51 | 753 | 3 |
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Sources: NFL, Pro-Football-Reference.com, helmet icon via the Noun Project by Hea Poh Lin, baiduhai reporting
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