James White is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He scored 3 touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown for the Patriots in overtime in Super Bowl LI.
White emerged onto the national scene in Week 11 of the 2015 season with a two-touchdown performance in a 20–13 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football after the starting running back, Dion Lewis, was lost for the season with a torn ACL. The win pushed the Patriots' record to 10–0 for the season. In Week 13, White caught a career-high 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 35–28 loss to Philadelphia.White was named the 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the year. White rushed for 1,052 yards and 14 touchdowns leading the Badgers to the 2011 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. White rushed for over 100 yards a game on 17 different occasions during his college career, despite splitting carries with John Clay, Montee Ball, and Melvin Gordon for most of his career. On November 16, 2013, White ran for a career high 205 yards against Indiana. Also, during that game, White set a Wisconsin record for longest run from scrimmage (93 yards)

White had a breakout season as the Patriots primary passing back with Lewis starting the season on PUP. In week 5 game for Brady's return, White caught 4 passes for 63 yards. In Week 6 against the Bengals, White caught two touchdown passes from Tom Brady, a 15-yard and a 6-yard to mark his first two-touchdown game of his career. He finished the day with a team-high eight receptions for 47 yards while rushing seven times for 19 yards. In the week 7 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers White caught his 3rd TD pass of the season. In the week 11 game against the 49ers White caught 6 passes for 63 yards and recorded his 4th TD of the season. In the week 14 game against the Baltimore Ravens White caught 3 passes for 81 yards, including a 61-yard catch and run from Tom Brady. In the Week 16 game against the New York Jets, White caught 3 passes for 32 yards and a TD, making it his 5th receiving TD of the season. With his Week 16 performance, White became one of five running backs to have 500 or more receiving yards in the 2016 season.

During Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons, White had 139 total yards (29 rushing, 110 receiving, joining Roger Craig as the only running back with 100+ receiving yards in a Super Bowl), and scored three touchdowns and a two-point conversion (20 points is also a Super Bowl record). He also passed Demaryius Thomas for the most receptions in a Super Bowl with 14. Trailing 28-3, the Patriots, led by Tom Brady, made one of the most historic comebacks in postseason history, forcing overtime for the first time in a Super Bowl. In the post season, dating back to 1940, teams were 133-0 when leading by 17+ points after three quarters. The Patriots trailed by 19 at that point. During overtime, White delivered the finishing blow by rushing 2 yards into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown as the Patriots won 34–28