Colorado University Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster

Jersey Number 54
Taj White
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Jersey City, N.J.
- High School:
- Hudson Catholic
- Prev School:
- Rutgers
AS A TRANSFER
- Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports.
- Listed as the No. 264 player in the transfer portal and the No. 22 Offensive Tackle as of January 16, 2026.
- Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with one years to play one.
- Played in 34 career games across four seasons at Rutgers, making 20 starts.
- Made 15 starts at right tackle and five at left guard.
- Played and started 11 games at right tackle during the 2025 season.
- Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the third time.
- Contributed to 533 yards of total offense and five touchdown drives versus Penn State.
- Part of a unit that totaled 543 yards and held the ball for 36:58 in win at Purdue.
- Contributed to 563 yards and six touchdowns versus Norfolk State.
- Played in 12 games during the 2024 season with nine starts on the offensive line (five at left guard, four at right tackle).
- Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the second time.
- Rated as the No. 18 offensive tackle in the Big Ten by Pro Football Focus.
- Part of offensive line that earned a spot on the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll.
- Helped the Scarlet Knights to 28.9 points per game, the best mark since 2008, and 4,975 yards of total offense, fourth-most in a season in program history.
- The team rushed for 175.3 yards per game to place third in the Big Ten for the program's best placement since joining the league.
- The offense allowed two or less sacks in 9-of-13 games with none allowed five times and converted on third down at a clip of 44 percent, the team's best mark in the Big Ten era.
- Played in 11 games during the 2023 season.
- Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list.
- unit totaled 436 yards of offense against Wagner (9/30)
- Made his collegiate debut in the opening win over Northwestern.
- Did not see game action as a true freshman; redshirt.
- A three-star prospect by the recruiting services.
- ESPN listed him as the No. 85 offensive tackle and the No. 18 player from New Jersey.
- On3 rates him at an 86, the No. 71 offensive tackle, and the No. 17 player from New Jersey.
- 247 Sports rates him at an 86 and lists him as the No. 90 offensive tackle, and the No. 18 player from New Jersey.
- 247 Composite: No. 931 player nationally, No. 82 offensive tackle, No. 16 player from New Jersey.
- Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 887 player nationally, No. 65 offensive tackle in the class, No. 16 player from New Jersey.
- Played three seasons of varsity football at Hudson Catholic under head coach Lou Zampella.
- Helped the Hawks to a 7-3 record and an NJSIAA Non-Public B playoff appearance in 2021.
- Earned NJ.com First Team All-State as an offensive lineman.
- Named First Team All-Group Non-Public and First Team All-Division.
- Also named USA TODAY All-New Jersey Second Team selection at offensive line.
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