Keion White holds the LDE · Backup spot in San Francisco 49ers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Keion White played 16 games in 2025 with a 51% snap share.

Keion White is a 6'5", 286-pound left defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers entering his fourth season. Originally from Garner, NC, White played college football at Old Dominion before transferring to Georgia Tech, where he appeared in 36 games with 33 starts from 2021–23. Selected 46th overall by New England in the 2023 NFL Draft, he spent three seasons with the Patriots, appearing in 38 games with 18 starts and posting 6.0 sacks across that span. In 2025, White recorded 2.5 sacks and one pass defended in five appearances.

Old Dominion2017 – 2020

Georgia Tech2021 – 2022

Patriots2023 – 2024

49ers2025 — present

CollegeGeorgia Tech; Old DominionDraftRound 2 · No. 46 overall · 2023 · NEAcquiredAcquired from New England Patriots · drafted thereHometownGarner, NC