MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - It's rare having two brothers work out and train together for the NFL Draft.

It's doubly rare having an older brother who recently went through the same process who can offer advice and support. That makes what Kyzir and Ka'Raun White are going through together right now such a rewarding experience.

Their older brother, Kevin, was here at the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility today to offer advice and support to his younger brothers while they went through a series of workouts in front of representatives of 30 of the 32 NFL teams at West Virginia's annual Pro Day.

The Whites were among 14 current and former WVU players who went through a series of workouts and drills today. A couple of local small college players from Shepherd and Fairmont State also took part, as well as former Mountaineer standout wide receiver Stedman Bailey, who is looking to make a return to the NFL.

Most of the pro guys here today came to see Kyzir, who could wind up going as high as the second round based on some NFL Draft projections.

Ka'Raun could also see his name called during the three-day event, which takes place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at the end of April.

Some teams are projecting Kyzir as a safety while others have him tabbed as a linebacker.

"It's really up in the air," Kyzir said afterward. "It's about half and half."

The younger White admitted he's encouraged by the large turnout of teams today, several of whom stick around afterward to talk to him.

"That makes me feel good," he said.

White was one of the top playmakers on last year's defense with 94 total tackles, 7 ½ tackles for losses, a sack and three pass interceptions.

His play at spur safety earned him an invitation to the Senior Bowl where he said he performed well.

"I was with the Broncos staff and they were teaching us a little bit of their defense - just simple stuff," he said. "Just to get around the coaches to hear some of the terminology they use was good."

White spent a lot of time that week guarding tight ends instead of slot receivers, which he discovered was a lot different than he was used to at West Virginia.

"The tight ends have bigger bodies, and they can move pretty well, too," he said. "They will shock you a little bit."
At the NFL Combine in Indianapolis earlier this month, White said he made the decision not to run the 40-yard dash because he had tweaked his hamstring a little bit right before the Senior Bowl.

"That day I just had to be smart," he said.

Running the 40 at the combine three years ago is where Kevin really put himself in a position to be taken in the first round by the Chicago Bears.

It was then, when Kyzir was playing at Lackawanna College, that he realized he was capable of one day doing something similar.

"Once I saw my brother do it, I knew I could do it, too," Kyzir said. "There was no doubt in my mind."

That became much clearer when he came to West Virginia and immediately performed well against other Big 12 teams. What the Mountaineers were asking him to do by playing spur safety in their defense really gave pro scouts a full flavor of all the things Kyzir was capable of doing on a football field.

It's a position that demands versatility and versatility these days is a very valuable commodity to have in the eyes of pro scouts.

Put another way, versatility means value.

White said the two players he's most frequently compared to are Arizona Cardinals safety Deone Bucannon, who stands 6-feet-1 inches and weighs 211 pounds, and Los Angeles Rams inside linebacker Mark Barron, who stands 6-feet-1 inches and weighs 214 pounds.

That demonstrates just how much opinions vary about what White can bring to the table.

"A lot of teams are moving in that direction with the hybrid safety - the smaller linebacker but bigger safety that can do a couple different things," White pointed out.

Ka'Raun has turned some heads too, especially his performance on the bench press out in Indianapolis where he set a record for wide receivers by repping 225 pounds 24 times.

"I was looking for something more than 25, but I'll take it," Ka'Raun said.

Ka'Raun's senior numbers included 61 catches for 1,004 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he finished his abbreviated three-year career with 124 catches for 1,862 yards and 17 touchdowns. Those numbers playing in the Big 12 will certainly earn him a hard look.

Both are signed by the same management team and worked out together in Phoenix twice a day for six days a week leading up to the combine.

Today, Kyzir measured a very chiseled 6-feet-2 inches and weighed 219 pounds, while Ka'Raun stood 6-feet-1 and weighed 204 pounds.

Ka'Raun opted not to run the 40 today, but Kyzir did and he said he was satisfied with his 4.62 clocking, although he knows he can run even faster than that.

"I'm not too caught up in 40 times because I know I play fast on the field," Kyzir said. "All that extra stuff is just extra stuff.

"I don't even really feel the testing always matters," he added. "You've got a lot of guys who test great and can't play football and you've got a lot of guys who can't test as well and they play great football. I think it all matters how you play on the field."

All three Whites will be together at home when the draft commences on Thursday, Aril 26 and concludes on Saturday, April 28.

Kyzir said he had no interest being anywhere else.

"I'm a family guy so I will be with them," he said. "I don't need all the cameras and stuff. I'm pretty low key."

Sitting right next to them watching along on TV will be big brother Kevin.

"I've just told them to have fun with it," Kevin said. "We've been doing this since we were kids. Just block out the noise and go to work, keep preparing and the results will show. Don't overthink everything and don't think you've got to do something spectacular. Just do what you do."

Great advice, for sure, to go along with a terrific family support system for two tremendous college football players about to realize a life's dream of playing in the NFL.

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