Senior cornerback Marquez White jokes with a teammate during spring practice. Gene Williams/Warchant

It’s not unusual for successful athletes to return home to host youth summer camps. What Florida State senior Marquez White is doing this summer, however, is highly unusual. White, who is entering his senior year of college, isn’t waiting until he makes it as a professional athlete to start giving back to his community. The Seminoles’ starting cornerback already has put together a non-profit organization and is teaming with leaders in his hometown of Dothan, Ala., to host a free youth football camp later this month. The “A Different Way Out Football Camp” will be held May 28 at a youth sports complex in Dothan. White promoted the event through his Twitter account on Wednesday.

"A Different Way Out" football camp. Over 50 slots already filled, everything's free #ADWO pic.twitter.com/g83sCyxSuX — Marquez White (@_Success_1) May 4, 2016

“This doesn’t surprise me. Marquez has always been giving back,” said LaBrian Stewart, who was White’s coach at Northview High and will serve as the camp director. “Any time he can come back to the school and talk to kids, he does it. And the kids have always followed him.” It was during one of White’s trips back to Northview that the camp idea was born. Stewart, who has coached scores of players who have gone on to play big-time college football, mentioned to White that he’d like to organize a summer youth camp. And White, who had just decided he would return to college for his senior season instead of leaving early for the NFL Draft, jumped at the opportunity to make it happen. With his name recognition -- White is the only player in Northview history to play in Alabama state all-star games in both football and basketball -- and relationships with other college and NFL stars, the Florida State senior figured he could use his connections to make the camp an instant success. “He said he wanted to make a difference,” Stewart said. “He wants to make sure kids understand that they have better opportunities. That they don’t have to deal drugs or things like that to make it out.” According to White’s posts on Twitter, several of his former FSU teammates are lending a hand. He thanked current NFL players Jameis Winston, Cameron Erving, P.J. Williams, Ronald Darby and Jalen Ramsey with making contributions to the event.

Preciate @jalenramsey @PjWilliams_26 @realronalddarby @Jaboowins Cam Erving for donating over 150 footballs to help make this event special — Marquez White (@_Success_1) May 4, 2016