Willie Snead IV
| No. 83 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 17, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Winter Park, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Muskegon Heights (MI) | ||||||||||
| College: | Ball State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 141 |
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| Receiving yards: | 1,879 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 7 |
| TD/INT: | 1-0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Willie Snead IV (born October 17, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Ball State.
Snead played his freshman year at Glade Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida. The Snead family then moved to Michigan where his father, Willie Snead III, had taken the head coaching job at Holland Christian in Holland, Michigan. Holland Christian went 14-0 in 2008 winning the state championship. Snead, as a sophomore, was one of the top receivers on the team with 35 receptions, 543 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns.
Another move to Muskegon took Snead to Muskegon Heights High School where he would play his final two years of high school football. His senior year, Snead was named Michigan Division 5-6 Player of the Year by the Associated Press. At Muskegon Heights, Snead played quarterback and in his senior year he threw for 2,200 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and one interception. He rushed for an additional 1,083 yards and nine touchdowns. Snead also played defense as a linebacker and safety with one interception and 76 tackles.
Snead started four games for the Ball State Cardinals in 2011. In his first start, Snead recorded 180 receiving yards, which is the 11th-best for a single game in Ball State history, and a touchdown against Army. His first career reception came at South Florida and his first career touchdown catch came against Buffalo. Ball State finished the season 6-6 with another win over Army 48-21 and notable losses to #22 South Florida and #2 Oklahoma. Snead finished his freshman season with 327 receiving yards and 2 touchdown catches.
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