Willie Snead
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Receiver, Ball State, 2011–⁠13

Willie Snead

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Belle Glade, FL
Born
Oct 17, 1992, in Winter Park, Florida

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Willie Snead played receiver at Ball State (2011–⁠13).

At a glance

Best season
1,516
Receiving yards, 2013 (Ball State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
216 yards
At Kent State, week 5, 2012: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

14catches, career highat Kent State, 2012216receiving yards, career highat Kent State, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Central Michigan, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Ball State2832711.7245
2012Ball State891,14812.9952
2013Ball State1061,51614.31555
Career2232,99113.42655

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Ball State3WR
2012Ball State3WR
2013Ball State3WR5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Ball State1080.8862nd (n=341)0.8194.512%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Ball State 13 games, 106 catches, 1,516 yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Illinois StateW 51–⁠289164250
Sep 7vs.ArmyW 40–⁠14564018
Sep 14atNorth TexasL 27–⁠34577229
Sep 21atEastern MichiganW 51–⁠209175051
Sep 28vs.ToledoW 31–⁠247131055
Oct 5atVirginiaW 48–⁠276104142
Oct 12vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠2410152245
Oct 19atWestern MichiganW 38–⁠17790127
Oct 26atAkronW 42–⁠247100237
Nov 6vs.Central MichiganW 44–⁠249118245
Nov 13atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠4812121121
Nov 29vs.Miami (OH)W 55–⁠1411133130
Jan 5 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 20–⁠23987125
2012 Ball State 13 games, 89 catches, 1,148 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 37–⁠26427010
Sep 8atClemsonL 27–⁠52674017
Sep 15atIndianaW 41–⁠39685134
Sep 22vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠2711135122
Sep 29atKent StateL 43–⁠4514216230
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠35687133
Oct 13vs.Western MichiganW 30–⁠249147052
Oct 20atCentral MichiganW 41–⁠30652115
Oct 27atArmyW 30–⁠22678021
Nov 6atToledoW 34–⁠27545015
Nov 14vs.OhioW 52–⁠27354142
Nov 23atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠24670019
Dec 21 ✦vs.UCFL 17–⁠38778216
2011 Ball State 9 games, 28 catches, 327 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠371606
Sep 17vs.BuffaloW 28–⁠25421111
Sep 24vs.ArmyW 48–⁠2110180145
Oct 1atOklahomaL 6–⁠62118018
Oct 8vs.TempleL 0–⁠42425011
Oct 15atOhioW 23–⁠20449027
Oct 22vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠271606
Oct 29atWestern MichiganL 35–⁠451000
Nov 15atNorthern IllinoisL 38–⁠41222017

No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Toledo, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height5′11″
Weight195 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan78⅞″W
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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