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Eads, William
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Jersey Number 53
William Eads
- Position:
- LS
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Hoover, AL
- High School:
- Hoover HS
Bio
2016 (r-Senior)
• Named First Team All-C-USA
• Earned the Grinder award for specialists in the spring
• Presented the Unsung Hero Award at the annual banquet
• Played in all 13 games, snapping for field goals, extra points and punts
• Had two tackles on the season
2015 (r-Junior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Played in all 13 games and was the team’s primary snapper for field goals, extra points and punts
2014 (r-Sophomore)
• Was the primary snapper the first eight games of the season
• Played 70 total snaps
• Had knee surgery in off-week going into BYU game and missed the rest of the season
2013 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 11 games
• The team’s primary snapper for field goals and extra points
• Played 53 total snaps
2012 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• A three-year letterman in football at Hoover High School
• Team went 41-4 during his three years and won the 2009 6A State Championship
• Hoover was state runner-up in 2010 and 2011
• Ranked as the number one long snapper in Alabama and top 10 nationally
• Named a finalist for the 2011 National Long Snapper of the Year award
• Won the Hoover High School Special Teams Leadership Award in 2011
• FCA president in 2011-12 and named the FCA Athlete of the Year for 2010-11
• Played for Coach Josh Niblett
Personal
• Full name: William O’Neil Eads
• Parents: Chad and Jamie Eads
• Birthdate: 1/3/94
• Major: Mathematics Education and minor in secondary education
• Named First Team All-C-USA
• Earned the Grinder award for specialists in the spring
• Presented the Unsung Hero Award at the annual banquet
• Played in all 13 games, snapping for field goals, extra points and punts
• Had two tackles on the season
2015 (r-Junior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Played in all 13 games and was the team’s primary snapper for field goals, extra points and punts
2014 (r-Sophomore)
• Was the primary snapper the first eight games of the season
• Played 70 total snaps
• Had knee surgery in off-week going into BYU game and missed the rest of the season
2013 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 11 games
• The team’s primary snapper for field goals and extra points
• Played 53 total snaps
2012 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• A three-year letterman in football at Hoover High School
• Team went 41-4 during his three years and won the 2009 6A State Championship
• Hoover was state runner-up in 2010 and 2011
• Ranked as the number one long snapper in Alabama and top 10 nationally
• Named a finalist for the 2011 National Long Snapper of the Year award
• Won the Hoover High School Special Teams Leadership Award in 2011
• FCA president in 2011-12 and named the FCA Athlete of the Year for 2010-11
• Played for Coach Josh Niblett
Personal
• Full name: William O’Neil Eads
• Parents: Chad and Jamie Eads
• Birthdate: 1/3/94
• Major: Mathematics Education and minor in secondary education
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