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Jevan Snead
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Jevan Snead fades back to pass in an intra-squad scrimmage at the University of Texas
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career information
College:Mississippi
Undrafted:2010
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2008 Honorable Mention All-SEC (AP)
  • 2005 High School All-American (Parade)

Jevan Bryce Snead (born September 2, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[1] of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Mississippi and Texas.

Early years

Snead was a prep All-American, two-time all-state and two-time all-district performer for Stephenville (Texas) High School, who finished his high school career with a 23-2 (.920) record as a starter.[2] As a senior, he was named to the 2006 Parade All-America team.[2] He was also listed as a second-team All-American by EA Sports and he earned an invitation to the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp.[2] Snead was selected to the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and finished the game with the second-most passing yards in the history of that game, as he threw for 147 yards and two TDs.[2]

Snead originally committed to Florida but decided to go to Texas to be closer to home. Top high school recruit Tim Tebow later committed to Florida.[3][4] Snead revised his decision immediately after a recruiting trip to Texas where he watched the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team beat Kansas by a score of 66-14.[5]

Snead's last high school game was a 41-38 loss in the Texas 4A Division 1 State semi-finals against Dallas Highland Park.[6] That team was led by former Georgia Bulldogs and current Detroit Lions quarterback, Matthew Stafford.

College career

University of Texas

Jevan Snead throws an interception vs Texas A&M

During the November 11, 2006 game against Kansas State University, Texas starting Quarterback Colt McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury[7][8][9] while rushing for a touchdown on the very first drive of the game.[10] The Longhorns trailed by 21 points in the second half and Snead brought them within 3 points of tying the game. However, the Longhorns failed to recover an onside kick and UT lost in an upset to the Wildcats 45-42.[10] The game has the distinction of being the most points ever scored by a UT team in a losing effort.[11] UT defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said "The quarterback had a great night and we just didn't play great sudden-change defense".[12] Head coach Mack Brown also had praise for Snead's performance coming off the bench, adding "If he plays in the game in two weeks, he'll be much more ready."[13]

There was speculation that Snead might be the starter for the final regular season game because it was unknown whether McCoy would return for the Longhorns season closer against arch-rival Texas A&M on November 24, 2006.[14][15][16] The week prior to the game, Longhorns announced that McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies.[17] McCoy played almost the entire game only to be injured with 20 seconds remaining by a powerful tackle by Aggie defensive end Michael Bennett.[18] Snead, attempting to come from behind 12-7 with so little time on the clock, threw an interception to end the game.[19]

University of Mississippi

In January 2007, Snead enrolled at Ole Miss to play for then-head coach Ed Orgeron.[20][21] Due to NCAA transfer rule, Snead had to sit out the 2007 season, but then had three years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2008 season. In the Rebels' 2008 spring game, Snead made 20 of 26 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Head coach Houston Nutt, who took over at Ole Miss in the 2008 season, stated that he "is thankful that [Snead] is here on campus".[22] Nutt looked to Snead to become the starter for the 2008 team.[23] Through the first twelve games as the starter for the Ole Miss Rebels, Jevan Snead passed for 2470 yards, 23 Touchdowns and 12 interceptions [24]. More importantly the Rebels were 8-4 and Bowl eligible for the 1st time since 2003 [25]. The #25 Ole Miss Rebels upset #7 Texas Tech in the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic by a final score of 47-34. Snead completed 18 of 29 passes for 292 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in his first Bowl start. At the start of his junior season, Snead was widely considered as one of the best quarterbacks in SEC football. The Rebels began the 2009 season ranked 8 in the AP rankings. Just days after the Rebels defeated Memphis in their first game of 2009, Snead was one of several football players who had contracted swine flu. It was not believed that the illness would prevent Snead from playing any games.[26]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Entering his junior season at Ole Miss, Snead was considered a top-2 quarterback prospect (along with Sam Bradford) for the 2010 NFL Draft. CBSSports.com’s Pete Prisco even projected Snead to be the No. 1 pick in 2010. Eventually, despite being considered a viable draft pick by some, Snead was undrafted.[27]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After going undrafted, Snead signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 24, 2010.

References

  1. ^ Smith, Michael David (April 24, 2010). "Jevan Snead heading to Tampa Bay". Pro Football Talk.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jevan Snead #07". MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  3. ^ Tim Tebow commits to Florida
  4. ^ Brown, Chip (1 December 2006). "Source: Texas QB Snead to transfer". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
  5. ^ "Longhorns land top QB recruit". Austin American-Statesman. November 14, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
  6. ^ texasfootball.com - All-Time Playoff Scores: 2005 4A
  7. ^ "X-rays negative on Texas QB McCoy; status uncertain". ESPN. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  8. ^ "UT QB McCoy has time to heal - Week off before A&M game will help UT freshman recover". Dallas Morning News. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  9. ^ "McCoy says he's fine". Austin American-Statesman. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  10. ^ a b "Texas vs Kansas State (November 11, 2006) - Play-by-Play Summary". MackBrownTexasFootball. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  11. ^ "All-Time Results". MackBrownTexasFootball. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  12. ^ "Wildcats surge past Longhorns - Texas allows Kansas State to score season-worst 45 using effective trick plays". The Daily Texan. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  13. ^ Killian, Ryan (15 November 2006). "Texas puts K-State behind them - Team looks to Aggies, needs victory to keep spot on top of Big 12". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  14. ^ Wilkerson, William (14 November 2006). "Bye comes at the right time - Big 12 title still up for grabs despite Texas' loss to Kansas State; McCoy says he's 'fine'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  15. ^ McDonald, Jeff (12 November 2006). "Football: McCoy's stinger gets time to heal". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  16. ^ Duarte, Joseph (13 November 2006). "McCoy hopes to face Texas A&M - Texas QB gets extra week to heal from pinched nerve". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  17. ^ Killian, Ryan (21 November 2006). "McCoy set to play against Aggies". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
  18. ^ Robbins, Kevin (25 November 2006). "Now what for Texas? - Aggies' dominance forces Horns to look for help from Sooners". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  19. ^ "Texas A&M vs Texas (November 24, 2006)". MackBrownTexasFootball. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  20. ^ "Jevan Snead Captured by the Oregan". AOL. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  21. ^ Talbott, Chris (August 25, 2009). "Ole Miss' Snead took the long road to find his niche". Houston Chronicle.
  22. ^ "A crossroads season for Horns QBs past and present".
  23. ^ "Ole Miss Football Spring Review" (Press release).
  24. ^ "ESPN Stats".
  25. ^ "Ole Miss 2008 Schedule/Results".
  26. ^ "Swine flu hits 22 Ole Miss players". Associated Press. Sports Illustratrated. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  27. ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/tracker#dt-by-round-input:1
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