Temple University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 80
Willie Smith III
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Eagles View Academy
Local 215 member who joined the program in the Spring of 2015.
Honors: 2016 - Offensive/ Scout team player of the week (Stony Brook).
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action of the season vs. Charlotte and saw action vs Cincinnati.
2015 (Sophomore): Joined team in fall as a walk-on ... did not see game action and redshirted.
College: Played one season as wide receiver under head coach Isaac Collins at Seton Hill in Greensburg, Pa. … had three catches for 56 yards.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at wide receiver and running back for head coach Ryan Keith at Eagles View Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. … had 1,608 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns in his career … was selected to the Florida-Georgia War of Borders game … was a four-year letterwinner in track and field … was a two-time track and field district champ and two-time state finalist in the 400m … also a three-year letterwinner in basketball.
Personal: Born Willie Charles Smith III in Portsmouth, Va. … parents are Camilia and Willie Smith, Jr. … father played football at Penn State … has two brothers, AJ (14) and Jhelani (6) … wanted to be a WWE wrestler when he was younger … would like to be a sports agent and is majoring in business marketing.
Honors: 2016 - Offensive/ Scout team player of the week (Stony Brook).
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action of the season vs. Charlotte and saw action vs Cincinnati.
2015 (Sophomore): Joined team in fall as a walk-on ... did not see game action and redshirted.
College: Played one season as wide receiver under head coach Isaac Collins at Seton Hill in Greensburg, Pa. … had three catches for 56 yards.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at wide receiver and running back for head coach Ryan Keith at Eagles View Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. … had 1,608 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns in his career … was selected to the Florida-Georgia War of Borders game … was a four-year letterwinner in track and field … was a two-time track and field district champ and two-time state finalist in the 400m … also a three-year letterwinner in basketball.
Personal: Born Willie Charles Smith III in Portsmouth, Va. … parents are Camilia and Willie Smith, Jr. … father played football at Penn State … has two brothers, AJ (14) and Jhelani (6) … wanted to be a WWE wrestler when he was younger … would like to be a sports agent and is majoring in business marketing.
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