Jevan Snead fades back to pass in an intra-squad scrimmage at the University of Texas |
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| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Quarterback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 2, 1987 | |
| Place of birth: San Angelo, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Mississippi | |
| Undrafted in 2010 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
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Jevan Bryce Snead (born September 2, 1987) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at Mississippi and Texas.
Snead has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm.
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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.[1] As a senior, he was named to the 2006 Parade All-America team.[1] He was also listed as a second-team All-American by EA Sports and he earned an invitation to the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[4]
Snead's last high school game was a 41-38 loss in the Texas 4A Division 1 State semi-finals against Dallas Highland Park.[5] That team was led by former Georgia Bulldogs and current Detroit Lions quarterback, Matthew Stafford.
Following the 2005 season Vince Young declared for the NFL draft, leaving the Texas quarterback position open to competition between true freshman Snead and redshirt freshman Colt McCoy. McCoy eventually narrowly beat out Snead for the starting job and thrived in the position, relegating Snead to limited playing time as the backup.[6]
During the November 11, 2006 game against Kansas State University, McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury[7][8][9] while rushing for a touchdown on the very first drive of the game.[10] Snead was sacked five times during the game, rushing 12 times for minus 2 yards, which combined with two fumbles by running backs led to the Longhorns trailing by as much as 21 points in the second half.[11] Still, Snead brought them within 3 points of tying the game. However, the Longhorns failed to recover an onside kick and Texas lost in an upset to the Wildcats 45-42.[10] The game has the distinction of being the most points ever scored by a Texas team in a losing effort.[12] Texas defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said "The quarterback had a great night and we just didn't play great sudden-change defense".[13] 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."[14]
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.[15][16][17] The week prior to the game, Longhorns announced that McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies.[18] McCoy played almost the entire game only to be injured with 20 seconds remaining by a powerful tackle by Aggie defensive end Michael Bennett.[19] Snead, attempting to come from behind 12-7 with so little time on the clock, threw an interception to end the game.[20]
In January 2007, Snead enrolled at Ole Miss to play for then-head coach Ed Orgeron.[21][22] 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".[23] Nutt looked to Snead to become the starter for the 2008 team.[24] Through the first twelve games as the starter for the Ole Miss Rebels, Jevan Snead passed for 2470 yards, 23 Touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[25] More importantly the Rebels were 8-4 and Bowl eligible for the 1st time since 2003.[26] 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.[27] Under Snead's leadership, the Rebels finished the 2009 season 4-4 in the SEC and 9-4 overall. Snead passed for 2632 yards, with 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.
When playing with Ole Miss, Snead was named to be a part of Bill Simmons' tongue-in-cheek 'Reggie Cleveland All-Star Team', a team of athletes from all sports whose names and ethnicities do not seem to match.[28]
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 high expectations for the season and a lot of talent, he struggled throughout the year and it led to him going undrafted.[29]
After going undrafted, Snead signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 24, 2010. He was released on July 31, 2010 to make room on the 80-man training camp roster for newly-signed 1st Round Draft Pick, Gerald McCoy.[30] On 24 August 2010, Snead re-signed with Tampa Bay, after starting quarterback Josh Freeman suffered a thumb injury that sidelined him for the rest of the pre-season.[31] Snead was to back up Josh Johnson and Rudy Carpenter before the Bucs again cut Snead on Sept 4, 2010.
On January 4, 2011, Snead signed a contract to play for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.[32] He was released prior to the start of the season on March 6.[33]
On November 18, 2011, Snead was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol in Oxford, Mississippi.[34]