Laquon Treadwell
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
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| High school | Crete (IL) Monee |
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| Date of birth | June 14, 1995 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
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Laquon Malik Treadwell (born June 14, 1995) is an American football wide receiver. He currently attends the University of Mississippi in his junior year. He graduated from Crete-Monee High School in Crete, Illinois, in 2013. Treadwell was regarded as the best wide receiver of his class.[1]
High school career
Treadwell attended Crete-Monee High School in suburban Chicago, where he finished his three-year career as the second-leading receiver in Illinois prep history with 3,563 yards. He played primarily as a wide receiver during his career, but he was also the team's quarterback as a freshman and also played on defense his sophomore through senior years. As a sophomore, he caught 58 passes for 811 yards and seven touchdowns. As a junior, he was named the NWI Times Offensive Player of the Year, Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a first team all-state pick when he recorded 75 catches for 1,391 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and 45 tackles (10 for loss) and eight sacks on defense.[2] Treadwell was named the Chicago Tribune Player of the Year, NWI Times Offensive Player of the Year and all-state first team as a senior after leading Crete-Monee to a 14-0 record and the Class 6A state title; he hauled in 81 catches for 1,424 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 257 yards and seven more scores on the ground, while on defense he compiled 56 tackles and six interceptions. For his senior season efforts, Treadwell was named an All-American selection by Under Armour, USA Today, MaxPreps and SuperPrep. Also a standout basketball guard and forward, Treadwell averaged 13.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for the Warriors.
Following his senior season, Treadwell played in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game, where he was covered by the nation's No.1 cornerback and Florida recruit Vernon Hargreaves III, according to The Orlando Sentinel. He finished the game with six catches for 46 yards.
Recruiting
Regarded as Illinois’ top football recruit in 2013, Treadwell was rated a 5-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, 247Sports.com and MaxPreps and the nation’s No. 1 wide receiver by Tom Lemming, Rivals.com and ESPN.com. He was listed as the No. 5 overall recruit in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 6 by MaxPreps, No. 19 by ESPN.com, No. 28 by 247Sports.com and No. 30 by Scout.com. Checking in at 6'3" (1.91 m), 195 pounds (88 kg), Treadwell ran a reported 4.40 in the 40-yard dash according to 247Sports. He was also the No. 1 ranked wide receiver in the 2013 class at the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Treadwell committed to the University of Mississippi on November 30, 2012.[3] Treadwell's former high school teammate and close friend, Anthony Standifer, who is a defensive back at Ole Miss, was the one that initially got Treadwell interested in the Rebels, then head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff finally convinced him to play for the Rebels, choosing them over Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, among others.
College career
On November 1, 2014, with 1:30 left in the game versus 3rd ranked Auburn Tigers football, Treadwell caught a screen pass and took it to the Tigers' 1 yard line before being tackled from behind, bending the wide receiver awkwardly. As a result of the gruesome injury, Treadwell broke his tibia and dislocated his ankle, and adding insult to injury, fumbled the ball which was recovered in the end zone by Auburn's #8 Cassanova McKinzy, sealing the game for Auburn.
References
- ↑ "2013 Top Football Recruits". 247sports.com. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ↑ Halley, Jim. "Big, physical and fast Laquon Treadwell lives up to the hype". USA Today.
- ↑ Higgins, Ron (January 17, 2013). "Nation's No. 1-ranked wide receiver prospect, Laquon Treadwell, commits to Ole Miss". Memphis Commercial Appeal.