Tyler Snead

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-7
Weight:
174
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Raleigh
High School:
Millbrook
Major:
Communication

An exciting and reliable pass catcher who quickly captured the hearts of the Pirates’ fanbase during his first three seasons in the program … Couples an undersized frame with an oversized desire to compete … Often labeled by coaches as “pound-for-pound, the toughest player in the country” … Will again impact both the offensive and special teams units as East Carolina’s top projected slot receiver and return specialist (kickoff, punts) … A two-time member of the Paul Horning Award Watch List (2020, 2021) and twice recognized as an official nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy … A 2021 Fourth-Team Preseason All-America selection as an all-purpose back by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview … Was also a ‘21 Second-Team Preseason All-American Athletic Conference pick as a wide receiver and kickoff returner by Phil Steele and multiple choice (second-team WR/KR, third-team PR) by Athlon Sports … Has started 19 of 25 career games and recorded 134 receptions for 1,519 yards and 14 touchdowns … Has already authored five 100-plus-yard receiving contests (1/2018, 2/2019, 2/2020) … Will open 2021 campaign with a streak of recording at least one reception in 19 consecutive games, beginning Sept. 14, 2019 (at Navy) … Tallied double-digit reception totals on four occasions (2/2019, 2/2020) and surpassed 10 or more yards on a catch 63 times (28 for 20-plus) … Has racked up 100 or more all-purpose yards in 11 career contests (1/2018, 6/2019, 4/2020) and 200-plus on four occasions (2/2019, 2/2020) … In all, has scored 17 touchdowns (14 receiving, 2 kickoff returns, 1 rushing) and accounted for one more passing (2020) … Firmly secured early roster position as a highly sought-after recruited walk-on … Chose to play at ECU despite numerous scholarship offers as a multi-sport prep athlete ... Wrapped up 2021 spring drills with a game-high five catches for 41 yards during the Purple-Gold Game on April 24 after making three catches for 15 yards in the first scrimmage a week earlier.

2020: Earned Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference honors as both a receiver and return specialist … Also picked up all-league accolades from Phil Steele (third-team) and Athlon Sports (fourth-team) … Led the Pirates in receptions (53), punt returns and yards (12-144), kickoff returns and yards (18-409) and all-purpose yards (1,145) … Scored seven touchdowns (5 receiving, 1 rushing, 1 kickoff return) and added one scoring pass against SMU (35-yarder to Blake Proehl) in the season finale … Authored a pair of 100-yard receiving games (108/Tulsa, 105/Georgia State) and topped 100-plus all-purpose yards on four occasions (244/Temple, 231/Georgia State, 131/SMU, 119/Tulsa) … Earned AAC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors after returning a kickoff 95 yards for a score against the Owls at Lincoln Financial Field … From a receiving end, picked up 524 yards on 53 catches – an average of 9.9 yards per grab … Had multiple receptions in all nine outings and double-digit totals twice (16/Tulsa, 11/Georgia State … Other contests of note were against SMU (9-92), Temple (3-75), Tulane (5-46), South Florida (3-42) and Navy (4/39) … Hauled in scoring passes versus UCF (7-yarder), Tulsa (16), Tulane (10), Temple (season-long 46) and SMU (16) … Stood fifth nationally (FBS) in kickoff return TDs, 8^th in punt return average (12.0 ypr) and 11^thin combined kick return average (18.4 ypr) … Logged three total rush attempts and netted 68 yards, an average of 22.7 yards per carry … Turned in only ground score on a 31-yarder (fake field goal attempt) at Georgia State … Also had a 20-yard run vs. the Midshipmen and a 17-yard jaunt vs. the Green Wave … Netted 22.7 yards per kickoff return (4^th in AAC), collecting 80 or more yards in four games (2-111/Temple, 4-88/Cincinnati, 5-86/Georgia State, 5-83/UCF) … To punt return effort came against the Owls with 58 yards (5 attempts) … Had other multi-punt returns at South Florida (2-25) and SMU (2-39) … Longest single punt return was a 36-yarder against Mustangs … Ranked second among all American Athletic Conference players with a 127.2 all-purpose yards per game clip … Tallied at least 65-plus all-purpose yards in all nine tilts, and in addition to the four century-mark performances, exceeded 90-plus on three other occasions (97/Cincinnati, 95/UCF and 93/Tulane) ... Led all offensive players in scoring with 44 points, which in addition to seven TDs, included a two-point reception from Holton Ahlers vs. the Green Wave … Made 42 receptions for 419 yards (10.0 ypr) in eight AAC clashes … Home/road receiving splits were notable with a 18-185 (46.2 ypg) mark in four matchups at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in comparison to a 35-339 (67.8) clip away from Greenville (5 games) … Turned in a consistent effort during campaign, averaging 60.4 yards (36-302) in first half before netting 55.5 yards (17-222) per contest in second half … Averaged 16.1 yards per catch during ECU wins (7.9 ypc in losses) … Caught four of five TDs in day games … Month-by-month breakdown included September (1 game, 2-8), October (4, 34-294, 73.5 ypg) and November (4, 17-222, 55.5) … In all, responsible for a team-best 19 plays of 20-plus yards (10 kickoff returns, 6 receptions, 2 rushes, 1 punt return) … Targeted 29 times and made 24 receptions on first down, was 15-of-21 on second down, 12-of-21 on third down and 1-of-2 on fourth down … Accounted for 25 first downs (9 on third-down snaps) … Was a Second-Team Preseason All-AAC selection as a kick returner by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.

2019: Experienced action in all 12 games with seven starts – William & Mary, UCF, USF, Cincinnati, SMU, Connecticut and Tulsa … Led Pirates in receptions (66) and touchdowns catches (5), while ranking second in reception yardage (759) … Averaged 11.5 yards per grab and 63.2 yards per game … Topped special teams unit in both kickoff returns (25-481, 19.2 ypr) and punt returns (13-35, 2.7) … Also racked up a program-best 1,302 all-purpose yards, a clip of 108.5 per outing … Closed season by posting 100-plus all-purpose yards in the last six consecutive contests against the Knights (107), Bulls (222), Bearcats (102), Mustangs (276), Huskies (166) and Golden Hurricane (132) … Additionally, scored a collective six touchdowns in the final six games (five receiving, one kickoff return) … Established a program freshman record for most single-season catches, while turning in the second-highest reception yard total among all Pirate rookies … Booked multiple receptions nine times and reached triple-digits on two occasions … A Third-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection by Phil Steele … Top performance of season was a 19-catch, 240-yard and three-TD afternoon at SMU to earn AAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors … Had nine receptions for 97 yards in the first half before grabbing 10 tosses for 143 in the second stanza … Hauled in scoring passes of 36, 47 and a season-long 57 yards vs. the Mustangs … Reception total also marked a single-game high by any receiver at the FBS level during the course of the year (yardage total ranked fourth) … Caught 16 passes for 126 yards the following week at Connecticut, for a combined two-game clip of 35 grabs for 366 yards – an average of 183.0 rypg) … Other notable pass-catching outings came against Tulsa (7-55), USF (6-69), William & Mary (5-67), UCF (4-84) and Navy (3-54) … In addition to three at SMU, hauled in other TD receptions vs. Knights (8 yards) and Bearcats (9) … Was targeted 88 times (75.0 catch percentage) and credited with 34 first downs … Ranked among the AAC’s top 10 in kickoff return average and all-purpose yards per game … Matched an ECU single-game record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD to open the USF tilt before adding 40 additional yards (4-140, 35.0 ypr) … Tallied 70 or more kickoff return yards on three other occasions – 6-78 vs. Tulsa, 4-73 vs. Cincinnati and 3-72 vs. NC State … Longest punt return of the year was a 16-yarder at UCF which followed a 12-yarder vs. the Wolfpack and preceded a 13-yarder against the Bulls … Also credited with four rushes for 27 yards (6.8 ypr) … Top ground effort was a two-carry, 24-yard night against the Monarchs in Norfolk (that included a season-long 20-yard jaunt) … In all, led ECU with 20 “big plays” (20+ yards) – 12 receptions, seven kickoff returns and one rush … Was the Pirates’ top receiver in eight-game conference slate (58-671, 5 TDs), while standing fourth in four non-league matchups (8-88) … Significantly separated himself from others in six road contests, pulling down a team-best 45 passes for 525 yards and four scores (compared to only 21 receptions for 234 yards in six outings at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium) … Was also ECU’s top pass catcher during the second of the campaign with 54 grabs for 603 yards and five TDs – an average of 100.5 ypg – while only logging a dozen receptions for 156 yards in the first six games … Also preferred day contests (53-557) compared to night tilts (13-202) … Month-by month reception performance totals include August (2-13/0 TD), September (9-129/0), October (11-167/1) and November (44-450/4).

2018: Played in four late-season games (Memphis, Tulane, Connecticut and Cincinnati) as a true rookie before being held out of the finale at NC State by then-acting head coach David Blackwell to preserve redshirt status … Started contests against the Green Wave, Huskies and Bearcats … Recorded 15 receptions for 236 yards and four touchdowns … Yards-per-catch average of 15.7 ranked first among all ECU receivers … Made collegiate debut with four grabs for 50 yards vs. Memphis … Also tallied first TD reception – a 13-yarder from Holton Ahlers – late in the fourth quarter against the Tigers … Established a personal-best with 124 reception yards (on five catches) the following week at Tulane … Caught a career-high six passes for 62 yards and three TDs against Connecticut at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … The trio of scoring catches (6, 24, 5-yarders from Ahlers) against the Huskies served as a unit single-game high and was the first by an ECU freshman since 2013 … Longest reception of the year was a 36-yarder vs. the Green Wave in New Orleans … Ten (10) receptions went for 10 or more yards (five for 20-plus) … In all, was targeted 33 times (45.5 percent catch rate) … Did not record any offensive statistics in road matchup at Cincinnati.

High School: A two-sport (football, baseball) standout who earned a total of six letters at Millbrook High School … On the gridiron, caught 81 career passes for 1,098 yards (43.9 ypg) and 10 touchdowns for coach Clarence Inscore … Tallied 2,026 all-purpose yards (1,098 receiving, 693 kickoff return, 235 punt return) for an average of nearly 100 per game ... In addition to 10 TD receptions, also had three rushing scores, two on kickoffs and one on a punt return for a total of 16 … Played in two contests as a sophomore in 2015 … Caught three passes for 33 yards and rushed once for 31 yards against Enloe in his prep debut … Appeared in 11 contests as a junior in 2016, hauling down 42 passes for 493 yards (11.7 ypr) with four TDs … Rushed seven times for 110 yards (15.7 ypc) with one score … Netted 603 all-purpose yards … Snagged multiple passes in all 11 games with a season-best six on two occasions (Wake Forest, Wakefield) … Caught three passes for 73 yards and a pair of scores vs. East Wake in the season opener … Closed out junior campaign with a three-catch, season-high 81-yard night that included a touchdown … As a senior in 2017, racked up 1,654 all-purpose yards (572/receiving, 324/rushing, 573/kickoff returns, 185/punt returns) … Started all 12 games and recorded 36 receptions for 572 yards (15.9 ypr) with six TDs to earn CAP-7 Conference Offensive MVP honors … Also produced three special teams scores – two on kickoff returns, one on a punt return) … Turned in a season-high seven catches for 93 yards and a score against Cardinal Gibbons … Had a pair of touchdown grabs for a combined 89 yards vs. Enloe … Caught at least one pass in all 12 outings (multiple 10 times) … Rushed for a season-best 97 yards on six carries with a TD against Enloe … Added 71 yards (Southeast Raleigh) and 59 yards (Leesville Road) on the ground in league play … Tallied 100-plus all-purpose yards in a game on eight occasions with a personal-high 203 against Wake Forest … On the diamond, appeared in 64 games during a three-year career … Batted .373 (81-for 217) with seven extra base hits, 35 RBI, 60 runs scored and swiped 34 of 39 bases for coach Austin James.

Personal: Son of Scott and Michelle Snead ... Major is communication ... Earned membership into the prestigious Honors College at ECU immediately upon enrolling (2018) and followed up with inclusion on the school’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters of 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively ... Completed requirements for graduation (bachelor’s degree in communication) during the summer of 2021 ... Father played collegiate baseball at NC State before being selected by the Cincinnati Reds in 29th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft ... Mother was a cheerleader (NCSU) ... Has three sisters - Sydney (All-America, All-SEC gymnast at Georgia from 2016-19), Kaylee and Laney ... Aunt is former ECU women's basketball standout Danielle Charlesworth, who led the Pirates in assists, steals and minutes played for three consecutive seasons (1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96).