2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 16
William Crest Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Dunbar HS
2017 (r-Jr.)
- Moved to wide receiver
- Added depth at inside receiver
- Did not see game action
2016 (r-So.)
- Added depth at quarterback and running back
- Also used on special teams
- Saw action on a season-high 15 plays against Oklahoma
2015 (r-Fr.)
- Played in 11 games in 2015
- Saw action at quarterback and receiver
- Finished with one catch for nine yards against Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl
- Relieved Skyler Howard at Kansas and rushed for 56 yards on five carries, averaged 11.2 yards per carry; long of 26 yards
- Completed three passes for 71 yards at Kansas, including a career-best 45-yarder
- Finished with three carries for 15 yards against Oklahoma State with a long of six yards
- Relieved Skyler Howard against Maryland and rushed for a career-high 28 yards
- Went 6-for-6 against Liberty for 50 yards, including a career-long 23-yard connection with Jacky Marcellus
- Rushed four times for 24 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Southern
2014 (Fr.)
- Received a medical redshirt
- Played in one game before shoulder injury sidelined him the remainder of the season
- Completed 3-of-4 for seven yards with a long of nine yards against Towson
- Also ran five times for 27 yards, a touchdown with a long of 13 yards
High School
- Three-year starter for coach Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High
- 2013 Maryland All-State First Team quarterback
- Completed 122-of-216 passes for 2,232 yards and 17 touchdowns
- Ran for 672 yards and eight touchdowns
- Helped lead the Poets to two state championships (2012, 2011) and three state playoff appearances (2013, 2012, 2011)
- As a senior, he led Dunbar to a 9-4 record and a second-round appearance in the state playoffs
- Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
- Elite 11 regional quarterback
- 2012 Maryland All-State Third Team quarterback as a junior
- As a junior, he helped lead the Poets to a 13-1 record, the state championship and a No. 12 ranking in the Maryland
Personal
- Son of William Sr., and Beverly R. Crest
- One of three children
- Graduated in summer 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies
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