William Townsend

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-0
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Norland

Career Notes: Two-year letterman has played in 17 games at cornerback…has totaled nine tackles (7 solo, 2 assists).

2015: Played in eight games as a redshirt-sophomore…did not record any statistics.

2014: Played in nine games with one start as a redshirt freshman…totaled nine tackles (7 solo, 2 assists)…tallied a season-high eight tackles (6 solo, 2 assists) in a starting assignment vs Georgia Tech (9/6)…added a solo stop at Tulsa (8/28).

2013: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season.

High School: Four-year letterman at Norland High for coach Daryle Heidelburg...rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com...received a 70 rating while ranking as the No. 208 safety in the country and the No. 401 recruit in the state by 247Sports.com...helped lead the Vikings to a combined 41-11 overall record, a 10-2 showing in District 16-5A play, four trips to the state playoffs, a state championship as a junior and a runner-up showing as a sophomore...as a senior, earned honorable-mention all-state and third-team all-county honors after posting four interceptions...as a junior, had 39 tackles, eight pass break-ups and two interceptions...recorded six tackles as a freshman...also lettered three years in track and field...off the field, was a member of the Heritage Panel, Teen Court, Sigma Beta and Mu Alpha Theta while earning Superior Achievement in Biology and Academic Excellent Computer for College Careers.

Personal: Born William Alexander Townsend, Jr., on Aug. 23, 1994, in Hialeah, Fla...son of Nadine Cayemitte...has one brother, James, and two sisters: Camisa and Christien...majoring in public health.