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Jersey Number 35
Willie Drew
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 186
- Hometown:
- Smithfield, Va.
- High School:
- Smithfield
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
2019 as a Redshirt Freshman: Played in seven games... Had eight total tackles (four solo), to go with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry... Career-high five tackles at Stony Brook.
2018 as a Freshman: Played in four games, retaining a year of eligibility with four-game redshirt rule... Made first career tackle on solo stop against William & Mary (Sept. 22).
High School: VHSL 4A First Team All-Region defensive back and all-purpose as a senior and Second Team quarterback… Ironclad Conference 19 Offensive Player of the Year as a junior… First Team All-Conference quarterback and Second Team defensive back as a junior… Two-time Smithfield High School Player of the Year… Earned Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors during junior season… Accounted for more than 2,600 yards of offense and 31 touchdowns, as well as a team-best six interceptions, as a junior… Guided Smithfield to 4A playoffs as a senior, going 9-3… Helped Razorbacks to 8-3 record as a junior and 6-5 mark as a sophomore… Dual-sport athlete who also ran track… Honor roll student.
Personal: Full name is Willie Robert Drew Jr… Son of Willie and Remond Drew… Has four brothers, RayShawn, Tyrell, Montrell and Michael, and a sister, Alantiss... Majoring in sport and recreation management.
2018 as a Freshman: Played in four games, retaining a year of eligibility with four-game redshirt rule... Made first career tackle on solo stop against William & Mary (Sept. 22).
High School: VHSL 4A First Team All-Region defensive back and all-purpose as a senior and Second Team quarterback… Ironclad Conference 19 Offensive Player of the Year as a junior… First Team All-Conference quarterback and Second Team defensive back as a junior… Two-time Smithfield High School Player of the Year… Earned Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors during junior season… Accounted for more than 2,600 yards of offense and 31 touchdowns, as well as a team-best six interceptions, as a junior… Guided Smithfield to 4A playoffs as a senior, going 9-3… Helped Razorbacks to 8-3 record as a junior and 6-5 mark as a sophomore… Dual-sport athlete who also ran track… Honor roll student.
Personal: Full name is Willie Robert Drew Jr… Son of Willie and Remond Drew… Has four brothers, RayShawn, Tyrell, Montrell and Michael, and a sister, Alantiss... Majoring in sport and recreation management.
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