Will Gragg

Position:
TE
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Hometown:
Dumas, AR
High School:
Dumas

2019: Played in all 13 games, starting six…had 19 receptions for 146 yards (7.7 avg.) for the year…had career highs of four catches for 38 yards (9.5 avg.) against Ohio…had a season-long reception of 19 yards against Boston College.

2018: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in June 2018 as a graduate transfer from the University of Arkansas…played in 13 games as a reserve tight end and compiled five catches for 31 yards (6.2 avg.)…had a season-high three catches for 21 yards at UCF.

AT ARKANSAS (2015-17): Played in 10 games during the 2017 season to earn his first letter for the Razorbacks…had five receptions for 61 yards (12.2 avg.) on the year…posted season highs with three catches for 47 yards (15.7 avg.) against LSU…did not play in any games during the 2015-16 seasons.

HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled 42 receptions for 452 yards (10.8 avg.) and two touchdowns as a senior at Dumas under Coach Mark Courtney…selected All-ArkansasVarsity.com…rated the No. 1 overall prospect in Arkansas by Scout, No. 3 by ESPN and 247Sports, and No. 5 by Rivals…named to the Scout 300 (No. 123), Top247 (No. 205) and ESPN 300 (No. 218)…played his junior season at Pine Bluff and had 47 catches for 517 yards (11.0 avg.) and seven TDs in leading his team to the 2013 Arkansas Class 6A state championship…also played basketball and baseball in high school.

PERSONAL: Shannon William Gragg, born 9/23/96, is the son of Kelvin and Tenita Gragg…has one brother…owns strong family ties to the National Football League…brother, Chris Gragg, spent five seasons as a tight end in the NFL (Buffalo Bills, 2013-16; New York Jets, 2017)…cousin, Jarius Wright, is a seven-year NFL veteran as a wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings, 2012-17; Carolina Panthers, 2018)…earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation and sport management from Arkansas…is enrolled in Pitt’s School of Social Work.