Will Burrowes

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 202
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Perkinston, Miss.
High School:
Gautier
Prev School:
Mississippi Gulf Coast

2012 (Junior): Served as a member of the special teams coverage units, seeing action in every game. . . made six tackles (five solo). . . had two tackles (one solo) in win at Troy (9/8/12) and added two solo stops vs. FIU (9/29/12). . . made one tackle vs. East Carolina in the New Orleans Bowl. . . joined the team in January and took part in 2011 spring drills. . . earned first letter.

2011: Joined the team in January and took part in spring drills.

Mississippi Gulf Coast: Helped team to a 10-2 record and a win over Blinn College in the Mississippi Bowl as a sophomore at Mississippi Gulf Coast, playing for coach Steve Campbell. . . rated as a three-star prospect by Scout.com. . . ranked the No. 22 recruit in Mississippi. . . posted 45 tackles, seven pass breakups and three interceptions in 2011. . . played in the Mississippi Junior College All-State Game.

High School: Two-time all-region choice at Gautier High, playing for coach Arlton Hudson. . . lettered four times in football, three in both tennis and basketball and once in soccer. . . received all-region kudos as a senior in tennis.

Personal: Born March 4, 1991 in Virginia Beach, Va. . . . son of Paul and Bobbie Burrowes. . . is the youngest of three children, having one brother (Sean) and one sister (Serena). . . was a member of the Beta Club in high school. . .