William Stanback
No. 31 – Montreal Alouettes | |||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: |
Hempstead, New York | July 6, 1994||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Uniondale High School | ||||||
College: | UCF / Virginia Union | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||
CFL status: | International | ||||||
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William Stanback (born July 6, 1994) is an American professional gridiron football running back playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Virginia Union and UCF. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers (NFL).
College career
Stanback began his college football career at UCF. In 2013, during a game against Rutgers, Stanback delivered a hit to Rutgers defensive back Anthony Cioffi that went viral and made that night's SportsCenter Top 10 plays.[1][2] In 2014, Stanback was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team.[3] On September 22, 2015, Stanback was dismissed from UCF after reportedly failing multiple marijuana tests.[4][5] Stanback then played for Virginia Union. In 2016, he rushed for 1,299 yards and was named to the All-CIAA First Team.[6]
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Stanback signed with the Green Bay Packers in May 2017.[6][7] He was released by the Packers on August 28, 2017.[8]
Montreal Alouettes
Stanback signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in May 2018.[9] He started receiving significant playing time in August 2018, and a month later the Alouettes traded Tyrell Sutton to the BC Lions; moving Stanback into the starting running back role.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "William Stanback of UCF Lowered the Boom on This Rutgers Defender". November 22, 2013.
- ↑ "William Stanback hoping for NFL shot 4 years after thunderous hit vs. Rutgers".
- ↑ "Awards Season".
- ↑ "Central Florida dismisses all-AAC RB Stanback".
- ↑ "UCF has dismissed junior RB William Stanback".
- 1 2 "Stanback Signs with Green Bay Packers". vuusports.com.
- ↑ "Packers sign tryout RB William Stanback". May 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers release three players". Packers.com. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Fear of failure motivates Alouettes' rookie tailback Will Stanback". May 24, 2018.
- ↑ "With Sutton injured, William Stanback gets shot at redemption with Als". Montreal Gazette. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ↑ "Lions acquire RB Sutton from Alouettes - TSN.ca". TSN. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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