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Willie Snead

Retired

San Francisco 49ers · WR

Willie Snead recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

37.9

rec yds/gm

0.2

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Willie Snead's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 11, 2016

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2016

9 rec · 172 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2015
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 1, 2015

New York Giants vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2015

6 rec · 70 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2020
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 15, 2020

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2020

5 rec · 64 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 11, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2015

6 rec · 141 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 13, 2016

Denver Broncos vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2016

5 rec · 47 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Willie Snead's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 172 receiving yards · 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 11, 2016

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2016

9 rec · 172 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 10 receptions · 12 targets

Regular Season
2015
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 21, 2015

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2015

10 rec · 76 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2020
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 15, 2020

Baltimore Ravens vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2020

5 rec · 64 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Willie Snead's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2012–2016

01
NOSNEAD—Willie Snead
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

02
NOSNEAD—Willie Snead
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Franchise era

2018–present

03
BALSNEAD—Willie Snead
BALJACKSON8Lamar Jackson
BALANDREWS89Mark Andrews

Option football and improvisation become an MVP offense

Baltimore Ravens · The Lamar Jackson era

Jackson transformed the Ravens immediately, won multiple MVP awards and kept Baltimore among the AFC's elite while the organization rebuilt its defense around him.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
CARSNEAD—Willie Snead
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Franchise era

2020–present

05
LVSNEAD—Willie Snead
LVCROSBY98Maxx Crosby
LVCARR4Derek Carr

A new home searches for lasting direction

Las Vegas Raiders · The Las Vegas chapter

The Raiders opened Allegiant Stadium, reached the playoffs amid turmoil and continued rebuilding around Crosby's relentless defense.

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Franchise era

2015–present

06
SFSNEAD—Willie Snead
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons103 career games50 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns15 career rushing yards281 career receptions3,445 career receiving yards16 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Ball StateJersey: 836 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2015Most recent: Dec 25, 2023

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.