2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 82
William DuPont
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Lafayette
2017 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2017 season
Pro Baseball Career
- Drafted in the 16th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays (No. 505 overall) as a second baseman
- Traded to the Houston Astros in 2014 for former MLB player Adron Chambers
- Played five seasons of professional baseball from 2012-16
- Hit .242 in 47 games of affiliated baseball over three seasons (2012-14)
- Hit .252 in 64 games in independent leagues over two season (2015-16)
- Signed to play baseball at Mississippi State out of high school before choosing to turn professional
High School
- Three-year letterwinner in football
- Played for Coach Manne at Lafayette
- Three-time All-Suburban West wide receiver
- All-Suburban West kick returner as a junior
- Over 1,000 receiver yards as a junior
- All-Suburban West Player of the Year in baseball
- Two-time Post-Dispatch All-Metro selection in baseball
Personal
- Born December 1, 1993
- Son of Bill and Shawna DuPont
- Two younger brothers, Cole and Andrew
- Father ran track at Arkansas
- Both of his brothers played college baseball
- Chose Illinois because, “It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to get my degree from one of the best universities while playing football.”
- Plans to major in communication
- Plans to become a sports broadcaster after his playing career
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