Jevan Snead Jevan Bryce Snead ( born September 2 , 1987 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent . He played college football at Mississippi and Texas . Snead has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm . Early years . Snead was a prep All - American , two - time all - state and two - time all - district performer for Stephenville ( Texas ) High School , who finished his high school career with a 23 - 2 ( . 920 ) record as a starter . As a senior , he was named to the " 2006 Parade All - America " team . He was also listed as a second - team All - American by EA Sports and he earned an invitation to the " Elite 11 Quarterback Camp " . Snead was selected to the 2006 U . S . Army All - American Bowl and finished the game with the second - most passing yards in the history of that game , as he threw for 147 yards and two TDs . Snead originally committed to Florida but decided to go to Texas to be closer to home . Top high school recruit Tim Tebow later committed to Florida . Snead revised his decision immediately after a recruiting trip to Texas where he watched the 2005 Texas Longhorn football team beat Kansas by a score of 66 - 14 . Snead ' s last high school game was a 41 - 38 loss in the Texas 4A Division 1 State semi - finals against Dallas Highland Park . That team was led by former Georgia Bulldogs and current Detroit Lions quarterback , Matthew Stafford . College career . University of Texas . Following the 2005 season Vince Young declared for the NFL draft , leaving the Texas quarterback position open to competition between true freshman Snead and redshirt freshman Colt McCoy . McCoy eventually narrowly beat out Snead for the starting job and thrived in the position , relegating Snead to limited playing time as the backup . During the November 11 , 2006 game against Kansas State University , McCoy suffered a stinger shoulder injury while rushing for a touchdown on the very first drive of the game . Snead was sacked five times during the game , rushing 12 times for minus 2 yards , which combined with two fumbles by running backs led to the Longhorns trailing by as much as 21 points in the second half . Still , Snead brought them within 3 points of tying the game . However , the Longhorns failed to recover an onside kick and Texas lost in an upset to the Wildcats 45 - 42 . The game has the distinction of being the most points ever scored by a Texas team in a losing effort . Texas defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said " The quarterback had a great night and we just didn ' t play great sudden - change defense " . Head coach Mack Brown also had praise for Snead ' s performance coming off the bench , adding " If he plays in the game in two weeks , he ' ll be much more ready . " There was speculation that Snead might be the starter for the final regular season game because it was unknown whether McCoy would return for the Longhorns season closer against arch - rival Texas A & M on November 24 , 2006 . The week prior to the game , Longhorns announced that McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies . McCoy played almost the entire game only to be injured with 20 seconds remaining by a powerful tackle by Aggie defensive end Michael Bennett . Snead , attempting to come from behind 12 - 7 with so little time on the clock , threw an interception to end the game . University of Mississippi . In January 2007 , Snead enrolled at Ole Miss to play for then - head coach Ed Orgeron . Due to NCAA transfer rule , Snead had to sit out the 2007 season , but then had three years of eligibility remaining , beginning with the 2008 season . In the Rebels ' 2008 spring game , Snead made 20 of 26 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns . Head coach Houston Nutt , who took over at Ole Miss in the 2008 season , stated that he " is thankful that [ Snead ] is here on campus " . Nutt looked to Snead to become the starter for the 2008 team . Through the first twelve games as the starter for the Ole Miss Rebels , Jevan Snead passed for 2470 yards , 23 Touchdowns and 12 interceptions . More importantly the Rebels were 8 - 4 and Bowl eligible for the 1st time since 2003 . The # 25 Ole Miss Rebels upset # 7 Texas Tech in the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic by a final score of 47 - 34 . Snead completed 18 of 29 passes for 292 yards , three touchdowns , and one interception in his first Bowl start . At the start of his junior season , Snead was widely considered as one of the best quarterbacks in SEC football . The Rebels began the 2009 season ranked 8 in the AP rankings . Just days after the Rebels defeated Memphis in their first game of 2009 , Snead was one of several football players who had contracted swine flu . It was not believed that the illness would prevent Snead from playing any games . Under Snead ' s leadership , the Rebels finished the 2009 season 4 - 4 in the SEC and 9 - 4 overall . Snead passed for 2632 yards , with 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions . When playing with Ole Miss , Snead was named to be a part of Bill Simmons ' tongue - in - cheek ' Reggie Cleveland All - Star Team ' , a team of athletes from all sports whose names and ethnicities do not seem to match . Professional career . Pre - draft . Entering his junior season at Ole Miss , Snead was considered a top - 2 quarterback prospect ( along with Sam Bradford ) for the 2010 NFL Draft . " CBSSports . com " ’ s Pete Prisco even projected Snead to be the No . 1 pick in 2010 . Eventually , despite high expectations for the season and a lot of talent , he struggled throughout the year and it led to him going undrafted . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . After going undrafted , Snead signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 24 , 2010 . He was released on July 31 , 2010 to make room on the 80 - man training camp roster for newly - signed 1st Round Draft Pick , Gerald McCoy . On 24 August 2010 , Snead re - signed with Tampa Bay , after starting quarterback Josh Freeman suffered a thumb injury that sidelined him for the rest of the pre - season . Snead was to back up Josh Johnson and Rudy Carpenter before the Bucs again cut Snead on Sept 4 , 2010 . Tampa Bay Storm . On January 4 , 2011 , Snead signed a contract to play for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League . He was released prior to the start of the season on March 6 . Personal life . On November 18 , 2011 , Snead was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol in Oxford , Mississippi .