Trey Adkins
- position Wr
- height 5-11
- weight 185
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.
- High school Hillcrest
- position Wr
- height 5-11
- weight 185
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.
- High school Hillcrest
Trey Adkins Bio
Wide receiver who originally joined the team as a walk-on, but earned a scholarship for the 2021 season… fifth-year player who has earned three letters… has appeared in 18 career games, catching seven passes for 98 yards, a 14.0-yard average.
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Placed on scholarship prior to the start of the season… played in eight contests… caught two passes for 20 yards… had a 19-yard reception in the season-opener against Eastern Illinois… saw his most extensive action at Texas A&M and was credited with a one-yard reception in that contest… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the third time.
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in six games… played in just one of the first five games (Vanderbilt), then saw action in each of the final five games of the season… caught two passes, both in the Missouri game, for 20 yards… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second time.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in four games, including each of the last three contests… caught three passes for 58 yards… made his collegiate debut in the win over Charleston Southern… had two receptions for 33 yards against Appalachian State, including a 29-yard catch, the longest of his career… also had a 25-yard reception at Texas A&M… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Freshman)
Walk-on wide receiver who was added when the roster expanded in late August… did not see any game action… redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, S.C. in 2018… helped Hillcrest to an 11-3 record as a senior in 2017… coached by Greg Porter… earned all-region honors and was a second-team All-Upstate selection after catching 63 passes for 947 yards as a senior… earned a spot on the all-tournament team for the Powerade 7on7 Invitational in Charlotte in 2017.
PERSONAL
William Edward Adkins III was born June 27, 2000… is a sport and entertainment management major who is on schedule to graduate in December… as a sixth-grader, wrote a letter to the Hillcrest High School football coach talking of his dream of playing for the Gamecocks… delivered pizzas in his spare time to help pay for his education prior to going on scholarship in June of 2021.
