University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): Played for two years at Jones County (Miss.) JC ... Led the Bobcats with 93 points his sophomore year, converting 14-of-19 field-goal attempts and 51-of-55 PATs ... Also averaged 38.3 yards per punt with 13 kicks downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Made all three field goals, recording a season-best 14 points, in 50-47 victory over Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC ... Scored 10 points in each of the previous three contests ... Had three other contests with two field goals ... Efforts helped the Bobcats finish 9-2 after advancing to the state championship game ... JCJC ranked eighth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll ... As a freshman scored 62 points — making 10 field goals and 32 extra points — to rank second on a team that posted a 6-3 overall mark ... Had an average of 37.8 yards per punt as well ... Collected a season-high 13 points in 39-34 defeat of Pearl River (Miss.) CC, hitting three field goals and all four PATs ... Connected on a pair of field goals against both East Central (Miss.) CC and Southwest Mississippi CC also, both JCJC wins.

High School Highlights: Lettered twice in football at Forrest County Agricultural High ... Connected on all 45 extra-point attempts as well as 2-of-3 field-goal tries — recording touchbacks on 70 percent of his kickoffs as well — to earn all-state honors as a senior ... A four-year letterwinner in soccer, he set the school game record with seven goals in a match ... Also earned a pair of letters in golf for the Aggies.

Personal: Full name is William Grant McLaurin ... Born Aug. 14, 1994, in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Son of Bill and Denise McLaurin ... Favorite movie is “Iron Man” ... Favorite player is Adam Vinatieri ... Favorite subject is business ... Likes to golf and fish in his free time ... A business administration major.