Willie Lee Snead IV (born October 17, 1992) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent.

He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2014 and has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders, and San Francisco 49ers.

[2] At Muskegon Heights, Snead played quarterback and in his senior year he threw for 2,200 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and one interception.

In his first start, Snead recorded 180 receiving yards, which is the 11th-best for a single game in Ball State history, and a touchdown against Army.

[4] In 2013, Snead helped quarterback Keith Wenning and head coach Pete Lembo lead the Cardinals to another successful season, finishing bowl eligible for the third consecutive year with a 10–3 record.

He finished the season with 106 receptions for 1,516 yards and 15 touchdowns, setting the Ball State single-season receiving record in all three categories.

[17] Throughout training camp, Snead competed for a roster spot against Andrew Hawkins, Anthony Armstrong, Conner Vernon, Charles Johnson, and Taylor Gabriel.

[17][25] During training camp in 2015, Snead competed for a roster spot against Joe Morgan, Nick Toon, Seantavius Jones, Lance Lewis, Jalen Saunders, R.J. Harris, and Kyle Prater.

[26][27] Head coach Sean Payton named Snead the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Marques Colston, Brandin Cooks, and Brandon Coleman.

He made his professional regular season debut in the Saints season-opener at the Arizona Cardinals and caught one pass for a 63-yard gain during their 31–19 loss.

On September 20, 2015, Snead made four receptions for 44-yards and scored his first career touchdown as the Saints lost 26–19 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2.

Snead scored his first career touchdown on a 16-yard pass by Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees during the fourth quarter.

[28] In Week 5, he earned his first career start and made six receptions for a season-high 141 receiving yards during a 39–17 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles.

[32][33] Throughout training camp, Snead competed against rookie second round pick Michael Thomas for a job as a starting wide receiver after the Saints released Marques Colston.

[34] Head coach Sean Payton named Snead the third wide receiver to start the regular season, behind Brandin Cooks and Michael Thomas.

[35] He appeared in the Saints season-opener against the Oakland Raiders and caught nine passes for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown during their 35–34 loss.

Snead, Cooks, and Michael Thomas combined for a total of 373 receiving yards against the Raiders, which became the most by a New Orleans trio in a loss.

[37] On November 13, 2016, Snead caught five passes for 47 yards and had a season-high two touchdown receptions during the Saints’ 25–23 loss against the Denver Broncos in Week 10.

In Week 12, Snead completed a 50-yard touchdown pass to running back Tim Hightower off a lateral during the fourth quarter of a 49–21 victory against the Los Angeles Rams.

[41] Upon returning from suspension, Snead was named the fourth wide receiver in the depth chart behind Michael Thomas, Ted Ginn Jr., and Brandon Coleman.

[17] Snead joined a revamped wide receivers core that included free agent acquisitions Michael Crabtree and John Brown.

[49] In Week 6, Snead caught a season-high six passes for 60 receiving yards as the Ravens defeated the Tennessee Titans 21–0.