David Sills (American football)
| West Virginia Mountaineers No. 13 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Business |
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| High school | Elkton (MD) Eastern Christian Academy |
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| Date of birth | May 29, 1996 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
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David Sills V (May 5, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the West Virginia Mountaineers. As a seventh grader in 2010, he garnered national attention when he verbally committed to play football at the University of Southern California. In 2014, Sills decommitted from USC and eventually signed a national letter of intent to play at West Virginia University. After spending his freshman year playing for the West Virginia Mountaineers, Sills transferred to El Camino College.
Sills was born in 1996. His parents are Denise and David Sills IV. He has two older sisters, Emma and Abby. His father is a commercial developer and contractor. He began playing youth football at age six and began training at age nine with quarterback trainer Steve Clarkson.
Lane Kiffin offered Sills a scholarship to play college football at USC in 2010. Sills gave USC a non-binding verbal commitment in 2010. Sills was among the youngest football players to receive a scholarship offer from a major football program.
As a high school freshman, Sills was the starting quarterback for Red Lion Christian Academy, a private Delaware school for grades K-12.Sports Illustrated hailed him as one of the greatest prospects ever, and Bloomberg News described him as the "best arm money can buy". At Red Lion in 2010, he accumulated 1,355 passing yards and nine touchdowns against five interceptions in eight games. In 2011, he totalled 2,340 yards and 28 touchdowns in what was his second year as a varsity quarterback. He was named a MaxPreps.com U.S. Air Force second-team freshman All-American.
As a sophomore, Sills became the quarterback for Eastern Christian Academy (ECA) of Elkton, Maryland. The move was controversial because the school was a newly-formed online school. All enrolled boys were on the 46-man football team established by David Sills IV to showcase their talents to college scouts. Eastern Christian Academy was only able to play in three games in 2012 due to the school's failure to gain accreditation from the state.
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