Missouri State

Fifth-year senior with great experience and leadership ... Notched a pair of tackles, including a solo stop, in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17).

2016: Played in all 11 games with 3 starts at Sam linebacker as a junior ... Accounted for 20 total tackles and 11 solo stops in 2016 ... Had 6 tackles in season opener against Southwestern College (9/1/16) with 3 solos ... Recorded his only tackle for loss of the year to go with 5 total stops at Kansas State (9/24/16) en route to earning MSU Media Player of the Week laurels ... Recovered a fumble at home against North Dakota State (10/8/16) ... Produced 3 total stops at South Dakota State (11/5/16). ... Broke up a pair of passes, recorded a tackle for loss and brought down 5 ball carriers in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/23/16).

2015: Played the last 10 games of the 2015 campaign as a sophomore safety … Provided 6 total tackles in the final four games of the campaign … Notched 2 solo stops against Northern Iowa (11/14/15) in home finale … Finished with 2 total stops at Youngstown State (11/7/15) with a solo tackle … Also provided 2 assisted tackles at home against South Dakota State (10/31/15) ... Had 3 solo tackles in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/11/15).

2014: Played in all 12 games as a reserve defensive back, posting 17 tackles, including stops in 10 different games ... Finished 15th on the team in total tackles ... Posted season-best 5 stops, including 3 solos, at Illinois State (10/25/14) ... Finished off 3 UNI ball carriers in season finale (11/22/14) with 2 solo tackles ... Brought down 2 Bison runners against North Dakota State (11/15/14) ... Tallied 3 tackles and a pass break-up in the Maroon and White Spring Game (4/26/14).

2013: Redshirted his freshman season at Missouri State ... Named MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for win over Indiana State (11/2/13).

High School: Played his last two high school seasons at Liberty (Mo.) High where he was a first-team all-conference DB and second-team WR as a senior as well as Class 6 all-district first team pick for Coach Chad Frigon’s Blue Jays ... Collected 15 pass receptions for 324 yards (21.6 ypr) with 4 touchdowns in 2012, including 5 receptions and a touchdown in the Class 6 state playoffs ... Was also an honorable mention all-conference selection at WR and DB his junior season ... Has a 34.5-inch vertical and runs a 4.56 40-yard dash ... Played his first two seasons at Oak Park High School in Kansas City and was a four-year starter between the two programs ... Also participated in basketball and track at Liberty.

Personal: Eric Craig Greely, Jr., was born 4/18/95 in New Orleans, La. ... Son of Eric Sr. and Desha Greely of Liberty, Mo. ... Has a brother, Caleb, and a sister, D’Asia ... Majoring in Construction Management.