Southeast Missouri State football signee: Trevon Billington

Trevon Billington

The Basics

Name: Trevon Billington

High School: Soldan International Studies (St. Louis)

Position: Wide receiver

Measurables: 6-foot-1, 176 pounds

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Soldan International Studies senior Trevon Billington had little to no contact with the Southeast Missouri State coaching staff before his team attended the Redhawks' 7-on-7 camp over the summer.

Following a stand-out day from the receiver/defensive back, Billington headed home to St. Louis with an offer to play football at Southeast.

"He stood out," Soldan football coach Jarrett Kendall said. "I mean, I'm just going to leave it at that. He pretty much stood out. There wasn't too many balls he dropped. He just had a great day overall, and then once SEMO offered him it just helped his whole entire season."

The 6-foot-1, 176-pound Billington, who transitioned from two years as a quarterback at Soldan into a receiver and defensive back his senior year, signed with the Redhawks today.

"Whenever we were in bad situations, he was always positive," Kendall said. "This year he grew up. He became a real young man and became a leader on and off the field. He led by example on and off the field. He just became an overall leader this year."

Billington hails from the same high school as Southeast receiver Paul McRoberts, who will be entering his senior season this year, and McRoberts' success at Southeast was a selling point.

Billington received several other offers, according to Kendall, but the Redhawks were first, which was important.

"The concept that we have from [our] coaches is, 'The first school that gives you an offer, that really did like you and put the time into you, that's where you're going,' and SEMO had never let off of coming around and being around him and keeping in contact with him," Kendall said.

Kendall said the tone of the conversations Billington had with members of the Southeast staff was different from other staffs.

"SEMO didn't come off as salespeople. SEMO came off more as family-oriented people and came off more laid back," Kendall said. "It wasn't a typical recruiting type of conversation. They really tried to get to know Tre as a person, and he got to be able to ask real questions and got real answers, and then I think when he came actually for a visit that was just enough in itself."