Davarus Shores (born April 22, 1992) is a defensive back who is a free agent. He played college football at Southern Arkansas University and Texas A&M University–Commerce.
| No. 31 Free agent | |
.jpg) Shores playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014. | |
| Born: | April 22, 1992 Mesquite, Texas |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| High school | Mesquite (TX) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2016 | BC Lions* |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
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| American football | ||
Representing the  United States
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2017 Wroclaw | Team competition |
Early years
editShores was born and raised in Mesquite, Texas. He went to high school at Mesquite High School.
College career
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Shores began his college career in 2011 at Southern Arkansas University. As a true freshmen he notched up 16 tackles in 8 games.
After the 2011 season, Shores transferred to Texas A&M University–Commerce. He took a redshirt during the 2012 season.
During his sophomore season in 2013 he had 37 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 defensive touchdown, he also played in all 12 games.
During his junior season in 2014 he had 54 total tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, and 4 blocked kicks. He played all 12 games for the second year in a row.
In his senior season in 2015, Shores registered 48 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery, and 3 blocked kicks. He also won Lone Star Conference (LSC) special teams player of the week twice that season and at the end of the season he was awarded LSC second team honors.[1][2][3]
Throughout the majority of his college career he played at the rover position, which is a hybrid safety with responsibilities at both linebacker and defensive back.
NCAA statistics
edit| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Solo | Assisted | TFL | Sacks | PDef | INT | FF | FR | BK | TD |
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| 2011 | Southern Arkansas | 8 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Texas A&M–Commerce | Redshirt | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 12 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 12 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 11 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 43 | 155 | 77 | 78 | 12.5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
Professional career
editOn April 20, 2016, Davarus Shores signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions.[6][7] He was released by the team on June 12, 2016.[8]
World Games
editIn July, 2017 Davarus Shores played for the United States national team at the 2017 World Games at Wroclaw, Poland. The team lost to Germany and defeated Poland to win the bronze medal.
References
edit- ^ "Cooper's Offensive Back of the Year Award Highlights Lone Star Conference Postseason Honors for Lions". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Shores Claims Second LSC Special Team Player of the Week Award". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Shores Named LSC Special Teams Player of the Week". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics". lionathletics.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Davarus Shores - 2011 Football". Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Shores Signs Two-Two CFL Deal With BC Lions". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Davarus Shores - BC Lions". BC Lions. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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External links
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