Davarus Shores
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| File:14453-LSC Football Festival-9970 (15138642818).jpg Shores playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014. | |
| Born: | April 22, 1992 Mesquite, Texas, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| 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* |
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Davarus Shores (born April 22, 1992) is an American former football defensive back. He played college football at Southern Arkansas University and Texas A&M University–Commerce.
Early life
Shores was born and raised in Mesquite, Texas. He went to high school at Mesquite High School.
College career
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
| 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
On 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
In July, 2017 Davarus Shores played for the United States national team at the 2017 World Games at Wrocław, Poland. The team lost to Germany and defeated Poland to win the bronze medal.
References
- ↑ "Cooper's Offensive Back of the Year Award Highlights Lone Star Conference Postseason Honors for Lions". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Shores Claims Second LSC Special Team Player of the Week Award". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Shores Named LSC Special Teams Player of the Week". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics". lionathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Davarus Shores - 2011 Football". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Shores Signs Two-Two CFL Deal With BC Lions". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Davarus Shores - BC Lions". BC Lions. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Unknown parameter
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- 1992 births
- American football defensive backs
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Southern Arkansas Muleriders football players
- BC Lions players
- Players of American football from Mesquite, Texas
- World Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2017 World Games
- Players of Canadian football from Texas
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