Tyrell Shavers
Tyrell Shavers (born August 18, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, Mississippi State, and San Diego State.
| No. 80 – Buffalo Bills | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 18, 1999 Lewisville, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lewisville High School |
| College: | Alabama (2017–2019) Mississippi State (2020) San Diego State (2021–2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life edit
Shavers grew up in Lewisville, Texas and attended Lewisville High School. In his senior year of high school Shavers caught 37 passes for 702 yards, and eight touchdowns. Shavers also rushed for 43 yards.[1] Shavers would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Alabama over other schools such as LSU, and Texas A&M[2][3]
College career edit
Alabama edit
In his career at Alabama, Shavers played in 28 games after he redshirted his freshman season.[4] In that span Shavers only caught one pass for 20 yards and had one rushing attempt for 14 yards both coming in the 2019 season.[5] Shavers' best play for Alabama would be on special teams in 2019 when teammate Ale Kaho blocked a punt, which Shavers recovered and returned for a touchdown against Texas A&M.[6] After three seasons with the Crimson Tide, Shavers would decide to enter the transfer portal.[7][8]
Mississippi State edit
Shavers would ultimately decide to transfer to Mississippi State.[9][10] Shavers' first career offensive touchdown would come against #6 LSU, on a 31-yard pass from quarterback KJ Costello. The touchdown would be the first of Mississippi State's season and the first under new head coach Mike Leach.[11] However midway through the season Shavers would decide to enter the transfer portal again.[12][13] In Shavers' first and only season with Mississippi State he would bring in nine passes, for 104 yards, and one touchdown.[14]
San Diego State edit
Shavers would decide to transfer to play for the San Diego State Aztecs.[15][16] In Shavers' first year with the Aztecs he put up 18 receptions for 213 yards, and two touchdowns.[17] In the 2022 season Shavers blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown against Boise State to put the Aztecs up 13–0.[18] Shavers would finish the 2022 season with his best collegiate season after hauling in 38 passes for 643 yards, and three touchdowns.[19] For his performance on the year he would be named second team All Mountain West.[20] Shavers ended his career as a special teams ace for the Aztecs after finishing in a tie for first with most blocked punts in Aztec history with three.[21]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.59 s | 1.63 s | 2.65 s | 4.30 s | 7.20 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 3 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[22] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Shavers would sign with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[23][24] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[25][26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024.[27]
References edit
- ^ "Tyrell Shavers Football Stats". Maxpreps. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Tyrell Shavers to Alabama: Crimson Tide Land 4-Star WR Prospect". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Four-star WR Tyrell Shavers commits to Alabama". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Tyrell Shavers". San Diego State Aztecs Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "2019 Alabama Crimson Tide Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Stephens, Hannah. "WATCH: Ale Kaho blocks A&M punt for Alabama touchdown". USA Today. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt. "Veteran Alabama wide receiver enters transfer portal". AL.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Blackwell, Joey. "Wide Receiver Tyrell Shavers Enters NCAA Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Coleman, Joel. "Receiver Tyrell Shavers transferring from Alabama to Mississippi State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Horka, Tyler. "Alabama wide receiver heading to Mississippi State as graduate transfer". Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Stephenson, Craig. "Watch Alabama transfer Tyrell Shavers score TD in 1st game at Mississippi State". AL.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Welch, Parker. "Alabama Offense To Meet Mississippi State's Defense On Saturday". WRUF. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Gaither, Joe. "SHAVERS TO TRANSFER FROM MISSISSIPPI STATE". Tide 100.9. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "WR Tyrell Shavers announces transfer to San Diego State". 247Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Kenney, Kirk. "Aztecs complete 2021 recruiting class with local lineman, graduate transfer wide receiver". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "2021 San Diego State Aztecs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Clark, James. "A tale of two halves for Aztecs in 35-13 loss to Boise State". East Village Times. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "2022 San Diego State Aztecs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2022 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Martino, Bryce. "Is Bills UDFA Tyrell Shavers a Hidden Gem?". Buffalo Fanatics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Tyrell Shavers College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Former Alabama WR Tyrell Shavers signs with Buffalo Bills as UDFA". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Bills' Tyrell Shavers: Signs with Buffalo as UDFA". CBS Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ White, Alec (August 29, 2023). "Bills announce moves to get to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ White, Alec (August 30, 2023). "Bills sign 14 players to 2023 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ White, Alec (January 22, 2024). "Bills sign 11 players to Reserve/Futures contracts". BuffaloBills.com.
External links edit
- Buffalo Bills bio
- Alabama Crimson Tide bio
- Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
- San Diego State Aztecs bio