Akeem Shavers
| No. 35 – New England Patriots | |
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| Position: | Running Back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 8, 1990 Texarkana, Texas |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Purdue |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Akeem Arta Shavers (born January 8, 1990) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Shavers played college football at Purdue.
Early life
Shavers attended Redwater High School in Redwater, Texas. As a member of the football team, Shavers didn't move to the running back position until he was a senior.[1]
College career
Independence C.C.
After high school, Shavers attended Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas where he played football.[2] Shavers ran for just 235-yards on 64 carries with two touchdowns.[3] With the staff at Independence making changes after the 2008 season, Shavers decided to transfer.[3]
Tyler J.C.
In 2009, Shavers transfered Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.[2] During the 2009 season at Tyler, Shavers redshirted due to his coach missing the out-of-state/transfer list.[3] With the starting running back spot belonging to Don Brown, Shavers was worked out at defensive back just to get on the field. Shavers played in 6 of the Apaches 8 games during the 2010 season, receiving only 50 carries as the backup running back.[3] Shavers productive season at Tyler netted him 2nd Team All-Conference honors.[4]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Shavers RB |
Texarkana, Texas | Redwater High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 6, 2010 |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC (RB) Rivals: -- (RB), -- (TX) ESPN: -- (RB) | ||||||
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Purdue
Shavers committed to Purdue University on December 6, 2010.[5] Shavers was not heavily recruited, and as Purdue was the only FBS scholarship he received.[6]
Statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | Independence | 64 | 235 | 3.7 | 2 | n/a | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Tyler | 50 | 450 | 9.0 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| JUCO Totals | 114 | 685 | 6.0 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Purdue | 111 | 519 | 4.7 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 58 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Purdue | 181 | 871 | 4.8 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 370 | 3 | ||
| Purdue Totals | 292 | 1,390 | 4.8 | 12 | 44 | 23 | 428 | 4 | |||
| Career Totals | 406 | 2,075 | 5.1 | 17 | 80 | 25 | 442 | 4 | |||
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On April 29, 2013, Akeem Shavers was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[10]. He was released on May 6, 2013.
New England Patriots
On May 7, Shavers was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.
References
- ^ Josh Richert (January 4, 2012). "Something to celebrate". Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ a b John Henry (December 31, 2012). "Texan Akeem Shavers finds home, success on and off field with Purdue". www.star-telegram.com. Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Shavers Makes Most Of Opportunity". www.apacheathletics.com. Tyler Junior College Athletics. December 29, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "2010 Southwest Junior College Football Conference All-Conference Team" (PDF). www.region14athletics.org. 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: soft hyphen character in|title=at position 55 (help) - ^ "Akeem Shavers". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Akeem Shavers". www.scout.com. Microsoft. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Akeem Shavers #4". www.njcaa.org. NCJAA. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Akeem Shavers #21". www.njcaa.org. NCJAA. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Akeem Shavers Stats". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Epilogue to a Draft: Bucs Add 13 Undrafted Free Agents". Retrieved 2012-04-29.