Akeem Shavers
 Akeem Shavers during the 2012 season. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | January 8, 1990 Texarkana, Texas |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Redwater (TX) |
| College: | Purdue |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Akeem Arta Shavers born January 8, 1990 to Catena Shavers and Jamie Duncan is an American football running back who most recently was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. 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. He competed in five games amassing 1118 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns before being sidelined with a season ending injury.[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 transferred 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 and 4 touchdowns 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. Shavers was not heavily recruited, and as Purdue was the first FBS scholarship offer he received. Which brought on a stream of offers from other FBS and FCS programs.
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.[5] He was released on May 6, 2013.
New England Patriots
On May 7, Shavers was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. And then later released.
In addition to playing professionally, Shavers spends his time mentoring and guiding younger athletes through the recruiting process.
Edmonton Football Team
Shavers signed with the Edmonton Football Team of the CFL in early spring of 2015. He spent his first few weeks on the teams practice squad and was later activated as a cornerback where he ultimately made the active roster. Due to injuries in the Edmonton backfield, Shavers was moved back to Running Back where he was able to contribute to the championship season.
Post Football Career
Akeem Shavers Project
The Akeem Shavers Project was created by Akeem Shavers shortly after his release from the New England Patriots. With the extra time that he had on his hands he decided to start to give back to other athletes who wanted to play at the collegiate level. Shavers began mentoring younger athletes on their mindset, work ethic and goal setting. His initial goal was to help 100 athletes get recruited and continue to live their dreams.
The Scholarship Offer System is Akeem Shavers' first published book that walks families step by step through the daunting athletic recruiting process, and show them how to get on the recruiting radar in as little as four weeks.
DaycareCompass.com is another one of Akeem Shavers' business ventures that helps parents around the United States find quality child care providers in one convenient place. It has been called "the most advanced way to find a child care provider"
References
- ^ Josh Richert (January 4, 2012). "Something to celebrate". Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Epilogue to a Draft: Bucs Add 13 Undrafted Free Agents". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football running backs
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- Ottawa Redblacks players
- People from Texarkana, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- Purdue Boilermakers football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Tyler Apaches football players
- Grey Cup champions
- Independence Pirates football players
- Entrepreneurship
- Small business