Davarus Shores

American gridiron football player (born 1992)

Davarus ShoresNo. 31 Free agent

Shores playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014.

Born:|  (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 31)
Mesquite, Texas
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
Career highlights and awards

* 2x LSC special teams player of the week

Career stats

* Playing stats at CFL.ca

Medal record

American football
Representing the  United States
World Games
|  2017 Wroclaw | Team competition

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.

## Early years[edit]

Shores was born and raised in Mesquite, Texas. He went to high school at Mesquite High School.

## College career[edit]

Shores during a game against East Texas Baptist in 2014.

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
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

Source:[4][5]

## Professional career[edit]

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[edit]

In 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]

1. ^ "Cooper's Offensive Back of the Year Award Highlights Lone Star Conference Postseason Honors for Lions". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
2. ^ "Shores Claims Second LSC Special Team Player of the Week Award". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
3. ^ "Shores Named LSC Special Teams Player of the Week". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
4. ^ "Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics". lionathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
5. ^ "Davarus Shores - 2011 Football". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
6. ^ "Shores Signs Two-Two CFL Deal With BC Lions". Texas A&M-Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
7. ^ "Davarus Shores - BC Lions". BC Lions. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
8. ^ "BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Davarus Shores at Wikimedia Commons