Davarus Shores
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Shores playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014.
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| Date of birth | April 22, 1992 |
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| Place of birth | Mesquite, Texas |
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| Status | Offseason |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | Southern Arkansas Texas A&M–Commerce |
| High school | Mesquite High School |
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| (2016) | BC Lions* |
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Davarus Shores (born April 22, 1992) is a defensive back in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions. He played college football at Southern Arkansas University and Texas A&M University–Commerce.
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Early years
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 |
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| 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
BC Lions
On April 20, 2016, Davarus Shores signed a 2 year contract with the BC Lions. [6][7]
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