Davarus Shores

Davarus Shores (born April 22, 1992) is an American football player who plays as a defensive back. He is a free agent. He played college football at Southern Arkansas University and Texas A&M University–Commerce.

Davarus Shores

No. 31     Free agent
Shores playing for A&M–Commerce in 2014.
Born:	(1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 33) 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 Wrocław	Team competition

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
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

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

In July, 2017 Davarus Shores played for the United States national team at the 2017 World Games at Wrocław, Poland. The team lost to Germany and defeated Poland to win the bronze medal.