C. J. Reavis

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C.J. Reavis
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Reavis with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024
No. 1 – Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995 (age 28)
Chester, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Thomas Dale
(Chester, Virginia)
College: Virginia Tech (2014)
East Mississippi (2015)
Marshall (2016–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles:72
Sacks:3
Interceptions:1
Fumbles:3
Stats at CFL.ca

Cary Sidney "C. J." Reavis II (born November 27, 1995) is an American professional football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Marshall.

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Early life

Reavis was born in and grew up in Chester, Virginia and attended Thomas Dale High School. He was rated as a four star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com, who also rated him 20th athlete nationally and 250th-ranked college prospect overall for his class. He committed to play college football at Virginia Tech over offers from Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Virginia. [1]

College career

Reavis began his college career at Virginia Tech, playing mostly on special teams as a freshman and recording eight total tackles. He was slated to enter the Hokies starting lineup as a sophomore but was ultimately dismissed from the university going into his sophomore year due to an unspecified student conduct violation. [2] [3] He then transferred to East Mississippi Community College, where he played for one year and was featured in the Netflix series Last Chance U . In his only season at East Mississippi, Reavis recorded 40 tackles, eight passes broken up and two interceptions before transferring to Marshall University. [4] [3] Over the course of his two seasons at Marshall, Reavis recorded 132 tackles and an interception in 21 games played. [5]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Reavis signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. [6] Reavis failed to make the 53-man roster out of training camp and was subsequently re-signed to the Jaguars' practice squad on September 2, 2018. [7] Reavis was promoted to the Jaguars' active roster on November 27, 2018 – his 23rd birthday. [8] Reavis made his NFL debut on December 2, 2018, recording one tackle. [9] Reavis played in four games for the Jaguars during his rookie season, making one tackle.

Reavis was waived by the Jaguars during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. [10]

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons signed Reavis to their practice squad on November 5, 2019. [11] On December 30, 2019, Reavis was signed to a reserve/future contract. On August 13, 2020, he was waived by the Falcons. [12]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Reavis was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on April 1, 2022. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Bitter, Andy (April 20, 2013). "Reports: Defensive back C.J. Reavis commits to Hokies". The Virginian-Pilot . Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Bitter, Andy (July 29, 2015). "Safety C.J. Reavis' appeal denied; lawyer blasts Virginia Tech's decision to uphold dismissal". The Roanoke Times . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Smits, Garry (August 11, 2019). "Jaguars safety C.J. Reavis took a winding road to the NFL". The Florida Times-Union .
  4. ↑ Taylor, Grant (August 10, 2016). "'Last Chance U' a lasting reminder for C.J. Reavis". The Herald-Dispatch . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Poe, Julia (July 20, 2018). "Where the Stars of Last Chance U Ended Up for the 2018 Season". SI.com. Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Undrafted rookie free agents from around state sign NFL tryout deals". Daily Press . April 28, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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  12. ↑ Williams, Charean (August 13, 2020). "Falcons cut C.J. Reavis". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "C.J. Reavis". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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