C. J. Reavis Explained

C.J. Reavis
Current Team:Saskatchewan Roughriders
Number:1
Position:Safety
Birth Date:27 November 1995
Birth Place:Chester, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:198
High School:Thomas Dale
(Chester, Virginia)
College:Virginia Tech (2014)
East Mississippi (2015)
Marshall (2016–2017)
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Cflstatus:American
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:1
Pfr:R/ReavC.00
Cflstatlabel1:Total tackles
Cflstatvalue1:72
Cflstatlabel2:Sacks
Cflstatvalue2:3
Cflstatlabel3:Interceptions
Cflstatvalue3:1
Cflstatlabel4:Fumbles
Cflstatvalue4:3
Cfl:c-j-reavis/166773/

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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reports: Defensive back C.J. Reavis commits to Hokies. Andy. Bitter. The Virginian-Pilot. April 20, 2013. July 4, 2019. July 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705014822/https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/virginia-tech/football/andy-bitter/article_c82d3c84-3c69-5297-a479-6f51b92e5d0e.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Safety C.J. Reavis' appeal denied; lawyer blasts Virginia Tech's decision to uphold dismissal. Andy. Bitter. The Roanoke Times. July 29, 2015. December 3, 2018.
  3. Web site: Jaguars safety C.J. Reavis took a winding road to the NFL. Garry. Smits. The Florida Times-Union. August 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: 'Last Chance U' a lasting reminder for C.J. Reavis. Grant. Taylor. The Herald-Dispatch. August 10, 2016. December 3, 2018.
  5. Web site: Where the Stars of Last Chance U Ended Up for the 2018 Season. Julia. Poe. SI.com. Sports Illustrated. July 20, 2018. December 3, 2018.
  6. Web site: Undrafted rookie free agents from around state sign NFL tryout deals. Daily Press. April 28, 2018. December 2, 2018.
  7. Web site: Jaguars Reduce Roster And Sign 10 To Practice Squad. Debbi. Taylor. Forbes.com. September 2, 2018. December 2, 2018.
  8. Web site: Jaguars promote C.J. Reavis to the active roster... on his birthday!. Ryan. Day. BigCatCountry.com. SB Nation. November 27, 2018. December 2, 2018.
  9. Web site: Jaguars Report Card: Grading the win over the Colts. Gene. Frenette. Jacksonville.com. The Florida Times-Union. December 2, 2018. December 2, 2018.
  10. Web site: Jaguars announce 53-man roster. Ben. Murphy. firstcoastnews.com. August 31, 2019. September 2, 2019.
  11. Web site: Falcons promote former Lions WR Brandon Powell to active roster. Matt. Urben. The Falcons Wire. USA Today. November 5, 2019. November 5, 2019.
  12. Web site: Williams. Charean. 2020-08-13. Falcons cut C.J. Reavis. 2020-08-13. ProFootballTalk. en-US.
  13. Web site: C.J. Reavis . Footballdb.com . 6 August 2024.