Akeem Shavers

Akeem Arta Shavers (born January 8, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.

Early life Shavers was born to Catena Shavers and Jamie Duncan. He attended Redwater High School in Redwater, Texas. As a member of the football team, Shavers didn't move to the running back position until he was a senior. He competed in five games amassing 1118 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns before being sidelined with a season ending injury.

College career

Independence C.C. After high school, Shavers attended Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas where he played football. Shavers ran for just 235-yards on 64 carries with two touchdowns. With the staff at Independence making changes after the 2008 season, Shavers decided to transfer.

Purdue Shavers committed to Purdue University on December 6, 2010. Shavers was not heavily recruited, and as Purdue was the first FBS scholarship offer he received. Which brought on a stream of offers from other FBS and FCS programs.

Statistics Rushing Receiving Season Team Yds TD 2008 Independence 64 235 3.7 2 n/a 2 13 0 2010 Tyler 50 450 9.0 3 80 2 1 0 JUCO Totals 114 685 6.0 5 80 4 14 0 2011 Purdue 111 519 4.7 6 44 5 58 1 2012 Purdue 181 871 4.8 6 40 18 370 3 Purdue Totals 292 1,390 4.8 12 44 23 428 4 Career totals 406 2,075 5.1 17 80 25 442 4

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers On April 29, 2013, Akeem Shavers was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was released on May 6, 2013.

New England Patriots On May 7, Shavers was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. And then later released.

Edmonton Eskimos Shavers signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in early spring of 2015. He spent his first few weeks on the team's practice squad and was later activated as a cornerback where he ultimately made the active roster. Due to injuries in the Edmonton backfield, Shavers was moved back to running back where he was able to contribute to the championship season.