:Stephen Reaves
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Stephen Reaves
|team=
|image=Stephen Reaves.jpg
|caption= Reaves with the Toronto Argonauts in 2009
|import=yes
|position1=Quarterback
|number=9,12,17
|College=Michigan State (2003–2004)
Southern Miss (2005–2007)
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|12|5}}
|birth_place=Tampa, Florida, U.S.
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=1
|Weight_lbs=208
|NFLDraftedYear=2008
|NFLDraftedRound=Undrafted
|playing_years1=2009
|playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts
|coaching_years1=2008
|coaching_team1=Oakland Raiders (Coaching intern)
|CFL-archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113202114/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show?id=2479
}}
Stephen Reaves (born December 5, 1984) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a street free agent in 2009{{cite news|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090623/SOUTHERNMISS/906230307|title=Former Eagles given a shot in CFL|last=Munz|first=Jason|date=2009-06-23|publisher=Hattiesburg American|accessdate=2009-06-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} but was released at the end of training camp.{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=282845|author=The Canadian Press|title=Running back Ebell among 21 players released by Argonauts|date=2009-06-25|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2009-06-25}} He was re-signed to the practice roster on June 27, 2009. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Michigan State Spartans.
College career
Reaves start his career as a redshirt freshman at Michigan State. In the 2003 season Reaves did not play a down and learn from starting quarterback Jeff Smoker.
In 2004, Reaves played his first game against Central Michigan in the second game of the season. He played in four games in 2004. It end up being his last year at Michigan State due to driving while under the influence of alcohol. Michigan State University took away his scholarship. He committed to University of Southern Mississippi. By NCAA rule, Reaves had to sit out the 2005 season.
Reaves played six games in the 2006 season. His first played for the Southern Miss was a blowout lost to the Florida. Reaves and Golden Eagles won the C–USA East Division champion and lost in the C–USA Championship. They also end the season with a win in the GMAC Bowl against Ohio by the score of 28–7.
Reaves played eight games in his senior season in 2007. He played in a blowout win against Tennessee–Martin. Golden Eagles and Reaves end the season with a loss in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against Cincinnati by the score of 31–21.
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="6"| Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | ||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans}}" | Michigan State Spartans | |||||||
| 2004
| 5 || 23 || 58 || 39.7 || 331 || 2 || 5 | |||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle| Southern Miss Golden Eagles }}" | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | |||||||
| 2005
| colspan="10"| Ineligible due to NCAA transfer rule | |||||||
| 2006
| 8 || 37 || 72 || 51.4 || 488 || 2 || 1 | |||||||
| 2007
| 8 || 95 || 151 || 52.5 || 943 || 3 || 8 | |||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/stephen-reaves-1.html Career] | 21 | 155 | 281 | 55.2 | 1,762 | 7 | 14 |
Professional career
After going undrafted in 2008, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). On February 22, 2010, Reaves was released by the Argonauts and retired a few years later.{{Cite web|date=2010-02-22|title=Argos release Reaves, sign a pair of DEs|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2010/02/22/argos-release-reaves-sign-a-pair-of-des/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=CFL.ca|language=en}}
=Professional statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Toronto Argonauts}}" | Toronto Argonauts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="6"| Passing | ||||||
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | |
| 2009
| 33 || 56 || 58.9 || 331 || 1 || 6 | ||||||
| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/reav00500.html Career] | 33 | 56 | 58.9 | 331 | 1 | 6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090630132941/http://www.argonauts.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/2479 Toronto Argonauts bio]
{{Michigan State Spartans quarterback navbox}}
{{Southern Miss Golden Eagles quarterback navbox}}
{{Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback navbox}}
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