C. J. Reavis
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = C.J. Reavis
| current_team = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| image = 2024, 01, C. J. Reavis.jpg
| caption = Reavis with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024
| number = 1
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|27}}
| 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 CC (2015)
Marshall (2016–2017)
| undraftedyear = 2018
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)
| status = Active
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
- CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|2024}})
- CFL West All-Star ({{CFL Year|2024}})
| statweek =
| statseason =
| 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 defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Marshall Thundering Herd. He also played junior college football for the East Mississippi Lions.
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.{{cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/virginia-tech/football/andy-bitter/article_c82d3c84-3c69-5297-a479-6f51b92e5d0e.html|title=Reports: Defensive back C.J. Reavis commits to Hokies|first=Andy|last=Bitter|newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot|date=April 20, 2013|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705014822/https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/virginia-tech/football/andy-bitter/article_c82d3c84-3c69-5297-a479-6f51b92e5d0e.html|url-status=dead}}
College career
Reavis began his college career at Virginia Tech with the Virginia Tech Hokies, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.roanoke.com/hokies/safety-c-j-reavis-appeal-denied-lawyer-blasts-virginia-tech/article_2c6a8f2a-3615-11e5-bebb-7f2d328a2a7d.html|title=Safety C.J. Reavis' appeal denied; lawyer blasts Virginia Tech's decision to uphold dismissal|first=Andy|last=Bitter|work=The Roanoke Times|date=July 29, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190811/jaguars-safety-cj-reavis-took-winding-road-to-nfl|title=Jaguars safety C.J. Reavis took a winding road to the NFL|first=Garry|last=Smits|work=The Florida Times-Union|date=August 11, 2019}} He then transferred to East Mississippi Community College, and in his only season, Reavis recorded 40 tackles, eight passes broken up and two interceptions. While at East Mississippi, he was featured in the first season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U, where he played under head coach Buddy Stephens. Following the season, Reavis transferred to Marshall University to play for the Marshall Thundering Herd.{{cite web|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/marshall_sports/last-chance-u-a-lasting-reminder-for-c-j-reavis/article_cf9d1d67-9123-58c5-966e-2211669d3437.html|title='Last Chance U' a lasting reminder for C.J. Reavis|first=Grant|last=Taylor|work=The Herald-Dispatch|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=December 3, 2018}} Over the course of his two seasons at Marshall, Reavis recorded 132 tackles and an interception in 21 games played.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/07/20/last-chance-u-players-season-3-where-are-they-now|title=Where the Stars of Last Chance U Ended Up for the 2018 Season|first=Julia|last=Poe|work=SI.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=July 20, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2018}}
Professional career
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Reavis signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-nfl-free-agent-rookies-20180428-story.html|title=Undrafted rookie free agents from around state sign NFL tryout deals|work=Daily Press|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/debbitaylor/2018/09/02/jaguars-reduce-roster-and-sign-10-to-practice-squad/#34df17e822ec|title=Jaguars Reduce Roster And Sign 10 To Practice Squad|first=Debbi|last=Taylor|work=Forbes.com|date=September 2, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018}} Reavis was promoted to the Jaguars' active roster on November 27 – his 23rd birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2018/11/27/18115023/jaguars-promote-c-j-reavis-to-the-active-roster-on-his-birthday|title=Jaguars promote C.J. Reavis to the active roster... on his birthday!|first=Ryan|last=Day|work=BigCatCountry.com|publisher=SB Nation|date=November 27, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018}} Reavis made his NFL debut on December 2, recording one tackle.{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20181202/jaguars-report-card-grading-win-over-colts|title=Jaguars Report Card: Grading the win over the Colts|first=Gene|last=Frenette|work=Jacksonville.com|publisher=The Florida Times-Union|date=December 2, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/sports/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars/jaguars53manroster/77-ca2aae62-c02e-4253-aa6b-30f5ae426c8e|title=Jaguars announce 53-man roster|first=Ben|last=Murphy|website=firstcoastnews.com|date=August 31, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
The Atlanta Falcons signed Reavis to their practice squad on November 5, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/2019/11/05/atlanta-falcons-brandon-powell-lions-nfl/|title=Falcons promote former Lions WR Brandon Powell to active roster|first=Matt|last=Urben|website=The Falcons Wire|publisher=USA Today|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2019}} On December 30, Reavis was signed to a reserve/future contract. On August 13, 2020, he was waived by the Falcons.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Charean|date=2020-08-13|title=Falcons cut C.J. Reavis|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/08/13/falcons-cut-c-j-reavis/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US}}
=Saskatchewan Roughriders=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://herdzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=754 Marshall Thundering Herd bio]
- [https://www.jaguars.com/team/players-roster/c-j-reavis/ Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Virginia
Category:People from Chester, Virginia
Category:American football safeties
Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football players
Category:East Mississippi Lions football players
Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players