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Delaware State University

2019 Football Roster

20 Tavarus Sample

  • Position Defensive back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Dover, Del.
  • Highschool Slippery Rock Univ.

Biography

2019: Appeared in seven games… Totaled 19 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for a loss and one pass breakup. Best game(s): Season high five tackles at North Carolina A&T (Sep. 26). Four tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss at Morgan State (Oct. 12).


At Slippery Rock: Earned three letters … started all 11 games as a junior … team leader and ninth in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with 86 total tackles (57 unassisted) during junior season … also led team and pass breakups, in addition to recording  two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and one interception as a junior … member of PSAC championship team in 2015 and PSAC West title squad in 2018 … one-time PSAC West Athlete-of-the-Week … limited to two games in 2018 due to injury … had 10 tackles, two interceptions and a pass break-up in his two 2018 games  


High School: Delaware All-State First Team and All-Henlopen Conference as a senior at Dover High School as a senior … helped lead Senators to 9-3 overall record and state tournament semi-berth during senior season.


Personal: Son of Candice Sample and Troy Carey … has three sisters and two brothers … born 4/25/96 in Dover, Del. … earned bachelor’s in Safety Management from Slippery Rock … enrolled in DSU’s Sports Management master’s program … attended Georgia Prep Sports Academy before enrolling at Slippery Rock

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