ECU Duo Named To East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina defensive back Shavon Revel Jr. and wide receiver Winston Wright Jr. have been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List according to an announcement by the bowl association. The 100th edition of the iconic East-West Shrine Bowl will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The game will kickoff on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. (CT) and be nationally televised in prime time on NFL Network.

Shavon Revel Jr. (Career and 2023 Biographical Sketch)
Senior in the classroom who has one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Two-year letterman who has appeared in 21 career games making 12 starts (all in 2023) … Earned Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2023 … Recorded 62 career tackles (33 solo) with 3.5 TFLs (-20 yards) and 1.0 sack (-14 yards) … Credited with 14 career pass breakups (2/'22, 12/'23) … Picked of one pass against Tulsa (2022) … Forced one fumble and has blocked a pair of kicks … Booked a career-high eight tackles (five solo) at Navy in 2022 … Named Fourth Team Preseason All-American by Phil Steele Magazine … Tabbed a Preseason First Team selection by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine in 2024.

2023: Named Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference by the leagues head coaches (11/29) … Garnered all-conference honors from Pro Football Focus (first team), College Football Network (third team) and Phil Steele Magazine (third team) … Started all 12 games for the Pirates booking 54 tackles (29 solo) … Registered 3.5 TFLs (-20 yards) and 1.0 sack (-14 yards) … Booked two or more tackles in all 12 contests … Tallied at least five tackles in six of 12 games … Lone sack came against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 23) for 14 yards … Registered TFLs against Michigan (1.0/-3 yards), Marshall (0.5/no yards), Gardner-Webb (1.0/-14 yards), Rice (0.5/-2 yards) and Navy (0.5/-1 yard) … Credited with a team-high 12 pass breakups … Averaged 1.08 PBUs per contest which ranked third in The American … Tallied career-best five pass breakups against SMU … Other pass breakups came against Michigan (1), Appalachian State (1), UTSA (2), Tulane (1), Florida Atlantic (1) and Tulsa (1) … Credited with at least one pass breakup in seven contests (multiple times twice) … Picked off first career pass against Tulsa … Blocked a pair of kicks (consecutive games) to close out the 2023 season – 42-yard FGA (at Navy/4Q) and a 46-yard FGA (vs. Tulsa/1Q) … Recovered a fumble at Appalachian State (no return).

Winston Wright Jr. (Career and 2023 Biographical Sketch)
Graduate student with one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Officially enrolled early at East Carolina (January, 2024) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills … Transfer from Florida State University … Played in 38 career games (16 starts) during a combined four years at West Virginia (2019-21) and Florida State (2023) … Tallied 2,689 all-purpose yards with nine touchdowns … Hauled in 133 passes for 1,374 yards and seven touchdowns … Returned 53 kickoffs for 1,310 yards and a pair of scores.

2023 (Florida State): Appeared in five games making four catches for 36 yards (9.0 ypc) … Caught passes against LSU (18 yards) and three against Southern Miss (18 yards) … Returned three kicks for 74 yards (24.7 avg.) with a long of 31 against Southern Miss … Two kickoffs came against Southern Miss (49 yards) and one against Boston College (25 yards).

The duo will look to become the 15th and 16th players from East Carolina to participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl joining DB Kevin Walker (1985), OG Chad Martin (1990), TE Luke Fisher (1991), LB Robert Jones (1991), OT Tom Scott (1993), QB Marcus Crandell (1996), DL Roderick Coleman (1998), LB Jeff Kerr (1999), LB Pernell Griffin (2002), DB Van Eskridge (2009), DL C.J. Wilson (2009), DB Emanuel Davis (2011), WR Lance Lewis (2011) and LB Derrell Johnson (2013).

Players Mentioned

Shavon Revel Jr.

Winston Wright Jr.

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