
Revel Named To Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
July 30, 2024 | Football
DALLAS, Texas – East Carolina defensive back Shavon Revel Jr. is one of 75 players nationally named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Shavon Revel Jr. (Career and 2023 Biographical Sketch)
First name pronounced Suh-vone ... 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, Phil Steele Magazine Sports Info Solutions in 2024 ... Named to 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and East-West Shrine Bowl Watch Lists.
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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).
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The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce finalists for the 2024 trophy on Nov. 20 and the winner will be unveiled Dec. 9 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, N.C.
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Shavon Revel Jr. (Career and 2023 Biographical Sketch)
First name pronounced Suh-vone ... 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, Phil Steele Magazine Sports Info Solutions in 2024 ... Named to 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and East-West Shrine Bowl Watch Lists.
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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).
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The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce finalists for the 2024 trophy on Nov. 20 and the winner will be unveiled Dec. 9 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, N.C.
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Players Mentioned
East Carolina Postgame Interviews (Sept. 25, 2025)
Friday, September 26
ECU Football Coach Blake Harrell Presser Army
Monday, September 22
ECU Post-Game Interviews (Sept. 20, 2025)
Sunday, September 21
09/16/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Tuesday, September 16