Revel Named To Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – East Carolina senior Shavon Revel Jr. is one of 42 defensive backs nationally named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association announced Wednesday afternoon.

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, Paycom Jim Thorpe and East-West Shrine Bowl Watch Lists

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).

The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is awarded to the best defensive back in college football based on performance on the field, athletic ability and character. The award was established in 1986 and is named after history's greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon. The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award is universally accepted as one of the nation's top collegiate sports honors.

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