2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 30
Tavius Horne Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 166
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Major:
- Busiiness Finance
Freshman in the classroom ... Officially signed with East Carolina in December of 2024.
2025 (East Carolina): Did not experience any game action during initial year with the program receiving redshirt.
High School: Two-sport athlete (football, track) … Named Palm Beach Post & Sun-Sentinel All-County in football as a junior (honorable mention as a sophomore) … On the track, junior Olympic All-America selection in the 100 and 200 (2021) … Palm Beach All-County Second-Team in the 100 and 200 (2022) … As a 10th grader, placed third in at the FHSAA 4A meet in the 200 with a time of 21.51 … State qualifier in the 100 and part of the 4.400 team that won the regional title … As a sophomore, tallied 47 tackles with six pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble earning all-county honors at Delray Beach Atlantic … Consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals … Listed as the 83rd-best player in the state and 59th at his position … Verbally committed to ECU on June 22, 2024 … Chose East Carolina over offers from Colorado, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech, Indiana, James Madison, Louisville, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, UAB, West Virginia and Western Michigan.
Personal: Full name is Tavius Rasheed Horne Jr.
2025 (East Carolina): Did not experience any game action during initial year with the program receiving redshirt.
High School: Two-sport athlete (football, track) … Named Palm Beach Post & Sun-Sentinel All-County in football as a junior (honorable mention as a sophomore) … On the track, junior Olympic All-America selection in the 100 and 200 (2021) … Palm Beach All-County Second-Team in the 100 and 200 (2022) … As a 10th grader, placed third in at the FHSAA 4A meet in the 200 with a time of 21.51 … State qualifier in the 100 and part of the 4.400 team that won the regional title … As a sophomore, tallied 47 tackles with six pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble earning all-county honors at Delray Beach Atlantic … Consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals … Listed as the 83rd-best player in the state and 59th at his position … Verbally committed to ECU on June 22, 2024 … Chose East Carolina over offers from Colorado, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech, Indiana, James Madison, Louisville, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, UAB, West Virginia and Western Michigan.
Personal: Full name is Tavius Rasheed Horne Jr.
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