Tavares Martin

Tavares Martin Jr. (born February 4, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Fehérvár Enthroners of the European League of Football (ELF). He also played for the Vienna Vikings in the Austrian Football League and Reyes de Jalisco in LFA. Martin played college football at Washington State.

Tavares Martin
Fehérvár Enthroners
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-04) February 4, 1996
Belle Glade, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Dwyer (FL)
College:Washington State
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:17
Receiving yards:253
Receiving touchdowns:5

Early years

Martin attended John I. Leonard Community High School in Greenacres, Florida for his first three years of high school before transferring to William T. Dwyer High School for his senior year. As a senior at Dwyer, he caught 37 passes for 641 yards and six touchdowns.[1] He committed to play football for the Washington State Cougars in May 2015.[2]

College career

As a true freshman in 2015, Martin played in 12 of Washington State's 13 games, catching 16 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown along with returning 25 kickoffs for 552 yards.[3]

In 2016, as a sophomore, Martin started in all 13 games, recording 64 receptions for 728 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned seven kickoffs for 147 yards.[4]

As a junior in 2017, Martin played in 11 of 13 games, catching 70 passes for 831 yards and nine touchdowns.[5] He missed Washington State's game against Colorado due to suspension[6] and the 2017 Holiday Bowl after he was cut from the team due to a "violation of team rules" according to a WSU athletic spokesperson. However, Martin stated he was cut after he asked for his release.[7] He declared for the 2018 NFL Draft on January 13, 2018,[8] but was not drafted[9] and remained unsigned.[10]

In his three seasons with the Cougars, Martin finished as one of the all time leaders in receptions (150), yards (1683), and touchdown catches (17). He also was a main kick returner for the team.

Professional career

Massachusetts Pirates

Martin signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League for the 2019 season.[11]

Spokane Shock

For the 2020 season, which was cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was on the Spokane Shock roster.[12][13]

Vienna Vikings

In 2022, Martin was signed mid-season and played for the Vienna Vikings in the Austrian Football League. He had 12 catches for 204 yards and four touchdowns in four games played in the regular season. In the two playoff games, Martin had 12 receptions for 263 yards and two touchdowns. The Vikings lost in the Austrian Bowl championship game to the Danube Dragons.[14]

Carolina Cobras

On December 10, 2022, Martin signed with the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL).[15]

Reyes de Jalisco

Despite reportedly joining the Carolina Cobras, Martin joined the Reyes de Jalisco of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) in December 2022.[16] In his debut with the team, he caught three touchdown passes as the Reyes defeated the Gallos Negros de Querétaro 42–14.[17]

Fehérvár Enthroners

The Enthroners signed Martin after week 8 of the ELF season.

References
  1. "Tavares Martin Jr". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. "Football: Former Dwyer WR Tavares Martin commits to Washington State". PalmBeachPost.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. "Tavares Martin Jr. 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. "Tavares Martin Jr. 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. "Tavares Martin Jr. 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. "Washington State suspends receiver for temper tantrum". USA Today. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. "WSU's leading WR Tavares Martin dismissed from program, but there's dispute as to why". The Seattle Times. 10 December 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. "Former Washington State receiver Tavares Martin Jr. declares for NFL Draft". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  9. "2018 NFL Draft: 37 early entry underclassmen go undrafted".
  10. "Jack Thompson weighs in on James Williams' early NFL choice".
  11. "Massachusetts Pirates ink former Washington State standout". Worcester Telegram. January 10, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  12. "Indoor Football League cancels 2020 season, but Spokane Shock hold out hope | the Spokesman-Review".
  13. "Spokane Shock announce their 2020 roster". 19 March 2020.
  14. "#afl-leaders".
  15. "2023 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
  16. "Noticias LFA al 28 de diciembre". PickSix.mx (in Spanish). December 28, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  17. "Reyes de Jalisco aplastan a Gallos Negros en LFA". El Mañana (in Spanish). March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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