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2012 Football Roster

19 Eric Shaffer

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 189
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fayetteville, Ark.
  • Highschool Shiloh Christian H.S.

Biography

2011 Season (Junior)
ASC Academic All-Conference … 39 catches for 427 yards (10.9 y.p.c.) … Two touchdowns … Long catch of 53 yards versus East Texas Baptist (Sept. 24) … Season-high 106 total receiving yards against ETBU, as well … 10 catches at Howard Payne (Oct. 1).

2010 Season (Sophomore)
Third on the team in three receiving categories: Receptions (26), receiving yards (490) and touchdown catches (6) in his first year with the team … Averaged 18.8 yards per catch, which ranked second on the team … Caught three passes for 100 yards and a touchdown against Texas College (Sept. 11) ... Caught a season-high two touchdown passes, to accompany six receptions and 81 yards, against Howard Payne (Oct. 2) ... Carried the ball three times for 12 yards and returned two kicks for 19 yards.

2008 Season (Freshman)
Participated in practice, but did not play, at Missouri State.

2007 Season (Redshirt)
Was a redshirted for June Jones’ University of Hawaii Warriors that went to the Sugar Bowl.

High School
2006 graduate of Shiloh Christian High School in Rogers, Ark. … Played for head coach Josh Floyd. … Compiled 1,400 all-purpose yards and scored nine touchdowns … Was named to multiple All-America teams as a senior and was an all-state honoree … Was a star at the Nike combine in Fort Worth Texas as a senior, ranking sixth out of more than 10,000 aspiring collegiate athletes … Was also a track standout and won individual titles in the 55, 100 and 200-meter dashes.

Personal
Born April 23, 1988 in Tulsa, Okla. … Son of Larry Shaffer and Candace Boevee ... Has three brothers ... Father played college football for the University of Arkansas and was on the freshman team the year (1964) that the Razorbacks went 10-0 and were considered a national championship team by several polls (along with the University of Alabama) ... Teammates with former Heisman Trophy finalist Colt Brennan and current Miami Dolphin Davonne Bess at the University of Hawaii ... An exercise science major with a minor in business administration.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2010Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2011Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2012Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 189 lbs
    19