2017 Football Roster
Shenall, Taris
Jersey Number 19
Taris Shenall
- Position:
- Free Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Marrero, La.
- High School:
- John Ehret
Bio
2017: Saw action in nine games and made three starts…Finished the year with 17 tackles (12 solo)…Opened the year with four total tackles (two solo) in the home-opener against Grambling State…Registered four total stops at Oklahoma (two solo)…Closed out the year on a high note at SMU as he tallied a season-best five solo tackles.
2016: Played in 12 games with three starts…Finished with 24 total tackles (17 solo, 7 assists), one interception and two pass break-ups…Made his first start of the season at Tulsa on Oct. 22…Garnered his lone interception vs. SMU on Oct. 29, returning it 23 yards - also logged five tackles…Tallied a season high six tackles at Houston on Nov. 12…Made starts at UCF and Houston.
2015: Played in 12 games with three starts as a true freshman…Totaled 15 tackles (12 solo, 3 assists), one interception and one pass break-up…Started his first collegiate contest vs. Houston (10/16), logging four tackles (3 solo, 1 assist)…Notched a career-best eight tackles (6 solo, 2 assists) in a start at Memphis (10/31)…Posted one solo stop and his first-career interception vs. UCF (10/3)…Recorded his first collegiate tackle - a solo stop - vs. Maine (9/19)…Made his collegiate debut vs. Duke (9/3).
High School: Two-year letterman at John Ehret High where he played quarterback, wide receiver and return specialist for coach Corey Lambert…Tabbed a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com…Listed as the No. 211 cornerback nationally and the No. 125 recruit in the state while earning a 74 rating by 247Sports.com…Helped lead the Patriots to a combined 19-5 overall record, a perfect 11-0 mark in District 8-5A action, two district titles and a pair of trips to the state playoffs…Named first-team all-district both seasons and posted career totals of 60 tackles, 40 pass break-ups, 11 interceptions and two forced fumbles on defense while pulling down seven touchdown receptions on offense…Claimed honorable-mention all-state recognition as a senior…Selected to participate in the Lake Pontchartrain All-Star Game where he had two interceptions, including one returned 20 yards for a touchdown, while helping lead Jefferson Parish to a 29-18 win over Orleans Parish…Lettered four years in track and field where he finished fourth in the high jump and sixth in the 400 M at the 2014 district meet…Off the field, was a member of the Sign Language Club and African-American Studies Club.
Personal: Majoring in Public Relations…Has one brother.
Shenall’s Career Highs
Tackles 8 at Memphis, 10/31/15
Interceptions 1, 3x, last at SMU, 11/25/17
PBU’s 1, 4x
2016: Played in 12 games with three starts…Finished with 24 total tackles (17 solo, 7 assists), one interception and two pass break-ups…Made his first start of the season at Tulsa on Oct. 22…Garnered his lone interception vs. SMU on Oct. 29, returning it 23 yards - also logged five tackles…Tallied a season high six tackles at Houston on Nov. 12…Made starts at UCF and Houston.
2015: Played in 12 games with three starts as a true freshman…Totaled 15 tackles (12 solo, 3 assists), one interception and one pass break-up…Started his first collegiate contest vs. Houston (10/16), logging four tackles (3 solo, 1 assist)…Notched a career-best eight tackles (6 solo, 2 assists) in a start at Memphis (10/31)…Posted one solo stop and his first-career interception vs. UCF (10/3)…Recorded his first collegiate tackle - a solo stop - vs. Maine (9/19)…Made his collegiate debut vs. Duke (9/3).
High School: Two-year letterman at John Ehret High where he played quarterback, wide receiver and return specialist for coach Corey Lambert…Tabbed a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com…Listed as the No. 211 cornerback nationally and the No. 125 recruit in the state while earning a 74 rating by 247Sports.com…Helped lead the Patriots to a combined 19-5 overall record, a perfect 11-0 mark in District 8-5A action, two district titles and a pair of trips to the state playoffs…Named first-team all-district both seasons and posted career totals of 60 tackles, 40 pass break-ups, 11 interceptions and two forced fumbles on defense while pulling down seven touchdown receptions on offense…Claimed honorable-mention all-state recognition as a senior…Selected to participate in the Lake Pontchartrain All-Star Game where he had two interceptions, including one returned 20 yards for a touchdown, while helping lead Jefferson Parish to a 29-18 win over Orleans Parish…Lettered four years in track and field where he finished fourth in the high jump and sixth in the 400 M at the 2014 district meet…Off the field, was a member of the Sign Language Club and African-American Studies Club.
Personal: Majoring in Public Relations…Has one brother.
Shenall’s Career Highs
Tackles 8 at Memphis, 10/31/15
Interceptions 1, 3x, last at SMU, 11/25/17
PBU’s 1, 4x
Tulane Tuesday: S Jack Tchienchou - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: QB Jake Retzlaff - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07
