Tavon Austin played college football at West Virginia where he received All-American honors twice.
45 Facts About Tavon Austin
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Tavon Austin was drafted by the St Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Tavon Austin attended Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played football, basketball, and ran track.
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Tavon Austin was a Two-time Maryland Consensus Offensive Player of the Year and Consensus first team All-state.
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Tavon Austin set state records for career points, touchdowns, total offensive yards and rushing yards.
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Tavon Austin ran a career-best time of 11.47 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2009 1A North Region Meet.
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Tavon Austin was a member of the Dunbar 400m relay squad.
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Tavon Austin accepted a football scholarship from West Virginia University, where he played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 2009 to 2012.
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Tavon Austin had 15 rushing attempts for 159 yards and a touchdown.
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Tavon Austin added 189 rushing yards on 18 carries and another touchdown.
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Tavon Austin was named a first team All-American by CBS Sports.
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Tavon Austin was the 2012 All-Purpose Performer of the Year as announced by the College Football Performance Awards association.
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Tavon Austin was selected by the St Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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In Week 10, against the Indianapolis Colts, Tavon Austin had a breakout performance that ended up being the best of his rookie campaign.
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Tavon Austin returned five kicks and punts for a total of 172 yards, including a 98-yard punt return touchdown.
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Tavon Austin was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, and eventually became the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Month as well.
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Tavon Austin's receiving yards in the 2014 season dropped down to 242 yards from his 418 yards in 2013.
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Tavon Austin continued to excel as a returner as he was named a Pro Bowl alternate as a returner behind Devin Hester and Darren Sproles.
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Similarly to his 98-yard punt return during his rookie season, Tavon Austin was part of another huge special teams play during the 2014 season as well.
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Tavon Austin acted as if he was calling for a fair catch, but the ball had actually been punted to the opposite side of the field, where teammate Stedman Bailey was preparing to return the punt.
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Tavon Austin earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 14 game against Washington.
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Tavon Austin had a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown in the game.
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Tavon Austin was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week 1 for his game against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Tavon Austin had a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown in the game.
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Tavon Austin posted career highs in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
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Tavon Austin further proved to be a dynamic player on offense as he ran the ball 52 times for 434 yards and four touchdowns.
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Tavon Austin failed to return a punt for a touchdown, something he had accomplished every year prior, and tied a career-high for fumbles with five.
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Tavon Austin's production took a dramatic drop off in 2017, including numerous statistical career lows.
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Tavon Austin was targeted mostly with short passes, or was phased out of the passing game altogether, failing to catch a pass in 10 games, and not being targeted for a pass in six of those.
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Tavon Austin predominantly became used as a runner on jet sweeps or during garbage time, and was removed from his special teams duties after Week 5 due to fumbling issues, as well as his career low 4.4 average return per punt on 12 attempts.
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Tavon Austin caught 13 passes for 47 yards and rushed a career high 59 runs, but the 270 rushing yards meant a new career low average of 4.6 yards per rush on the year.
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Tavon Austin's 317 total yards from scrimmage was a new career low.
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In Week 2 of the 2018 season, against the New York Giants, Tavon Austin recorded a 64-yard touchdown reception for his first with the Cowboys, and his first since 2017.
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Tavon Austin suffered a groin injury in the sixth game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, forcing him to miss the last nine contests of the season, which contributed to his third consecutive year with lower output in terms of yards from scrimmage.
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In limited touches as a rusher, Tavon Austin failed to score for the first time in his career, but had his highest average per carry since his rookie season.
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Tavon Austin was able to return for the playoffs, where he caught two passes for five yards, and rushed once for a loss of three yards in two games.
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Tavon Austin appeared in 14 games and missed two contests with a concussion he suffered in the season opener.
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Tavon Austin collected 13 receptions for 177 yards, one receiving touchdown, six carries for 47 yards and one rushing touchdown.
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Tavon Austin was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on August 15,2020.
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Tavon Austin was placed on injured reserve on September 3,2020.
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On December 1,2020, Tavon Austin signed with the Green Bay Packers, reuniting with head coach Matt LaFleur, who was his offensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Rams.
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Tavon Austin appeared in four games as a backup wide receiver and was declared inactive for one contest.
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Tavon Austin signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 6,2021.
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Tavon Austin was placed on injured reserve on September 2,2021.
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Tavon Austin signed with the Buffalo Bills on June 2,2022.