Kenny Shaw (born January 15, 1992) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Redblacks, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 15, 1992 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida) |
| College: | Florida State |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
editShaw attended Dr. Phillips High School. Shaw was ranked a four-star prospect by Rivals in which he was 14th best wide receiver prospect in the country and 6th best overall prospect overall in the state of Florida.[1] He was selected to the Florida Super 75 selected by the Times-Union.[1] He was ranked 97th among Sporting News' Top 100 prospects.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Kenny Shaw Wide receiver |
Orlando, Florida | Dr. Phillips High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 2, 2010 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 132 (WR) Rivals: 116 National, 14 (WR), 20 (FL) | ||||||
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College career
editShaw was a member of the Florida State Seminoles from 2010 to 2013. During his time at FSU, he won 3 ACC Atlantic division titles (2010, 2012 and 2013), 2 ACC conference championships (2012 and 2013) and 1 BCS National Championship (2013). In 2013, he was selected to the Coaches All-ACC Third-team in his senior season.[1] He finished college with a total of 124 Receptions, 1,919 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
editCleveland Browns
editOn May 12, 2014, Shaw signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent.[3]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editShaw signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 2, 2014.[4] The Jaguars released Shaw on August 24, 2014.[5]
Oakland Raiders
editOn December 10, 2014, Shaw was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.
Toronto Argonauts
editOn May 21, 2015, Shaw signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He dressed in two games during the 2015 CFL season, making his regular season debut on August 14, 2015, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 2016, Shaw played in 17 games and registered his first 1000-yard season after catching 77 passes for 1004 yards and five touchdowns.
Ottawa Redblacks
editOn the first day of 2017 free agency, Shaw signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on February 14, 2017.[6] Shaw struggled through numerous injuries in 2017, only managing to appear in three games catching six passes for 66 yards. Shaw was released by the Redblacks on April 3, 2018.[7]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editOn August 22, 2018, Shaw was added to the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ practice roster. He made three appearances for the Riders in 2018 catching 11 of 22 pass attempts for 153 yards. He was released by the club on January 2, 2019.[8]
Edmonton Elks
editFollowing his release by Saskatchewan, Shaw signed with the Edmonton Eskimos but was subsequently released after the team's opening camp.[9] After not playing during the 2019 season, Shaw was re-signed by the Eskimos on January 29, 2020.[10] Shaw did not play in 2020 due to the 2020 CFL season being cancelled and was released on January 9, 2021.[11] He re-signed with the Elks on February 10, 2021.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Florida State Profile". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.
- ^ "College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Browns Sign 11 Undrafted Free Agents". clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ "Jaguars waive 3 injured, sign WR Kenny Shaw, DT David Carter, LB Josh Hull". FoxNews.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ "CB Mike Harris among 11 players released". Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ^ Redblacks sign WR Kenny Shaw
- ^ "Redblacks release WRs Shaw, Stangby, McDuffie - Article - TSN". TSN. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Roughiders release receiver Kenny Shaw". CFL.ca. January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Eskimos sign Charland; release Kenny Shaw". CFL.ca. May 19, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Eskimos sign receiver Kenny Shaw". CFL.ca. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "EE Football Team transactions". Canadian Football League. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "EE Football Team signs Kenny Shaw". Esks.com. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.