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1 Shawn Tafe

1 Shawn Tafe

  • Position:
    DB
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bronx, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Fort Hamilton
  • Major:
    Sport Management

Summary

Biography

2019: Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the Spring 2020 semester ... Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team … Started all 10 games … Finished fourth on the team with 50 total tackles with 33 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles … Led the Chargers with five interceptions … Finished with at least two tackles in all 10 games … Opened up the year with seven tackles, including one TLF, while forcing a fumble and intercepting his first pass of the season at Indiana (Pa.) (Sep. 7) … Followed that up with five tackles and a pair of interception, including one he returned 33 yards, at Stonehill (Sep. 14) … Matched his previous season-best with seven tackles in the home win over Pace (Oct. 5) … Picked off his fourth INT of the season on the road at Saint Anselm (Oct. 12) … Set a season-high with 10 total tackles, including seven solo and one TFL, on the road at Assumption (Nov. 9) … Closed out the season with his fifth interception in the season finale against Stonehill (Nov. 16) … Also finished the year with six pass breakups.

2018: Started all 12 games, finishing the season sixth on the team with a career-high 56 tackles, 38 of which were solo … Added one tackle for loss which came as part of three total against Merrimack (Sep. 22) … Also finished with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, while picking off a pair of interceptions and breaking up three additional passes … Posted his first ever double figure tackle game with a career-high 11 against crosstown rival Southern Connecticut (Sep. 15) … Also forced a fumble against the Owls … His fumble recovery came one game prior in the NE10 opener against Pace (Sep. 8) … Finished four other games with five-plus tackles, including eight in a pair of games against American International (Oct. 13) and LIU Post (Nov. 10) … His two interceptions came in back-to-back games against AIC and Assumption (Oct. 20) … Closed out the season with five tackles in the season finale against Slippery Rock (Nov. 24) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

2017: Appeared in five games for the Chargers.

High School: Played football and ran track for the Chancellors at St. Thomas More School (Oakland, Conn.) as well as at Fort Hamilton High School (Brooklyn) … Received All-Conference and All-State honors as a corner at Fort Thomas … Named All-Nepsac League at St. Thomas More.

Personal: Son of Ingrid Tafe ... Has two brothers, Chavarr and Dominique, and one sister, Simone … Majoring in sport management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2017Freshman

    DB
    5'10" 175 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2018-19Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2019Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    24
  • 2020Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
  • 1

    2021Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 180 lbs
    1