Get to know your Buffalo Bulls Davote Shannon

by Steve

Davonte Shannon

Dude has been so good this year even Turner Gill is surprised by how much of a beast this true sophomore is. Not only has this balla of a strong safety stood out to his peers and coaches, he has stood on in the whole conference. He was the first player in UB history to be named First Team in the MAC as a true freshman. Oh yeah, he repeated as a first teamer again this year.

The dude just makes tackles. He is the first player in UB history to record 100+ tackles in back to back seasons. Donte Whitner who? The Jeannette, PA stand out hails from the same high school as Terrel Pryor, one of the higher touted prospects on last years signing day. The real question is how did this dude slip to the lowly University at Buffalo? People in the Big East should loser their jobs for missing on a player of Shannon's abilities.

At 6'0 there is zero doubt the dude has the size to ball on Sundays. Look for the hype machine to be ramped up a bit more next year as he is still a true sophomore. Already, NFL Draft scout.com has him rated #5 out of 88 strong safeties in the 2011 draft.

Positives: most tackles in the nation for a freshman in 2007, 4.49 40, first UB player to ever have 20+ tackles in a game

Negatives: too much hype, wait is that negative? Likes Superman.

Honorary mention of players that should/will be profiled when UB returns to a bowl game next year:
Domonic Cook, Mike Newton, Ernest Jackson, Brandon Thermilus, Brett Hamlin,. (Adekunle Akingba stepped up big time in the MAC Championship)