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Tevin Shaw

Class: Freshman Hometown: Piscataway, N.J. High School: Piscataway HS

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 193 Position: Safety Experience: RS

2012 (Fr.): Redshirted his first season at Kansas.

High School: An outstanding player on both sides of the ball... Set seven Piscataway HS records this past season as a running back... Recorded the most rushing yards in a game (304) in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title game win... Also scored three touchdowns in the game, leading his team to victory... Ran for 1,596 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior and was also PHS' top defensive player, playing both linebacker and safety... A First Team All-State selection and Middlesex County Player of the Year by the Newark Star-Ledger... Holds school record for career rushing yards (2,848), rushing touchdowns (45) and longest rush (98 yards)... Named 2011 Defensive Player of the Year by the Somerville News Tribune ... Recorded 90 tackles and seven interceptions in 2011... Coached by Dan Higgins at Piscataway HS... Also a standout wrestler at PHS... Placed second in the state wresting at 171 pounds as a junior... Holds the school record for wins with 120 and is 25-0 as a senior wrestling in the 185-pound weight class... Led PHS wrestling team to the County Championship in each of the last three years, earning MVP honors in 2011... Also competed in track and field, running both the 100 and 200 meters and as a member of the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams.

Personal: Also fielded offers from Penn State, Maryland, South Carolina and Iowa... Son of Darlene and Stephen Shaw.