2015 Football Roster
Shaun Rupert
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
- HS:
- Carver HS
- Prev School:
- Missouri
Career
Transferred to Memphis from the University of Missouri ... Sat out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Has played in 26 games at the FBS level (Memphis/ Missouri) … Has 18 total tackles (17-1) … Also has one interception and one forced fumble … Has been a member of two bowl teams (Boca Raton Bowl at Memphis/Citrus Bowl at Missouri).
2016 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games, including the Boca Raton Bowl … Recorded 17 total tackles (16-1), one interception and one forced fumble … Member of defense that ranked nationally in caused turnovers (5th; 29 total), fumble recoveries (6th; 13) and turnover margin (18th; +8) … Had four multi-tackle games … Registered career highs for total tackles (4) and solo hits (4) in a road game at Ole Miss … Had two solo stops in his Memphis debut vs. Southeast Missouri … Other multi-tackle performances were against Temple (2) and Cincinnati (2) … Logged his first collegiate forced fumble in a home win over Kansas … His forced fumble ended Kansas’ final trip into Memphis territory in the fourth quarter (stopped Jayhawks’ drive at the Memphis 40-yard line) … Picked off first collegiate pass in the regular-season finale win over No. 18/21 Houston … Intercepted Greg Ward’s pass at the Memphis 30-yard line and returned it 12 yards … The Tigers scored on the ensuing drive for a 34-17 halftime lead.
2015 (Sophomore)
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Transferred to Memphis from the University of Missouri.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman; Missouri)
Played in 13 games … Member of Missouri’s 11-3 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl championship team … Posted one tackle, a solo stop ... Registered first collegiate tackle and first collegiate solo hit in a win over Kentucky.
2013 (Freshman; Missouri)
Redshirted.
High School
Played for head coach Billy Gresham at Carver Montgomery High School ... Total 51 tackles and two interceptions as a senior in 2012 … Named to the Montgomery Advertiser’s All-Metro team at defensive back … Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic … Member of the Wolverines secondary that did not allow a passing TD until the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 6A state playoffs … In 2012, helped lead Carver Montgomery to a 12-2 overall record and an AHSAA Class 6A Region 3 title ... Squad reached the AHSAA Class 6A state playoffs semifinal round ... As a junior in 2011, recorded 56 tackles and two interceptions … Posted back-to-back seasons with 77 tackles as a freshman (2009) and sophomore (2010) … Also ran track and field at Carver Montgomery ... Member of the Wolverines 4x400-meter relay that won the 2010 AHSAA state title.
Personal
Son of Harvey Harris and Pattie Rupert-King ... Birthday is May 2 ... Sport and leisure management major.
