Tavares Martin
Tavares Martin Jr. (born February 4, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in the Indoor Football League. He played college football at Washington State. Early years. Martin attended John I. Leonard Community High School in Greenacres, Florida for his first three years of high school before transferring to William T. Dwyer High School for his senior year. As a senior at Dwyer, he caught 37 passes for 641 yards and six touchdowns. He committed to play football for the Washington State Cougars in May 2015. College career. As a true freshman in 2015 , Martin played in 12 of Washington State's 13 games, catching 16 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown along with returning 25 kickoffs for 552 yards. In 2016, as a sophomore, Martin started in all 13 games, recording 64 receptions for 728 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned seven kickoffs for 147 yards. As a junior in 2017, Martin played in 11 of 13 games, catching 70 passes for 831 yards and nine touchdowns. He missed Washington State's game against Colorado due to suspension and the 2017 Holiday Bowl after he was cut from the team due  to a "violation of team rules" according to a WSU athletic spokesperson. However, Martin stated he was cut after he asked for his release. He declared for the 2018 NFL Draft on January 13, 2018, but was not drafted and remained unsigned. Professional career. Martin signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League for the 2019 season. For the 2020 season, which was cancelled or postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, he was on the Spokane Shock roster.