The multi-talented Tavon Austin is a pro-American football player associated with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Drafted by the St. Loius Rams as the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft of 2013, Austin was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team in 2013. He completed his high school career at Dunbar High School in Baltimore and his college career at West Virginia Mountaineers.
During his college career, Austin was named to First-team All-American twice as well as First-team All-Big-12 and First-team All-Big-East teams. In addition, he is a two-time Big East Special Team Player of the Year Winner and Paul Hornung Award, winner. Learn more about the star below.
Tavon Austin Biography (Age)
Tavon Austin first came into this world on March 15, 1990. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States of America. He is of Afro-American ethnic descent and holds an American nationality. Austin grew up in Baltimore where he attended Dunbar High School. While at Dunbar High, Austin participated in various sporting activities including football as well as other track and field events.
During his high school career, Austin played the position of a running back for the school team; he led the team to win three Class 1A championships. In his senior year, Austin had 34 touchdowns, 12 punt returns for 446 yards; as well as 2,660 rushing yards with 218 carries. He won the Maryland Consensus Offensive Player of the Award twice and also made the Consensus All-State first-team. He held the state records for touchdowns as well as rushing yards and offense with career points of 790.
While in college, Tavon Austin played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team for four seasons ending in 2012. He was made a wide receiver for the team and during his freshman year; he featured in thirteen games having a record of 15 receptions for 151 receiving yards. In his sophomore year, he recorded significant improvement as a wide receiver, finishing the season with 58 receptions with 787 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.
After having a record of 101 receptions with 1186 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in his junior year, Austin was named to All-American first-team by CBS Sports. In his senior year, the star led the Mountaineers to clinch victory at the Orange Bowl, thus, setting an Orange Bowl record with four touchdowns. He finished his college career with a record of 12 touchdowns, 114 receptions, and 1289 receiving yards in 13 gameplay. He was named the All-Purpose Performer of the Year 2012 by the College Football Performance Awards Association.
Professional Career and Stats
Tavon Austin was drafted by the St. Louis Rams as the 8th overall selection in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. He signed up with the Rams with a four-year contract worth $12.751 million including a signing bonus of $7.653 million. During his rookie year, he played 13 games for the Rams and recorded 40 receptions with 418 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. He was named NFC Special teams Player of the Week in Week 10 after an outstanding performance against Indianapolis Colts. He led the Rams to a win with a 38-8 record.
In his sophomore year in 2014, he had 31 receptions for 242 receiving yards and was named a Pro Bowl alternate as a returner behind Darren Sproles and Devin Hester. He had his best season in 2015; recording 52 receptions with 473 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. He extended his contract with the Rams in 2016 with another four-year deal of $42 million. Austin finished the 2016 season having 58 receptions with 509 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
Austin recorded a dramatic drop in his production for the Rams in the 2017 season. He had career lows of 9 receptions with 47 receiving yards and no touchdown. In 2018, Austin Tavon was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for their 2018 sixth-round draft pick. Austin, coming up from an unimpressive season has been training hard to reactivate his winning potentials. He will be in action for the Cowboys from the 2018 season and will be playing alongside Ryan Switzer.
Tavon Austin Family, Girlfriend
Austin was raised by his mother, Cathy Green along with his siblings. He is the oldest of four siblings and has a brother named Dunbar Carlos Austin. His dogged determination and continuous improvement started right from his childhood days. He was inspired by his two older cousins named Aaron Thompson and Shawn Waller. Thompson played as a running back in Baltimore and linebacker in Maryland college.
Austin always tagged along while Thompson was doing workouts. Waller also played basketball in college and coached youth sports teams. He helped to train Austin and his friends through workout routines. All these contributed to Austin’s wonderful playmaking abilities he has developed. Notably, he is not the tallest in the field but his unique skills and determination have made him stand out in football.
A sneak peeks at his personal life shows that Austin prefers to keep his personal life away from the media eye to avoid rumors and controversies. Notwithstanding, he has been in a few relationships and he is currently engaged to his high school sweetheart Toni. There’s not much information about Toni. All his fans are waiting to hear when the duo will make it down the aisle. Be sure we will keep you posted when we have the full gist regarding his relationship.
Height and Weight
The multi-talented slot receiver is not so tall, he stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 174 pounds. Although he is not the tallest in the field, his elite acceleration and backfield skills have kept him a notch in the game. In addition, Austin has a well-built body which has made him a formidable force whenever he is in action. He has an arm length of 30 inches and a hand size of 9 1/8 inches. His hair is black while his eyes are brown.
