2017 Football Roster

Richard Martin
Richard Martin
Richard Martin

13 Tavarious Battiste

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 176
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kentwood, LA
  • Highschool Kentwood HS

Biography

2016: Missed the first six games of the season due to team suspension stemming from an incident at the end of the 2015 year... ranked fifth on the team with 15 catches in 5 games played, for 289 yards and a touchdown... averaged 19.3 yards per catch... best game came at SHSU where he caught 4 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown with the longest being a 55 yards catch and run.

2015:  Ranked second on the team with 28 pass receptions and 396 receiving yards… played in 10 games and made four starts… averaged 14.1 yards per catch and 39.6 yards receiving per game… made three touchdown catches… made at least one catch in every game played… missed the SFA game… caught a career-high 6 passes for 54 yards and a td against Northwestern State… five grabs for 67 yards against Mississippi College and three catches for 64 yards versus Incarnate Word.

2014 Season:  Did not see any action.

High School:  2-Star rating by Rivals.com... A three-time first team all-district performer at Kentwood High School, including all-state accolades as a junior... as a senior, passed for 758 yards with eight touchdowns, ran for 294 yards on 58 carries with six scores, had 181 receiving yards and two tds... also made 47 tackles and had three interceptions... in his career, made 56 tackles and picked off 10 passes... threw for 2,100 yards and rushed for 780... had two kickoff returns for scores... lettered four years in football and four in track... high school coach was David Currier.

Other:  born Jan. 8, 1996... son of Cepressia Battiste.

Statistics

Season:
2017

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2014Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 170 lbs
    31
  • 13

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 173 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2016Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 173 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2017Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 176 lbs
    13