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Jersey Number 3
Antonio Showers
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 270
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tucker, Ga.
- High School:
- Tucker HS
Bio
2021 (Junior): Played in 11 games along the defensive front for the Trojans … Credited with 21 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a sack … Recovered a fumble in Troy’s “Battle for the Belt” victory over South Alabama … Recorded a season-high five tackles against Liberty and added four, with two tackles for loss, at Georgia State … Troy’s seventh-ranked defender per Pro Football Focus … Ranked third on the Trojans’ squad with 26 pressures, while adding 15 hurries and nine hits on the quarterback … Registered a tackle in 10-of-11 games played with multiple stops in six different games
2020 (Junior): Played in eight games after battling an injury during the season … Recorded 18 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery … Only missed one tackle all season long … Finished fourth on the team in overall pressures despite playing just 114 pass rush situations – 13 hurries and two hits on the quarterback … Season-high five tackles and a sack in the home contest against Middle Tennessee
2019 (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games at Bandit … Finished the season with 16 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recovered a fumble at Coastal Carolina … Finished with a season-high four stops at Georgia State and at Louisiana … Recorded a sack against Campbell, South Alabama and Georgia State … Tied for sixth on the team with 15 total pressures
2018 (Freshman): Played in seven games as a reserve on Troy’s defensive line … Recorded a pair of sacks, a forced fumble and three tackles in Troy’s win over Florida A&M … Finished with a pair of tackles against Georgia State and solo stops against Boise State, Liberty, Buffalo and South Alabama … Picked up three tackles for loss on the season after adding one in Troy’s victory over Buffalo in the Dollar General Bowl
High School: Earned all-region and all-county honors three times at Tucker High School … Selected to Class AAAAAA Preseason All-State Team by Recruit Georgia … Helped lead the Tigers to a 25-4 record over his final two seasons with a perfect 14-0 region record … Named Region 4-AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year … Recorded 202 (141 solo) career tackles with 35 sacks and 25 tackles for loss for the Tigers … Forced eight fumbles, recovered three, intercepted a pass and scored one defensive touchdown … Member of the wrestling and track & field teams
Personal: Full name is Antonio Domminic Showers, Jr. … Born Jan. 28, 2000, in East Point, Ga. … Son of Monica Jones and Antonio Showers, Sr. … Has three brothers and three sisters ... Majoring in psychology ; on track to graduate this spring
2020 (Junior): Played in eight games after battling an injury during the season … Recorded 18 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery … Only missed one tackle all season long … Finished fourth on the team in overall pressures despite playing just 114 pass rush situations – 13 hurries and two hits on the quarterback … Season-high five tackles and a sack in the home contest against Middle Tennessee
2019 (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games at Bandit … Finished the season with 16 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recovered a fumble at Coastal Carolina … Finished with a season-high four stops at Georgia State and at Louisiana … Recorded a sack against Campbell, South Alabama and Georgia State … Tied for sixth on the team with 15 total pressures
2018 (Freshman): Played in seven games as a reserve on Troy’s defensive line … Recorded a pair of sacks, a forced fumble and three tackles in Troy’s win over Florida A&M … Finished with a pair of tackles against Georgia State and solo stops against Boise State, Liberty, Buffalo and South Alabama … Picked up three tackles for loss on the season after adding one in Troy’s victory over Buffalo in the Dollar General Bowl
High School: Earned all-region and all-county honors three times at Tucker High School … Selected to Class AAAAAA Preseason All-State Team by Recruit Georgia … Helped lead the Tigers to a 25-4 record over his final two seasons with a perfect 14-0 region record … Named Region 4-AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year … Recorded 202 (141 solo) career tackles with 35 sacks and 25 tackles for loss for the Tigers … Forced eight fumbles, recovered three, intercepted a pass and scored one defensive touchdown … Member of the wrestling and track & field teams
Personal: Full name is Antonio Domminic Showers, Jr. … Born Jan. 28, 2000, in East Point, Ga. … Son of Monica Jones and Antonio Showers, Sr. … Has three brothers and three sisters ... Majoring in psychology ; on track to graduate this spring
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