Tavis Shippen

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.
High School:
Vista Murrieta

PRONOUNCED Tey-vis

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Appeared in five games

2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in seven games, making four tackles
• Recorded two tackles versus Utah
• Totaled one tackle in the opener at Purdue

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Joined the Oregon State program in January 2020
• Saw action in one game, versus Stanford

MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE
• Ranked as the No. 15 junior college prospect nationally. Was rated as the No. 3 d-end
• Rated three stars by 247Sports
• Played for Casey Mazzotta at Mt. San Jacinto College
• Led Mt. San Jacinto College in tackles as a freshman in 2018, totaling 62. Added 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks
• Collected 10 or more tackles twice in 10 games played in 2018, and picked up 3.5 tackles for loss in a win over Victor Valley
• Redshirted as a true sophomore in 2019

VISTA MURRIETA HIGH SCHOOL
• Played offensive tackle, defensive end and linebacker at Vista Murrieta High School
• Earned all-league honors twice in high school

PERSONAL
• Son of Willie and Rodney Shippen
• Has one brother, Tavon, and one sister, Denisha
• Majoring in sociology
• Would like to go into the criminal justice field after his playing career
• Chose Oregon State because “the program revolves around family.”