Tarvarus McFadden (born January 28, 1997) is a

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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, and was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played for the Tampa Bay Vipers in the

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Early years

High school career

McFadden attended

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. As a senior, he led his school to a second consecutive 5A state championship by tallying five interceptions, 41 tackles, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and scoring five total touchdowns in four different ways (one pick six, two punt returns, one kickoff, one reception). He was named into 5A All-State First-team and American Family Insurance Florida All-State Team honors, named the 2014 All-Broward Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Broward County Team, and

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Medium School All-American.

Recruiting

He was rated as a five-star recruit by

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, and

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. He was ranked as the nation's No. 3 defensive back in the class of 2015 by

and

, No. 4 by

and No. 5 by

. He was ranked as the nation's No. 13 overall player by

, No. 17 by

, No. 19 by

and No. 47 by

. He committed to

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to play college football.

College career

Freshman season

As a freshman at Florida State in 2015, McFadden played in limited playing time and had only four tackles and one kickoff return for 26 yards.

Sophomore season

As a sophomore, he took over as the starter, finishing with eight interceptions on the season, tied for the most in the country and second-most in FSU single-season history en route to first-team

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honors from the

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and Phil Steele, All-

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First-team accolades, was one of five finalists for the

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, which is given to the nation's top defensive player, and collected the Jack Tatum Trophy, given to the nation's top defensive back by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. He was also named first-team All-

and was also a finalist for the

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. Along with his eight interceptions, McFadden also totaled 20 tackles, including three tackles for loss, and six pass breakups.

Junior season

McFadden finished his junior season, totaling 30 tackles, 10 pass breakups and returning a blocked field goal 63 yards for a touchdown against Delaware State. He also earned second-team All-

and was named to the preseason Chuck Bednarik Award,

and Jim Thorpe Award watch list.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

McFadden signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Indianapolis Colts

On September 11, 2018, McFadden was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on September 24, 2018.

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

On November 8, 2018, McFadden was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 2, 2019. He was waived on April 29, 2019.

Detroit Lions

On August 4, 2019, McFadden was signed by the

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. He was waived/injured two days later and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 10.

Tampa Bay Vipers

McFadden was signed by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the

on December 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

Toronto Argonauts

On February 15, 2021, McFadden signed with the

of the

(CFL).

References

External links

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Toronto Argonauts bioFlorida State Seminoles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McFadden, Tarvarus 1997 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida American football cornerbacks Florida State Seminoles football players San Francisco 49ers players Indianapolis Colts players Detroit Lions players Tampa Bay Vipers players Toronto Argonauts players American Heritage School (Florida) alumni