2026 Football Roster

7 Jhamal Shelby Jr.

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool St. Augustine

Biography

At LA Tech: Spent four seasons at Louisiana Tech, seeing action in 31 games with 21 starts... tied for fifth in CUSA with nine pass breakups in 2025 while totaling 49 tackles with 1.5 for loss... tied for 29th in the FBS in passes defended... had a high of seven tackles against LSU... broke up two passes in three different games... tallied 12 tackles and four breakups in 2024... recorded an interception and had a forced fumble in 2023... finished his career with 72 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble, and 18 breakups.

High School/Prep: Earned Second Team 9-5A all-district honors as a junior... also played baseball and ran track for St. Augustine... finished senior season with 35 solo tackles, 14 pass breakups and three interceptions.

Personal: Birthday is Dec. 21.

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