Jhamal Shelby Jr.
Jhamal Shelby Jr.
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Louisiana Tech. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against LSU, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Sonny Cumbie.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 47 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 9 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 37 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 24–0
vs SE Louisiana
2 PD · 1 SOLO · 3 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tony Grimes’s 2021 season.
Matches Tony on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Clark's senior season at Boise State (2023).
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