Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#44
JJ Shelton
Sophomore linebacker for Baylor. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 204 lb · Dallas, TX · South Oak Cliff HS
Transferred Arkansas → Baylor for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Prairie View A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Baylor. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas in 2025.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Baylor in 2026.
JJ Shelton
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 1 sacks against Prairie View A&M — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Arkansas3-star out of South Oak Cliff
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
2025Arkansas
2026Baylor
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
1 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 1 tackles
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
2026Baylor2-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
48.2%
119 pass / 128 run
Plays / game
82.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
131 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Previous School: Played in nine games in 2025 for Arkansas as a reserve linebacker … 2025: Totaled seven tackles, including a sack and had a pass break-up … Collected two tackles in a loss at No. 17 Texas … Made a career-high four tackles in addition to a pass breakup in a loss at LSU … Played…
The linebacker corps · Baylor
- #36Kedrick Walker57 tackles · 2025
- #10Kyland Reed50 tackles · 2025
- #31Anthony Crenshaw17 tackles · 2025
- #41Kaleb Burns17 tackles · 2025
- #44JJ Shelton8 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology