Shelton Sampson Jr.
Shelton Sampson Jr.
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana | 32 | 537 | 16.8 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 537 | 16.8 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 34–10
vs McNeese
1 rec · 4 yds
Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.
How he plays
Play style
Beats you over the top.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (5 in / 7 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #90
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cornelius Johnson’s 2022 season.
Matches Cornelius on
Differs from Cornelius on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Javon McKinley’s path through Notre Dame.
Javon McKinley
Kahtero Summers
Matches Javon on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Adonai Mitchell's freshman season at Georgia (2021).
Matches Adonai on
Differs from Adonai on
Player DNA
Players who play like Shelton Sampson Jr.
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #235
Peaked at #235 this season.
Background
Prior to Louisiana Spent two years at LSU before entering the transfer portal in December of 2024 ... appeared in 11 games with one start (vs. Nicholls in 2024) … did not record any statistics during his two years at LSU … regarded as one of the nation’s top receiver prospects in the Class of 202...