#88

Shelton Zeon III

TE · UNLV · Sr. · #88

UNLV 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Shelton Zeon III

TE · UNLV · Sr · #88

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UNLV
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2023era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Marcus Arroyo → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced
2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UNLV6498.21--
2022UNLV1516811.20--
2021UNLV6467.70--
Career272639.71--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 45–28

at UTEP

1 rec · 9 yds

Edged out UTEP on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jake Roberts’s 2021 season.

Jake Roberts

81%match

North Texas · 2021

#2

Ben Bresnahan

Vanderbilt · 2021

80%
#3

Reed Tyler

Arkansas State · 2020

79%
#4

Nick Gallo

Virginia Tech · 2021

74%
#5

Robbie Mangas

Buffalo · 2022

74%

Matches Jake on

Weight
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hayden Hatten’s path through Idaho.

Hayden Hatten

92%match

Idaho · 2023

#2

Josiah Miamen

Florida International · 2024

85%
#3

Niko Hea

Missouri · 2021

84%
#4

Jeremy Ruckert

Ohio State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
82%
#5

Ben Bresnahan

Vanderbilt · 2022

81%

Matches Hayden on

Yards per reception
20212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Hayden Rucci's junior season at Wisconsin (2023).

Hayden Rucci

86%match

Wisconsin · 2023

#2

Patrick Herbert

Oregon · 2024

85%
#3

Drew Biber

Purdue · 2024

85%
#4

Drake Dabney

Baylor · 2022

85%
#5

Brady Hunt

South Carolina · 2025

All-MAC
84%

Matches Hayden on

Weight
Reception volume
Yards / reception

Player DNA

Players who play like Shelton Zeon III

#1

Josiah Miamen

Florida International · 2022

85%
#2

Niko Hea

Missouri · 2021

84%
#3

Jeremy Ruckert

Ohio State · 2021

82%
#4

Ben Bresnahan

Vanderbilt · 2021

81%
#5

Brenton Strange

Penn State · 2021

80%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
46.02021
1682022
49.02023

+7%

Modest growth (7%) across the multi-season window.