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45 Mason Shelton

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Maryville, Tenn.

Biography

2023 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Played in 12 game games
  • Finished the season with 21 tackles, including 11 solo stops, 0.5 tackles for loss, and one fumble recovery
  • Career-high six tackles with four solo stops against Appalachian State (Oct. 10)
  • Four tackles against Army (Nov. 18)
  • Tallied two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas State (Nov. 11)
  • Recorded two tackles and one fumble recovery against Duquesne (Sept. 16)


2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Played in all 13 games on the year, predominantly on special teams
  • Finished the season with 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss
  • Recorded a season-high four tackles in the regular-season finale at James Madison (Nov. 26)
  • Totaled three tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the home win over Buffalo (Sept. 17)
  • Also picked up two tackles in home wins over Army (Sept. 3) and Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
  • Picked up two tackles in the road win at Georgia State (Sept. 22)
  • Registered one tackle in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
  • Also took the field for the Chants in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)


2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Played in 12 games on the season, primarily on special teams
  • Missed the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl game with an injury
  • Finished the season with seven total tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss
  • Blocked a punt in the home win over UMass (Sept. 25)
  • Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
  • Had four tackles and 1.0 tackle-for-loss in his collegiate debut versus The Citadel (Sept. 2)
  • Recorded two tackles in the home win over Texas State (Nov. 20)
  • Had 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the Sun Belt Conference win over ULM (Oct. 2)
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester


2020 (Freshman)

  • Redshirt season
  • Did not see any game action on the season
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters


High School

  • Rated as a three-star recruit at linebacker by ESPN, 247Sports, and Rivals
  • Ranked as high as the 37th-best overall prospect in the state of Tennessee in the Class of 2020 by Rivals
  • Played linebacker for Maryville High School and head coach Derek Hunt
  • Led his Rebels team to a perfect 15-0 record and a 2019 TSSAA Division I Class 6A state championship title
  • Also a member of the 2017 state championship team
  • Recorded eight total tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in the state championship game win
  • Finished his senior season with 129 total tackles, 62 solo and 62 assisted, 17.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2020Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    20
  • 45

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 235 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2023Redshirt Junior

    LB
    6'2" 230 lbs
    45