Junior defensive back on Nicholls's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 190 lb · New Orleans, LA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 690 nationally · Signed with Louisiana Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Nicholls's 2026 roster.
Jhamal Shelby Jr.
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. He got to Nicholls by way of Louisiana Tech. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Kansas State, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nicholls
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 19-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Plays / game
0.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
20 dropbacks · PBP
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #198 at the position.
| 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 · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–28
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-10vs Mississippi Valley State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 3-71@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
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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