JJ Shelton
Baylor Bears
62
Depth

JJ Shelton

Baylor BearsSolid
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Arkansas
Depth

Is JJ Shelton starting?

JJ Shelton is No. 4 on the Baylor Bears depth chart at WLB.

Sophomore · #44 · 6'1", 204 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Baylor Bears

  1. 11087Kyland ReedStarter
  2. 24180Kaleb Burns
  3. 35662Kaleb Arterberry
  4. 44462JJ SheltonYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of South Oak Cliff, ranked #769 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #769 NatlTeam Share2%
Dallas, TX
Jersey
#44
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
204 lbs
Transfer
Arkansas

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—811

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8753
National Rank
#769
High School
South Oak Cliff
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 58th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 62. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 58% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 13WPVTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-3

JJ Shelton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks
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