Cameron Solomon

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 201
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ashdown, Ark.
High School:
Ashdown
Prev School:
Tyler JC

• 2021 Pro Football Focus All-Sun Belt Second Team
• 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

2021 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Ranked 10th on the Louisiana defense with 38 tackles, a forced fumble and two pass breakups … Posted a six tackle performance with a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles, the first of his career, in the win over Troy (Nov. 13) … Boasted a season-high five tackles against App State (Oct. 12) … Tallied four tackles, two of which were solo stops, and 0.5 tackle-for-loss against ULM (Nov. 27) … Totaled four tackles against South Alabama (Oct. 2) … Notched three tackles against Georgia Southern (Sept. 25) … Credited with three tackles and a pass breakup against Ohio (Sept. 16) … Made three stops against Nicholls (Sept. 11) … Notched two tackles against Texas State (Oct. 30) … Had one tackle against in the season opener against Texas (Sept. 4).

2020 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Played in 10 games during the 2020 season, making five starts at safety…Credited with 26 tackles, 16 of which were solo stops, an interception, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry…Opened the year with back-to-back two-tackle games before posting four tackles against Coastal Carolina…Recorded his lone interception in the win at UAB…Produced a season-high six tackles at Texas State, where he also was credited with a quarterback hurry...Named a Semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

2019 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 14 of the team’s games in 2019, making two starts…The two starts came against Liberty (Sept. 7) and Arkansas State (Oct. 17)…Was credited with 29 tackles and a pass breakup…Opened the season with three tackles against Mississippi State (Aug. 31)…Also posted three tackles against Georgia Southern (Sept. 28), Appalachian State (Oct. 9) and Troy (Nov. 23)…In his start at Arkansas State, he notched a career-high six tackles…Tallied four stops against Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Championship Game…Added two tackles and his pass breakup in the bowl game over Miami (Ohio).

2018 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 11 games of the course of the year…Recorded 18 total tackles and had an impressive showing against Georgia State (Oct. 10) with racking up three solo tackles and four total tackles.

2017 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Spent the year at Tyler JC.

2016 Season (Freshman)
Picked up a redshirt at Arkansas State.

High School
Played at Ashdown High School where he recorded 198 receiving yards in addition to 41 tackles in 12 games.

Personal
Born on Dec. 16, 1997...Son of Lawrence Solomon and Jackie Nelson...Has six siblings: Laurence Solomon, Kristopher Solomon, Alfonso Solomon, Larnya Solomon, Shanequa Nelson and Cedrick Williams...Majoring in General Studies.