University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Jersey Number 80
Shelby Christy
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Geismar, La.
- High School:
- Dutchtown
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2015 (Redshirt sophomore): Transferred to Louisiana from Mississippi State during the summer of 2015 and sat out the season to observe the NCAA Transfer Rule ... will have two years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2016.
2014 (Redshirt freshman): Did not see any time on the field … suffered a torn ACL in August camp.
2013 (Freshman): Redshirted during first year on campus.
High School: Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... a consensus top-100 wide receiver in the country ... Noted by ESPN.com as being exceptional at catching balls in traffic ... a two-time Class 5A state champion in track and field ... won the 5A triple jump with a leap of more than 49 feet ... also took the 2012 indoor state title with a 45-feet bound ... Considered the 17th-best player, regardless of position in Louisiana by 247Sports.com ... Louisiana’s No. 24-ranked prospect overall in the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s postseason Nifty Fifty list ... helped head coach Benny Saia and the Griffins to a 9-4 mark during senior season and a trip to the regional round of the 2012 5A Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) playoffs ... tallied 39 receptions for 663 yards and five touchdowns during final year ... caught a 51-yard touchdown pass against St. Amant is a 20-10 victory during the opening round of the playoffs ... earned All-District 5-5A honors as a senior ... a valued member of an offense that tallied 355 points, an average of 27.3 points per game ... caught 25 passes for seven touchdowns and 400 yards as a junior ... helped Griffins to a an 11-0 regular season before being upset in the opening round of the Class 5A LHSAA state playoffs ... during sophomore year, club finished 10-0 in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the LHSAA state playoffs before falling to Westgate, 29-14.
Personal: Born Shelby Devonne Christy on Jan. 17, 1994 … majoring in criminology.
2014 (Redshirt freshman): Did not see any time on the field … suffered a torn ACL in August camp.
2013 (Freshman): Redshirted during first year on campus.
High School: Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... a consensus top-100 wide receiver in the country ... Noted by ESPN.com as being exceptional at catching balls in traffic ... a two-time Class 5A state champion in track and field ... won the 5A triple jump with a leap of more than 49 feet ... also took the 2012 indoor state title with a 45-feet bound ... Considered the 17th-best player, regardless of position in Louisiana by 247Sports.com ... Louisiana’s No. 24-ranked prospect overall in the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s postseason Nifty Fifty list ... helped head coach Benny Saia and the Griffins to a 9-4 mark during senior season and a trip to the regional round of the 2012 5A Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) playoffs ... tallied 39 receptions for 663 yards and five touchdowns during final year ... caught a 51-yard touchdown pass against St. Amant is a 20-10 victory during the opening round of the playoffs ... earned All-District 5-5A honors as a senior ... a valued member of an offense that tallied 355 points, an average of 27.3 points per game ... caught 25 passes for seven touchdowns and 400 yards as a junior ... helped Griffins to a an 11-0 regular season before being upset in the opening round of the Class 5A LHSAA state playoffs ... during sophomore year, club finished 10-0 in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the LHSAA state playoffs before falling to Westgate, 29-14.
Personal: Born Shelby Devonne Christy on Jan. 17, 1994 … majoring in criminology.
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