University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Shelton Sampson Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 206
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Catholic
- Prev School:
- LSU
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Led team in receptions (32), yards (537) and receiving TDs (6) in his inaugural season at Louisiana … limited to 10 games on the season due to injury … averaged 16.8 yards per reception … caught four passes for 59 yards in his Louisiana debut against Rice … recorded 87 yards on three receptions at Eastern Michigan before missing the next three games … returned to the lineup with a 5-catch, 74-yard performance at Troy which included his first TD reception of his career … came back the following week at South Alabama, catching six passes for 138 yards and two TDs … caught a pair of scoring passes and finished with 80 yards in a win over Texas State … added a TD pass on three receptions for 42 yards against Delaware.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman - at LSU)
Appeared in eight games with one start … start came in win over Nicholls …. did not record any statistics.
2023 (Freshman - at LSU)
Redshirted as a true freshman … appeared in 3 games with no starts … did not record any statistics … action came against Florida State, Grambling and Georgia State.
High School
Standout wide receiver at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge where he finished his prep career as the most accomplished player at his position in school history … one of the top receiver prospects in the Class of 2023 … rated with 4-stars and No. 36 overall and No. 6 at his position in the On3 Composite … ranked as high as No. 23 overall nationally and the No. 4 wide receiver by On3 … ranked No. 41 nationally by ESPN.com … capped his prep career with 140 receptions for 2,495 yards and 31 touchdowns … ranked No. 1 in school history in receptions, receiving yards and TDs … as a senior, caught 79 passes for 1,152 yards and 18 TDs becoming only the third player in Catholic history to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season … a First Team Class 5A All-State as both a junior and senior … named to 2022 Class 5A/4A All-Metro Football Team for Baton Rouge … hauled in 40 passes for 932 yards and 8 TDs as a junior … scored 192 points during his high school career, which ranks No. 7 all-time in school history … in four years at Catholic, the team went a combined 44-6 with two Louisiana Division I State Championships, three appearances in the state championship game and a pair of district titles … high school teammate with UL quarterback Daniel Beale … invited to participate in Under Armour All-America game … his dad, Shelton Sampson, was a standout running back at Northwestern State from 2002-05.
Led team in receptions (32), yards (537) and receiving TDs (6) in his inaugural season at Louisiana … limited to 10 games on the season due to injury … averaged 16.8 yards per reception … caught four passes for 59 yards in his Louisiana debut against Rice … recorded 87 yards on three receptions at Eastern Michigan before missing the next three games … returned to the lineup with a 5-catch, 74-yard performance at Troy which included his first TD reception of his career … came back the following week at South Alabama, catching six passes for 138 yards and two TDs … caught a pair of scoring passes and finished with 80 yards in a win over Texas State … added a TD pass on three receptions for 42 yards against Delaware.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman - at LSU)
Appeared in eight games with one start … start came in win over Nicholls …. did not record any statistics.
2023 (Freshman - at LSU)
Redshirted as a true freshman … appeared in 3 games with no starts … did not record any statistics … action came against Florida State, Grambling and Georgia State.
High School
Standout wide receiver at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge where he finished his prep career as the most accomplished player at his position in school history … one of the top receiver prospects in the Class of 2023 … rated with 4-stars and No. 36 overall and No. 6 at his position in the On3 Composite … ranked as high as No. 23 overall nationally and the No. 4 wide receiver by On3 … ranked No. 41 nationally by ESPN.com … capped his prep career with 140 receptions for 2,495 yards and 31 touchdowns … ranked No. 1 in school history in receptions, receiving yards and TDs … as a senior, caught 79 passes for 1,152 yards and 18 TDs becoming only the third player in Catholic history to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season … a First Team Class 5A All-State as both a junior and senior … named to 2022 Class 5A/4A All-Metro Football Team for Baton Rouge … hauled in 40 passes for 932 yards and 8 TDs as a junior … scored 192 points during his high school career, which ranks No. 7 all-time in school history … in four years at Catholic, the team went a combined 44-6 with two Louisiana Division I State Championships, three appearances in the state championship game and a pair of district titles … high school teammate with UL quarterback Daniel Beale … invited to participate in Under Armour All-America game … his dad, Shelton Sampson, was a standout running back at Northwestern State from 2002-05.
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