Justyn Shackleford

Height:
5-11
Weight:
171
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.
High School:
Berkmar

Career Notes: Three-year letterman has 95 catches for 1,254 yards (13.2 avg) and eight touchdowns and one run for 13 yards on offense while returning two kickoffs for 39 yards (19.5 avg) and one punt for one yard on special teams for his career...played in 35 games with 19 starts...also a two-year letterman of Tulane[apos]s track and field team...enters fall practice atop the depth chart at one of the one wide receiver positions. 2013: Played in all 13 games with 11 starts as a junior...ranked second on the team in receptions (36), receiving yards (419) and touchdown catches (5), and all-purpose yards (458), fourth in kick returns (2) and kick return yards (39)...finished 10th in Conference USA in touchdown grabs, 23rd in receiving yards, 27th in receiving yards per game (32.2) and 28th in receptions per outing (2.8)...tied a career-high with seven catches twice: for a season-best 106 yards and a touchdown at Syracuse (9/21) and for 60 yards vs East Carolina (10/12)...pulled down four passes on three occasions: for 20 yards at ULM (9/28), for 22 yards and a touchdown vs North Texas (10/5) and for 45 yards and a score against Tulsa (10/26)...logged three receptions for 32 yards at UTSA (11/9)...added two-catch outings for 23 yards at FAU (11/2) and for 63 yards vs Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (12/21)...had touchdown grabs of 14 and 20 against Jackson State (8/29) and South Alabama (9/7), respectively...returned two kickoffs for 39 yards at Syracuse...off the field, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club. 2012: Saw action in nine games with eight starts at wide receiver as a sophomore...finished third on the team in receiving yards (431), fourth in receptions (28) and fifth in both touchdown catches (2), all-purpose yards (431)...ranked 17th in Conference USA in receiving yards per game (47.89)...had eight multiple-catch performances, including a career-high tying seven receptions for 76 yards vs ULM (9/29)...recorded a career-best 130 receiving yards and a touchdown on six grabs at UTEP (10/20)...had a career-long 71-yard scoring reception in a three-catch, 97-yard effort at Louisiana-Lafayette (10/6)...also had three catches on two other occasions: for 26 yards vs Rutgers (9/1) and for 43 yards vs SMU (10/13). 2011: Played in all 13 games as a true freshman...ranked second on the team in receiving yards (404), third in catches (31), tied for third in touchdown grabs (1) and fourth in all-purpose yards (418) while running once for 13 yards and returning one punt for a yard...had a career-high seven receptions - for 59 yards - vs Memphis (10/22)...tallied a season-best 65 receiving yards, including a 49-yard score for his first career touchdown, on three catches at SMU (11/5)...hauled in a season-long 53-yard pass at UAB (9/17)...added a four-reception outing vs Houston (11/10) while posting three-catch contests at Duke (9/24) and vs UTEP (10/15)...ran once for a 13-yard gain and caught two passes for 16 yards vs Syracuse (10/8)...posted lone punt return at UAB. High School: Two-year prep letterwinner for coach Jonathan Sanks, playing junior year at Towers High and senior season at Berkmar High...rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and received two stars from Scout.com...as a senior, caught 55 passes for 1,777 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to earning honorable-mention all-state and second-team All-Gwinnett recognition...also returned five kickoffs for 152 yards (30.0 avg.) for the Patriots...as a junior, named first-team All-District 5-3A and All-DeKalb County after catching 39 passes for 758 yards and eight touchdowns at Towers...that year, helped the Titans go 7-3 and advance to the state playoffs...also lettered twice in track and field, finishing state runner-up in the 300 hurdles and sixth in the 110 hurdles as a junior. Personal: Born Justyn Rasheed Shackleford on Dec. 27, 1992, in Stone Mountain, Ga...son of Beatrice Brown...has two brothers: Devon Brown and Amir Jones; and one sister, Jasmine Brown...majoring in public relations. Shackleford[apos]s Career Offensive Statistics

Year	GP-GS	Rush	Yds	Avg.	TD	Long	Rec	Yds	Avg.	TD	Long
2011	13-0	1	13	13.0	0	13	31	404	13.0	1	53
2012	9-8	0	0	0.0	0	0	28	431	15.4	2	71
2013	13-11	0	0	0.0	0	0	36	419	11.6	5	45
Career	35-19	1	13	13.0	0	13	95	1254	13.2	8	71