2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 40
Jason Shuford
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 322
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Statesville
- High School:
- Statesville
- Major:
- Communication
2023: Has played in every game this season ... Logged one assisted tackle at App State ... vs Gardner-Webb logged one solo tackle.
Three-year letterman who has appeared in 23 career games (4/’20, 8/’21, 11/’22) … Booked six total tackles (two solo) … Credited with a half TFL (no yards) coming against Memphis is 2022.
2022: Played in 11 of 13 games for the Pirates … Logged 149 total snaps (145 defense, 4 special teams) earning third varsity letter … Booked six tackles (two solo) … Credited with a half TFL (no yards) against Memphis … Tallied two stops in a game twice (Campbell, Memphis) … Also added solo tackles against Navy and BYU.
2021: Experienced action in eight of 12 contests during second year with the program as a member of special teams unit … Did not record any stats.
2020: Participated in four games (Tulsa, Tulane, Temple, SMU) on special teams unit.
High School: Graduated from Statesville (2020) where he played on the defensive line … Officially committed to East Carolina in May of 2020.
Personal: Major is communication … Earned inclusion in spring 2023 on ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
Three-year letterman who has appeared in 23 career games (4/’20, 8/’21, 11/’22) … Booked six total tackles (two solo) … Credited with a half TFL (no yards) coming against Memphis is 2022.
2022: Played in 11 of 13 games for the Pirates … Logged 149 total snaps (145 defense, 4 special teams) earning third varsity letter … Booked six tackles (two solo) … Credited with a half TFL (no yards) against Memphis … Tallied two stops in a game twice (Campbell, Memphis) … Also added solo tackles against Navy and BYU.
2021: Experienced action in eight of 12 contests during second year with the program as a member of special teams unit … Did not record any stats.
2020: Participated in four games (Tulsa, Tulane, Temple, SMU) on special teams unit.
High School: Graduated from Statesville (2020) where he played on the defensive line … Officially committed to East Carolina in May of 2020.
Personal: Major is communication … Earned inclusion in spring 2023 on ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
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