2016 Football Roster

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8 Sojourn Shelton

8 Sojourn Shelton

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    168
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Highschool:
    Plantation

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
2016: First-team All-Big Ten (media), second-team All-Big Ten (coaches)
2015: All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
2013: All-Big Ten honorable mention (media), All-Freshman honorable mention (College Football News)

Notable: Fourth-quarter interception helped seal Badgers’ win over USC in 2015 Holiday Bowl ... started first game as a true freshman and was primary starter at cornerback for four seasons ... selected for 2017 NFL Scouting Combine

Career: Started a school-record 51 games ... matched school record with 54 games played ... recorded 9 interceptions, matching eighth-most in school history ... logged 32 pass breakups, fourth-most by a UW player ... total of 41 passes defended ranks No. 6 all-time at UW ... part of defense that allowed just 16.6 points per game and 292.5 total yards per game over his four-year career, the No. 2 marks in the FBS over that span (Alabama: 15.1 ppg, 287.6 ypg) ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting a record of 41-13 (.759), including a 26-7 (.788) mark in Big Ten play and three consecutive bowl wins ... graduated with bachelor's degree in life sciences communication in December 2016

2016 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting all 14 games at cornerback ... recorded 4 interceptions and a team-high 12 pass breakups, both career highs ... grabbed career-high 2 interceptions vs. Minnesota on Nov.  26 ... had a career-best 3 passes defended vs. Nebraska on Oct. 29, recording an interception and 2 pass breakups ... logged an interception and broke up a pass at Michigan State on Sept. 24 ... recorded 4 solo tackles and broke up a pass vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15 ... made 4 total tackles at Michigan on Oct. 1 ... made 3 solo tackles and logged a pass breakup in season-opening win over LSU at Lambeau Field on Sept. 3 ... had 3 solo tackles in win over Western Michigan in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 2

2015 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 13 games at cornerback ... contributed to unit that finished No. 1 in nation in scoring defense, allowing 13.7 points per game ... finished with 1 interception and 7 pass breakups along with 29 total tackles and 1 forced fumble ... helped seal win over USC with fourth-quarter interception in Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30 ... broke up 2 passes and logged a tackle at Maryland on Nov. 7 ... recorded career-high 7 tackles and broke up a pass vs. Troy on Sept. 19 ... recorded 5 tackles, including 4 solo stops, and broke up a pass at Illinois on Oct. 24 ... finished with 4 tackles, including 3 solos, vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 ... had 3 solo tackles vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12

2014 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 14 games with 12 starts at cornerback ... finished with 33 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, and six pass breakups ... helped UW rank No. 4 nationally in passing defense at 168.0 yards per game and No. 4 in opponent completion percentage at 49.0 ... matched career high with five tackles at Northwestern on Oct. 4 ... also recorded five tackles and broke up one pass vs. South Florida on Sept. 27 ... logged four tackles vs. Auburn in Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 ... posted three tackles vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 6 ... tallied three tackles at Iowa on Nov. 22 ... recorded three tackles vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 ... broke up two passes vs. Illinois on Oct. 11 ... made two tackles and defended one pass vs. Minnesota on Nov. 29 ... made one tackle and defended a pass vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... made one tackle for a loss at Purdue on Nov. 8 had two tackles vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... logged two tackles vs. LSU on Aug. 30 ... tallied one tackle at Rutgers on Nov. 1 ... recorded one tackle vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6

2013 Season: Earned first letter, playing in all 13 games with 12 starts at cornerback ... finished season with 36 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass breakups ... became first true freshman to start a UW season-opener since Travis Frederick in 2009 ... tied for third in the Big Ten in interceptions with four, which also ranked No. 3 nationally among true freshmen ... four INTs were the second-most by a UW freshman (Jamar Fletcher had seven as a redshirt freshman in 1998) and the most by a true freshman in school history ... logged five tackles and broke up a pass in Capital One Bowl vs. South Carolina on Jan. 1 ... tallied two tackles, broke up a pass and made an interception vs. Indiana on Nov. 16 ... tallied three tackles and made an interception vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 ... made five tackles, forced a fumble and broke up two passes at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... had five tackles and an interception vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... made his Badgers debut on Aug. 31 vs. UMass and recorded four tackles, a QB hurry and his first career interception ... made three tackles vs. Penn State on Nov. 30 ... broke up a pass at Minnesota on Nov. 23 ... registered two tackles against vs. BYU on Nov. 9 ... made four tackles at Iowa on Nov. 2 ... had one tackle at Illinois on Oct. 19 ...recorded one tackle and broke up a pass at Arizona State on Sept. 14 ... registered one tackle vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7

High School: Four-star recruit according to ESPN ... rated as three-star recruit by Rivals and Scout ... ranked No. 26 cornerback in the nation by ESPN, No. 47 by Rivals and No. 76 by Scout ... named to Gridiron Kings 7-on-7 camp in July 2012 ... selected for Nike's "The Opening" all-star camp ... named MVP of Miami-area Nike Football Training Camp in April 2012 ... as a senior, returned three punts for touchdowns and recorded an interception, 16 pass breakups and 22 tackles ... named first-team all-county by South Florida Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald ... as a junior, recorded three interceptions at cornerback and was named to the Broward County Super 11 by the Sun Sentinel ... started at cornerback as a sophomore and grabbed four interceptions ... head coach was Steve Davis

Personal: Parents are Rachel Victor and Sojourn Shelton, Sr. ... active in 100 Black Men of Greater Ft. Lauderdale and Junior Achievement ... served as motivational speaker for Plantation area Little Leaguers ... graduated with bachelor's degree in life sciences communication in December 2016

Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist=Total)
2013 SEASON:
UMass (3-1=4); Tennessee Tech (1-0=1); at Arizona State (1-0=1); Purdue (4-1=5); at #4 Ohio State (5-0=5); #19 Northwestern (2-1=3); at Illinois (1-0=1); at Iowa (4-0=4); BYU (1-1=2); Indiana (1-1=2); Penn State (3-0=3)

2014 SEASON: vs. #13 LSU (1-1=2); Western Illinois (1-0=1); Bowling Green (1-1=2); South Florida (3-2=5); Northwestern (3-2=5); Maryland (2-1=3); at Rutgers (1-0=1); at Purdue (1-0=1); #11 Nebraska (1-0=1); at Iowa (3-0=3); #22 Minnesota (2-0=2); vs. #6 Ohio State (2-1=3); vs. #19 Auburn (3-1=4)

2015 SEASON: vs. #3 Alabama (0-2=2); Miami (Ohio) (3-0=3); Troy (3-4=7); Hawai'i (1-0=1); Iowa (0-0=0); at Nebraska (1-0=1); Purdue (1-1=2); at Illinois (4-1=5); Rutgers (3-1=4); at Maryland (1-0=1); #20 Northwestern (0-0=0); at Minnesota (2-0=2); vs. USC (1-0=1)

2016 SEASON: vs. #5 LSU (3-0=3); Akron (2-0=2); Georgia State (2-0=2); at #8 Michigan State (2-1=3); at #4 Michigan (3-1=4); #2 Ohio State (4-0=4); at Iowa (1-0=1); #7 Nebraska (2-2=4); at Northwestern (0-0=0); Illinois (0-2=2); at Purdue (0-1=1); Minnesota (0-1=1); vs. #8 Penn State (1-0=1); vs. #12 Western Michigan (3-0=3)

Career Game Highs
Tackles 7 vs. Troy, Sept. 19, 2015
Tackles for Loss 1.0 (2x) MR vs. Georgia State, Sept. 17, 2016
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Interceptions 2 vs. Minnesota, Nov. 26, 2016
Passes Defended 3 vs. Nebraska, Oct. 29, 2016

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2013Freshman

    CB
    5'9" 172 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2014Sophomore

    CB
    5'9" 178 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2015Junior

    CB
    5'9" 176 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Senior

    CB
    5'9" 168 lbs
    8