| Jaxon Shipley |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Brownwood, Texas
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| High School:
Brownwood
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 190
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| Position:
WR
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| Experience:
So.-1L
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True freshman with 10 career games played and five starts ... named to the 2011 Yahoo! Sports Freshman All-America Second Team ... received honorable mention for All-Big 12 honors in 2011 ... ranks second on the school's freshman list for receptions (44) and yards (607) while his threetouchdown catches are tied for second most in school history ... also completed 4-of-4 pass attempts for 73 yards and three touchdowns, a quarterback rating of 500.8 and ran the ball 11 times for 39 yards ... prep All-American who played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... played in the 2011 Team USA vs. The World game for the U.S. Under-19 team ...member of the Sporting News' top 100 national prospects list ... brother, Jordan, was an All-American wide receiver and Biletnikoff Award finalist at Texas (2006-09), setting the school record in career receptions, and currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.
FRESHMAN(2011)
Played in 10 games with five starts ... named to the Yahoo! Sports Freshman All-America Second Team ... received honorable mention for All-Big 12 honors ... both threw and caught three touchdown passes ... recorded 44 catches for 607 yards and three touchdowns ... completed 4-of-4 pass attempts for 73 yards and three touchdowns ... tallied 11 rushes for 39 yards ... returned eight punts for 42 yards ... on the single season freshmen receiving lists he ranked third in receptions and yards and tied for second in touchdown catches ... in the Holiday Bowl against California, he threw a four-yard touchdown pass to QB David Ash and caught four passes for 14 yards ... scored his first career touchdown against Rice on a 36-yard pass from John Harris ... finished with two catches for 54 yards to go along with three carries for 25 yards to earn the team's Offensive Player of the Week award ... also picked up the team honor in his first career start against BYU after he hauled in three passes for 39 yards and also threw a pass for 23 yards ... at UCLA, he threw a five-yard touchdown pass, caught five passes for 46 yards and had a 15-yard run ... his breakthrough game came at Iowa State when he racked up 141 receiving yards and one touchdown on six receptions to earn him CFPA honorable mention Wide Receiver of the Week and the team's Offensive Player of the Week ... the 141 yards were the seventh most by a Texas freshman and fifth most by a true freshman ... his six receptions were tied for eighth most by a Texas freshman ... also earned CFPA honorable mention Wide Receiver of the Week at Baylor when he recorded the ninth highest single game total by a Texas freshman with 121 receiving yards ... he caught four passes for 121 yards, including a 78-yard grab, the fifth longest reception by a freshman in school history against the Bears ... he had two catches of 40 or more yards at Iowa State, including a 40-yard touchdown and catch of 49 yards ... hauled in nine catches for 89 yards and one touchdown against Oklahoma ... the nine receptions are tied for the second most in a single game by a Texas freshman ... caught five passes for 47 yards to lead the team against Kansas ... threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Blaine Irby at Texas A&M while catching three passes for 34 yards.
PERSONAL
Brother, Jordan, was an All-American wide receiver and Biletnikoff Award finalist at Texas (2006-09), setting the school record in career receptions, and currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals ... uncle, Stephen Shipley, played wide receiver at TCU (1989-1992) ... father was roommates with Longhorns QB Case McCoy's father, Brad, at Abilene Christian and played football ... Bob coached Jaxon at both Coppell and Brownwood H.S.
THE SHIPLEY FILE
Nickname: Ship Ship
After my football career is over, I hope to: Coach
The biggest influence on me as a football player: My dad
If I were to play another sport it would be: Track
During pregame, I like to: Sing
Childhood sports hero: Jerry Rice
Favorite movie: Braveheart
Favorite actor/actress: Jim Carrey/Sandra Bullock
Nobody knows how much I like to: Play ping pong
Favorite TV show: River Monsters
TV show I can't believe I watch: Tom and Jerry
Favorite musician: George Strait
Favorite superhero: Spider-Man
2011
| Opponent |
Rec |
Yards |
Long |
TD |
Rush |
Yards |
Long |
TD |
| Rice |
2 |
54 |
36 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
12 |
0 |
| BYU |
3 |
39 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| UCLA |
5 |
46 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
| Iowa State |
6 |
149 |
49 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
9 |
89 |
23 |
0 |
1 |
-14 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
3 |
22 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
| Kansas |
5 |
47 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| Texas Tech |
DNP |
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| Missouri |
DNP |
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| Kansas State |
DNP |
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| Texas A&M |
3 |
34 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
4 |
121 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cal |
4 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Year |
G/GS |
Rec |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
Long |
| 2011 |
10/4 |
44 |
607 |
13.8 |
3 |
78 |
| Total |
10/4 |
44 |
607 |
13.8 |
3 |
78 |
| Year |
G/GS |
Rush |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
Long |
| 2011 |
10/4 |
11 |
39 |
3.5 |
0 |
15 |
| Total |
10/4 |
11 |
39 |
3.5 |
0 |
15 |
| Year |
G/GS |
P.Ret |
Yards |
Avg. |
TD |
Long |
| 2011 |
10/4 |
8 |
42 |
5.2 |
0 |
20 |
| Total |
10/4 |
8 |
42 |
5.2 |
0 |
20 |
| Year |
G/GS |
Comp |
Att |
Pct. |
Yards |
TD |
Int |
Long |
| 2011 |
10/4 |
4 |
4 |
100.0 |
73 |
3 |
0 |
41 |
| Total |
10/4 |
4 |
4 |
100.0 |
73 |
3 |
0 |
41 |
