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Jersey Number 26
Jamaal Shaw
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orange, Texas
- High School:
- Orange Stark HS
Bio
As a Redshirt Freshman (2024)
As a Freshman (2023)
Personal
- Played in the final five games of the season
- 41 snaps played – all during final five games
- All 41 snaps on special teams
- Special Teams snaps: 17 KCOV, 14 PRET and 10 PCOV
- Season high 11 snaps in win over #17/15 Kansas State (Nov. 2)
- Helped Cougars rank 10th nationally in punt return defense (3.63)
- Houston led Big 12 in punt return defense (3.63)
- Made Cougar debut vs. Utah (Oct. 26)
- First career tackle vs. #17/15 Kansas State (Nov. 2)
As a Freshman (2023)
- Redshirted
- Appeared in three games (17 snaps)
- 11 snaps at wide corner
- Other snaps: punt coverage (2), punt return (2), d-line (1) and slot corner (1)
- No statistics recorded
- 13 of 17 snaps came against Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation’s No. 110-ranked safety (247Sports)
- No. 216 overall player in Texas (247Sports)
- 2021 Texas 11-4A D-II First-Team selection at cornerback as a junior
- 2021 Texas 11-4A D-II Second-Team selection at running back as a junior
- Chose Houston over Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Oregon, Missouri, Baylor and San Diego State among others
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
Personal
- Nickname: JShaw because he doesn’t like being called by his first name
- High school teammates with current UH teammate Demetrius Hunter
- Describes himself as respectful, loyal and humble
- Favorite childhood memory is scoring 3 TDs in sixth grade
- Game day rituals include praying and hydrating
- Dream job outside of football: business owner
- Can’t eat seafood
- Hidden talent: bowling
- Chose UH because the players felt like family and it felt like home
- One word to describe himself on the field: dog
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: BBQ
- His motivation for working hard: his family
- Best advice: keep going when feel like stuff is hard
- Sports hero: his big brother because without him he wouldn’t be where he is now
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
