Troy University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Eric Shaw
- Position:
- BAN
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 211
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Reeltown, Ala.
- High School:
- Reeltown HS
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
2024 (Junior): Played four games before suffering a season-ending injury during practice … Recorded one tackle at Memphis … Played 24 snaps on defense and 29 snaps on special teams before his injury … Redshirted
2023 (Sophomore): Battled injury most of the season … Appeared in 13 games, making seven tackles and recovering a fumble … Recorded half tackles for loss against ULM and Arkansas State … Half a sack against the Red Wolves … Pair of tackles and a pass break up in 76 Birmingham Bowl against Duke … Recovered fumble in win at Texas State … Played 104 special teams snaps, ninth most on the team – kickoff cover and punt return units
2022 (RS-Freshman): Moved from receiver during fall camp … Played in 10 games, mainly on special teams, before injury cut his season short … Finished the year with 92 special teams snaps
South Carolina
2021 (Sophomore): Second-year player who transitioned from tight end to wide receiver… worked with the scout team… did not see any game action… redshirted.
2020 (Freshman): True freshman who saw action in eight games… dealt with bone spurs in the off-season, limiting him in fall camp…most of his action came on special teams… worked at tight end early in the season… did not play in the season opener or against LSU… moved to linebacker for the final few weeks of the season to add depth at that position… did not record any statistics.
High School: Graduated from Reeltown (Ala.) High School in 2020… three-sport athlete… played both wide receiver and outside linebacker on the gridiron… helped the Rebels post a 13-2 record and reach the Class 2A championship game as a senior… an Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game participant… tore an ACL during his junior season causing him to miss the last half of the football season and the basketball season… coached by Matt Johnson… averaged 20.9 points and 8.2 rebounds on the hardwood as a sophomore… was a six-time state track & field champion… won three consecutive 110-meter high hurdle titles… won three titles in the spring of 2019 (high jump, 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles) just six months removed from ACL surgery… also qualified for the state finals in the shot put… Rivals considered him the 14th-best player in the Peach State and the 16th-best tight end in the country… 247Sports Composite ranked him as the 10th-best player in Alabama, the seventh-best “athlete” in the country and No. 255 overall.Personal: Born Feb. 15, 2002 … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
