2018 Football
Eli Shelton
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, CA
- High School:
- Mater Dei Catholic HS
Expected to play a prominent role at the F-Back (wide receiver) position as a junior this fall.
2019 -- Played in the season opener against San Diego and made his only catch of the year late in third quarter.
2018 -- Member of squad but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman ... no catches in 2019 Spring Game.
2017 -- Redshirt ... no catches in 2018 Spring Game.
High School -- Under head coach John Joyner at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, Shelton caught 41 passes as a senior and 23 as a junior, scoring 19 touchdowns in the two seasons ... scored eight times and accumulated 895 yards as a senior and 11 scores and 804 yards as a junior ... also as a junior, he made 23 tackles and intercepted two passes ... Shelton helped the Crusaders to a 12-2 mark, the Metro Mesa League title, the CIF-San Diego Section Division II championship and a spot in the semifinals of the California state high school Division 3-AA playoffs in 2016 ... earned first-team All-Metro Mesa League honors ... also recruited by UC Davis, Army and Air Force, Shelton decided on Cal Poly because "it is a perfect fit with high academics and Division I football as well as the family atmosphere" ... landed on San Diego Union-Tribune's All-Academic Team and earned First Honors in his senior class ... also played lacrosse.
Personal -- Son of Roderick and Deanna Shelton ... one brother, Khari, and one sister, Nia ... wants to play in the NFL or become an agent or lawyer ... did not start playing football until his junior year in high school ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.
