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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

4 LV Bunkley-Shelton

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 210
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Inglewood, Calif.
  • High School Junipero Serra
  • Prev School Oklahoma
  • Major Interdisciplinary Studies - Culture & Society

Biography

2024-25: Played in all 13 games, starting 11 … Saw action on 613 plays (594 offense, 19 special teams) … Had 30 catches for 322 yards on the season … Caught three passes for 22 yards against Boise State … Had a 10-yard catch in the win at Nevada … Caught two passes for 30 yards against South Carolina State … Had a 7-yard catch at Ole Miss … Had three catches for 28 yards in the win at Georgia State … Caught six passes for 66 yards, including a 34-yarder in the win over Marshall … Caught two passes for 21 yards in the win over James Madison … Had two catches for 32 yards at Old Dominion … Had two catches for 13 yards … Selected to wear the #0 jersey for the game … Played 25 offensive snaps against Troy … Caught three passes for 43 yards in the win at Coastal Carolina … Had three catches for 34 yards in the win over App State … Grabbed two balls for 16 yards against Sam Houston in the New Orleans Bowl.

2023-24: Played in 12 games at Oklahoma … Registered 33 yards on three receptions, one kickoff return for 25 yards and two punt returns … Made two receptions for 32 yards in the season opener vs. Arkansas State … Notched a 1-yard reception at Tulsa … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal and enrolled at Georgia Southern in January.

2022-23: Played in 12 games (including last nine) for the Sooners … Registered two receptions for 24 yards (long of 14) and two rushes for 5 yards … Returned one kickoff for 14 yards and one punt for 8 yards … Caught a 14-yard pass against Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl … Returned a kickoff for 14 yards vs. Texas … Had one rush for a season-best 5 yards at TCU … Caught a pass for 10 yards at Nebraska … Returned a punt for 8 yards vs. Kent State.

2021-22: Played in 13 games at Arizona State, starting seven … Ranked third on the team with 418 receiving yards on 33 catches (12.7 average) and registered two receiving touchdowns … Also returned six punts for 28 yards … Caught a career-long 59-yard pass against Utah … Hauled in four passes against Colorado for a career-high 76 yards … Recorded a career-long 33-yard touchdown catch against UNLV.

2020-21: Appeared in all four of ASU’s games during the abbreviated COVID season … Registered 11 catches for 100 yards … Earned his first career start against UCLA and made four catches for a season-high 43 yards … Made his collegiate debut at USC when he had four receptions for 28 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus four-star prospect for Coach Scott Altenberg at Junipero Serra High … Was ranked as nation’s No. 16 wide receiver in the 2020 class by Rivals … Finished his career with 156 receptions for 1,896 yards and 10 touchdowns … Played both ways … Totaled 76 tackles, six interceptions (returned one for a TD), three tackles for loss and seven pass breakups in the secondary over his final two seasons … Caught 51 passes for 630 yards (three touchdowns) as a senior … Selected for the 2020 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and 2020 Polynesian Bowl.

PERSONAL: Born Lavon Bunkley-Shelton on June 17 in Inglewood, CA … Son of Daisy Shelton … Has two brothers, King and Major.

MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies - Culture & Society (Graduated)

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