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Jersey Number 2
Blake Shapen
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Shreveport, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- Evangel Christian Academy (Baylor)
Career Honors
2026ย NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2026 Hula Bowl
2025 Manning Stars of the Week (Wk 2 vs #12 Arizona State)
2025 Davey O'Brien Great 8 Passerย (Wk 2 vs #12 Arizona State)
2025 Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
2025 Shrine Bowl 1000
2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Top 1000 Watchlist
2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Performer
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4x)
Career Notes
Played in 31 career games with 27 starts โฆ Earned a career record of 16-22 as a starting quarterback โฆ At Mississippi State he played in 15 games with 15 starts โฆ Led Baylor to 2021 Big 12 Championship โฆ Set Big 12 Championship & AT&T Stadium record with 17-straight completions โฆ Concluded his college career throwing for 8,981 yards and 59 touchdowns while completing 748 of his 1,163 career passes โฆ During his time at Mississippi State, he threw for 3,407 yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 269-of-411 passes โฆ He threw just nine interceptions on 411 passes while wearing the Maroon and White โฆ Played at Mississippi State in 2024 and 2025 after transferring from Baylor.
2025 (Graduate Season)
Started all 11 games he played in โฆ Was named the week 2 Manning Star of the Week for his efforts against Arizona State โฆ In his final season he threw for 2,433 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions โฆ He completed 195 of 303 passes โฆ Had back-to-back 300+ yard games at Florida and against Texas โฆ It was his second and third time passing for over 300 yards while at Mississippi State โฆ Had four multi-touchdown passing games and one multi rushing touchdown game ... Seven of his 15 touchdown passes were for more than 40 yards ... Ranked 11th in the SEC in Passing Yards (2,433) and 10th in Passing Touchdowns (15) โฆ Finished the season sixth on the Mississippi State single-season passing yards leaderboard, ninth on the single-season touchdown passes list, ninth on the 200+ yard passing games in a season list (5), tied for ninth on the career 200+ yard passing list and ranked fourth in career 300+ yard passing games (3) โฆ Did not see action in the final two games of the season ... at Southern Miss (8/30): First Touchdown of the season was a 55 yard strike to Seydou Traore ... 3rd career game at State with 250+ passing yards ... Arizona State (9/7): All three touchdown passes were greater than 45 yards ... 4th game at State with 250+ passing yards ... Alcorn State (9/13): Earned his 50th career passing touchdown on his 22-yard pass to Anthony Evans ... That 22-yard TD pass was his first TD pass of the season that was less than 45 yards ... Earned his first rushing touchdown of the season ... Only played the first half ... NIU (9/20): His 51 rushing yards was his career high mark ... at Texas A&M (10/4): Made his 10th career start as a Bulldog ... at Florida (10/18): Threw for 300 yards for the first time this season, and the second time as a Bulldog ... Seventh time in his career ... Texas (10/25): Second career game throwing for 4 touchdowns in the same game, first time at MSU ... His 4 TD passes was tied for 10th in a single game at MSU ... Became the seventh QB since 1995 and the first since 2022 to throw for 350+ yards and 4+ TDs ... Only the third with zero interceptions ... First time since Will Rogers in 2022 that an MSU QB has thrown for 300+ yards in back-to-back games .. Was the 8th game in his career throwing for over 300 yards ... at Arkansas (11/1): Led the game-winning drive for State to win its first SEC game since 2023 ... Second game-winning drive of the season ... 5th game of the season with 200+ passing yards, tied for 9th-most in a single-season ... 8th career game with 200+ yards passing, tied for 8th at State ... Threw his 15th touchdown pass of the season, tied fir 9th most in a single-season at MSU ... Georgia (11/8): Moved to 10th in the single-season list for MSU in passing yards ... at Missouri (11/15): Had his first career multi-rushing touchdown game ... moved to 8th in the single season list for MSU in passing yards.
2024 (Redshirt Senior Season)ย
Played in four games with four starts โฆ Earned medical hardship waiver โฆ Missed final eight games due to injury โฆ Recorded his first passing and rushing touchdowns for MSU in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky โฆ Extended streak of consecutive games with a passing touchdown to 15 (dates back to Nov. 19, 2022) โฆ Ended his 2024 season with 974 passing yards (3rd in the SEC/28th in the FBS), 74 completion (4th in the SEC), 68% completion percentage (7th in the SEC/23rd in the FBS), 8 touchdown passes (3rd in the SEC/20th in the FBS), 1,010 yards of total offense (5th in the SEC), 12 explosive plays of greater that 20 yards (5th in the SEC), 3 explosive plays of greater than 50 yards (3rd in the SEC/tied for 6th in the FBS)ย โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Went 15-for-20 on pass attempts for 247 yards โฆ Had three passing TDs โฆ Ran the ball seven times for 44 total yards and a touchdown โฆ matched his career high in rushing yards โฆ According to PFF, Shapen had a passing grade of 94.9 which was the best passing grade in all of FBS for week one โฆ He had an overall offensive grade by PFF of 93.0 which ranked second nationally โฆ Both grades were the highest of the collegiate career โฆ Led the team in rushing ... at Arizona State (9/7): Completed 18 of 28 pass attempts for 268 yards and two touchdowns ... Threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Coleman Jr., the longest completion of his career ... eclipsed the 6,000 career passing yards mark and the 40 career passing touchdowns threshold ... Toledo (9/14): Went 28 for 39 on pass attempts for 319 yards, two touchdowns and one interception ... His 319 yards are the most yards he has passed for in a game as a Bulldog and the fourth-most in his career ... His 319 passing yards were the 11th-most in week three ... Florida (9/21): Completed 13 of 21 pass attempts for 140 yards and a touchdown ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the third quarter and missed the remainder of the 2024 season.
2023 (Redshirt Junior Season โ Baylor)
Played in 8 games with 8 starts โฆ Threw for 2,188 yards on 184-of-298 passing with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions โฆ Averaged 273.5 passings yards per game โฆ Rushed 67 times for 29 yards and four TDs โฆ ย Completed 20 or more passes in each game this season โฆ Had a touchdown pass in all eight games, including a career-high four at Kansas State โฆ Named to the Senior Bowl Watch List and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List โฆ Texas State (9/2): Went 21-for-31 on pass attempts for 303 yards โฆ Had two passing TDs and rushed for another TD โฆ at UCF (9/30): Completed 61.8 percent (21-of-34) of his passes for 293 yards โฆ Tallied one passing touchdown and a rushing TD โฆ Texas Tech (10/7): Completed 22 passes for a season-best 324 yards โฆ Threw for one touchdown, the sixth straight game with a TD pass โฆ Completed a 71-yard pass in the game, a career-best โฆ at Cincinnati (10/21): Completed 25 passes, the fourth game of the season with 20 or more completions โฆ Had 316 passing yards, the second straight game and third game of the season, compiling over 300 passing yards โฆ Had a passing and rushing touchdown โฆ Iowa State (10/28): completed 24-of-41 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown โฆ Houston (11/4): Completed a season-high and career-best 29 passes โฆ Completed 78.4 of his passes โฆ Threw for two touchdowns and rushed for 29 yards โฆ at Kansas State (11/11): Tallied 22 completions, his seventh straight game with 20 or more completions โฆ Passed for 253 yards โฆ Set a career-high with four passing touchdowns โฆ at TCU (11/18): Recorded a passing touchdown, the 11th straight game he had at least one passing TD โฆ Completed 20-of-30 passes for 197 yards โฆ Rushed for 42 yards and a TD.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season โ Baylor)
Played in 13 games with 13ย starts ... Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches โฆ Tabbed First-Team Academic All-Big 12 โฆ Threw for 2,709 yards on 233-of-368 passing with 18 TDs and 10 interceptions โฆ Averaged 214.6 yards passing per game โฆ Rushed 76 times for 96 yards and two TDs โฆ Completed 63.3 percent of his passes, the fifth-best total in single-season program history โฆ Also ranked ninth in program annals in passing yards in a season and 10th in completions โฆ Had a 137.7 efficiency rating as a passer, just shy of cracking the top-12 in school single-season history โฆ Had two games with 300+ yards passing โฆ UAlbany (9/3): In his season debut, threw for 214 yards on 17-of-20 passing with two TDs, also rushing four times for 11 yards and a score โฆ at BYU (9/10): Threw for 137 yards and a TD on 18-of-28 passing at No. 21 BYU โฆ Texas State (9/17): Was 15-of-26 for a TD, while rushing for 42 yards and a TD on three carries โฆ at Iowa State (9/24): Led a win at Iowa State, throwing for 238 yards and three TDs on 19-of-26 passing โฆ Oklahoma State (10/1): Threw for a season-high 345 yards and two TDs on 28-of-40 passing with two interceptions vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State โฆ at West Virginia (10/13): Was in the midst of a career game, throwing for 326 yards and two scores on 14-of-22 passing before suffering a concussion early in the third quarter โฆ Kansas (10/22): Tossed 164 yards and a score on 17-of-26 passing, throwing two picks, in a win over Kansas โฆ at Texas Tech (10/29): Was 19-of-30 for 211 yards and a score, while rushing 10 times for 30 yards in a 45-17 rout of Texas Tech in Lubbock โฆ at Oklahoma (11/5): Threw for 132 yards on 14-of-23 passing with an interception in a win at Oklahoma โฆ Kansas State (11/12): Had 203 yards passing on 22-of-38 in the air with two interceptions vs. No. 19 Kansas State โฆ TCU (11/19): ย Threw for 269 yards with a TD and an interception on 21-of-30 passing vs. No. 4 TCU, also rushing seven times for 20 yards โฆ at Texas (11/25): Was 18-of-36 for 179 yards and two TDs, throwing one interception, in the regular-season finale at No. 23 Texas โฆ vs. Air Force (12/22): Threw for 188 yards on 11-of-23 passing with two TDs in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force, a night that kicked off at 12 degrees with a significant wind in a game against the nationโs top statistical defense โฆ Earned honorable mention weekly honors in week four by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award โฆ Was on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List in the preseason.
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2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season โ Baylor)
Saw action in six games with two starts ... Completed 62 of 86 passes for 596 yards and five touchdowns ... Set a Big 12 Championship and AT&T Stadium (college games) record with 17-straight completions in the first half vs. OSU In the Big 12 Championship Game ... Texas Southern (9/11): ย Made collegiate debut vs. Texas Southern completing one pass for 7 yards ... at Kansas (9/18): Played but did not record a stat ... West Virginia (10/9): Completed both of his passes against West Virginia for 18 yards ... at Kansas State (11/20): Entered in relief of injured Gerry Bohanon at Kansas State where he completed 16 of 21 passes for 137 yards, he also rushed for a career-best 44 yards on 5 carries ... Texas Tech (11/27): Set career-highs by completing 20 of 34 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first-career start vs. Texas Techย ... vs. Oklahoma State (12/4): Set an AT&T Stadium collegiate record with 17-straight completions en route to going 23-28 for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
2020 (True Freshman Season โ Baylor)
Did not play in any games ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Prepped at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana for coach Byron Dawson โฆ Led team to 6-5 record โฆ First-Team All-District selection โฆ Passed for 2,049 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions โฆ Added 324 rushing yards with five touchdowns โฆ Four-star prospect according to ESPN โฆ No. 16 player in Louisiana โฆ No. 22 quarterback nationally โฆ Rivals three-star recruit โฆ No. 27 player in Louisiana โฆ No. 21 dual-threat quarterback โฆ 247 Sportsโ No. 33 player in Louisiana and No. 31 pro-style quarterback โฆ Ranked as the No. 4 player in Louisiana and No. 1 shortstop prospect in state โฆ Selected to 2019 Under Armour All-America baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago โฆ Chose Baylor over USC, UCLA and Arizona State.
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Personal
Born Jan. 22 ... Son of Ken and Pam Shapen โฆ Has two siblings, Vaughn and Kyle โฆ Health, kinesiology and leisure studies major โฆ Uncle, Hal Sutton, was a professional golfer with 15 all-time wins.
Career-Highs
Passing Attempts: 45, at Kansas State (11/11/2023) *
Completions: 29, vs. Houston (11/4/2023) *
Passing Yards: 381, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Passing Touchdowns: 4, 2x, lastย vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Longest Pass: 80, at Arizona State (09/07/2024)
Rush Attempts: 17, at Missouri (11/15/2025)
Rushing Yards: 51, vs. NIU (09/20/2025)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2,ย at Missouri (11/15/2025)
Longest Rush: 35, vs. Texas State (Baylor, 9/17/2022) *
Punts: 1,ย at Florida (10/18/2025)
Longest Punt: 43 yards, at Florida (10/18/2025)
Punts Inside the 20: 1,ย at Florida (10/18/2025)
*Career-high set at Baylor
2026ย NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2026 Hula Bowl
2025 Manning Stars of the Week (Wk 2 vs #12 Arizona State)
2025 Davey O'Brien Great 8 Passerย (Wk 2 vs #12 Arizona State)
2025 Panini Senior Bowl Top 300 Watch List
2025 Shrine Bowl 1000
2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl Top 1000 Watchlist
2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Performer
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (4x)
Career Notes
Played in 31 career games with 27 starts โฆ Earned a career record of 16-22 as a starting quarterback โฆ At Mississippi State he played in 15 games with 15 starts โฆ Led Baylor to 2021 Big 12 Championship โฆ Set Big 12 Championship & AT&T Stadium record with 17-straight completions โฆ Concluded his college career throwing for 8,981 yards and 59 touchdowns while completing 748 of his 1,163 career passes โฆ During his time at Mississippi State, he threw for 3,407 yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 269-of-411 passes โฆ He threw just nine interceptions on 411 passes while wearing the Maroon and White โฆ Played at Mississippi State in 2024 and 2025 after transferring from Baylor.
2025 (Graduate Season)
Started all 11 games he played in โฆ Was named the week 2 Manning Star of the Week for his efforts against Arizona State โฆ In his final season he threw for 2,433 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions โฆ He completed 195 of 303 passes โฆ Had back-to-back 300+ yard games at Florida and against Texas โฆ It was his second and third time passing for over 300 yards while at Mississippi State โฆ Had four multi-touchdown passing games and one multi rushing touchdown game ... Seven of his 15 touchdown passes were for more than 40 yards ... Ranked 11th in the SEC in Passing Yards (2,433) and 10th in Passing Touchdowns (15) โฆ Finished the season sixth on the Mississippi State single-season passing yards leaderboard, ninth on the single-season touchdown passes list, ninth on the 200+ yard passing games in a season list (5), tied for ninth on the career 200+ yard passing list and ranked fourth in career 300+ yard passing games (3) โฆ Did not see action in the final two games of the season ... at Southern Miss (8/30): First Touchdown of the season was a 55 yard strike to Seydou Traore ... 3rd career game at State with 250+ passing yards ... Arizona State (9/7): All three touchdown passes were greater than 45 yards ... 4th game at State with 250+ passing yards ... Alcorn State (9/13): Earned his 50th career passing touchdown on his 22-yard pass to Anthony Evans ... That 22-yard TD pass was his first TD pass of the season that was less than 45 yards ... Earned his first rushing touchdown of the season ... Only played the first half ... NIU (9/20): His 51 rushing yards was his career high mark ... at Texas A&M (10/4): Made his 10th career start as a Bulldog ... at Florida (10/18): Threw for 300 yards for the first time this season, and the second time as a Bulldog ... Seventh time in his career ... Texas (10/25): Second career game throwing for 4 touchdowns in the same game, first time at MSU ... His 4 TD passes was tied for 10th in a single game at MSU ... Became the seventh QB since 1995 and the first since 2022 to throw for 350+ yards and 4+ TDs ... Only the third with zero interceptions ... First time since Will Rogers in 2022 that an MSU QB has thrown for 300+ yards in back-to-back games .. Was the 8th game in his career throwing for over 300 yards ... at Arkansas (11/1): Led the game-winning drive for State to win its first SEC game since 2023 ... Second game-winning drive of the season ... 5th game of the season with 200+ passing yards, tied for 9th-most in a single-season ... 8th career game with 200+ yards passing, tied for 8th at State ... Threw his 15th touchdown pass of the season, tied fir 9th most in a single-season at MSU ... Georgia (11/8): Moved to 10th in the single-season list for MSU in passing yards ... at Missouri (11/15): Had his first career multi-rushing touchdown game ... moved to 8th in the single season list for MSU in passing yards.
2024 (Redshirt Senior Season)ย
Played in four games with four starts โฆ Earned medical hardship waiver โฆ Missed final eight games due to injury โฆ Recorded his first passing and rushing touchdowns for MSU in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky โฆ Extended streak of consecutive games with a passing touchdown to 15 (dates back to Nov. 19, 2022) โฆ Ended his 2024 season with 974 passing yards (3rd in the SEC/28th in the FBS), 74 completion (4th in the SEC), 68% completion percentage (7th in the SEC/23rd in the FBS), 8 touchdown passes (3rd in the SEC/20th in the FBS), 1,010 yards of total offense (5th in the SEC), 12 explosive plays of greater that 20 yards (5th in the SEC), 3 explosive plays of greater than 50 yards (3rd in the SEC/tied for 6th in the FBS)ย โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Went 15-for-20 on pass attempts for 247 yards โฆ Had three passing TDs โฆ Ran the ball seven times for 44 total yards and a touchdown โฆ matched his career high in rushing yards โฆ According to PFF, Shapen had a passing grade of 94.9 which was the best passing grade in all of FBS for week one โฆ He had an overall offensive grade by PFF of 93.0 which ranked second nationally โฆ Both grades were the highest of the collegiate career โฆ Led the team in rushing ... at Arizona State (9/7): Completed 18 of 28 pass attempts for 268 yards and two touchdowns ... Threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Coleman Jr., the longest completion of his career ... eclipsed the 6,000 career passing yards mark and the 40 career passing touchdowns threshold ... Toledo (9/14): Went 28 for 39 on pass attempts for 319 yards, two touchdowns and one interception ... His 319 yards are the most yards he has passed for in a game as a Bulldog and the fourth-most in his career ... His 319 passing yards were the 11th-most in week three ... Florida (9/21): Completed 13 of 21 pass attempts for 140 yards and a touchdown ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the third quarter and missed the remainder of the 2024 season.
2023 (Redshirt Junior Season โ Baylor)
Played in 8 games with 8 starts โฆ Threw for 2,188 yards on 184-of-298 passing with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions โฆ Averaged 273.5 passings yards per game โฆ Rushed 67 times for 29 yards and four TDs โฆ ย Completed 20 or more passes in each game this season โฆ Had a touchdown pass in all eight games, including a career-high four at Kansas State โฆ Named to the Senior Bowl Watch List and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List โฆ Texas State (9/2): Went 21-for-31 on pass attempts for 303 yards โฆ Had two passing TDs and rushed for another TD โฆ at UCF (9/30): Completed 61.8 percent (21-of-34) of his passes for 293 yards โฆ Tallied one passing touchdown and a rushing TD โฆ Texas Tech (10/7): Completed 22 passes for a season-best 324 yards โฆ Threw for one touchdown, the sixth straight game with a TD pass โฆ Completed a 71-yard pass in the game, a career-best โฆ at Cincinnati (10/21): Completed 25 passes, the fourth game of the season with 20 or more completions โฆ Had 316 passing yards, the second straight game and third game of the season, compiling over 300 passing yards โฆ Had a passing and rushing touchdown โฆ Iowa State (10/28): completed 24-of-41 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown โฆ Houston (11/4): Completed a season-high and career-best 29 passes โฆ Completed 78.4 of his passes โฆ Threw for two touchdowns and rushed for 29 yards โฆ at Kansas State (11/11): Tallied 22 completions, his seventh straight game with 20 or more completions โฆ Passed for 253 yards โฆ Set a career-high with four passing touchdowns โฆ at TCU (11/18): Recorded a passing touchdown, the 11th straight game he had at least one passing TD โฆ Completed 20-of-30 passes for 197 yards โฆ Rushed for 42 yards and a TD.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season โ Baylor)
Played in 13 games with 13ย starts ... Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches โฆ Tabbed First-Team Academic All-Big 12 โฆ Threw for 2,709 yards on 233-of-368 passing with 18 TDs and 10 interceptions โฆ Averaged 214.6 yards passing per game โฆ Rushed 76 times for 96 yards and two TDs โฆ Completed 63.3 percent of his passes, the fifth-best total in single-season program history โฆ Also ranked ninth in program annals in passing yards in a season and 10th in completions โฆ Had a 137.7 efficiency rating as a passer, just shy of cracking the top-12 in school single-season history โฆ Had two games with 300+ yards passing โฆ UAlbany (9/3): In his season debut, threw for 214 yards on 17-of-20 passing with two TDs, also rushing four times for 11 yards and a score โฆ at BYU (9/10): Threw for 137 yards and a TD on 18-of-28 passing at No. 21 BYU โฆ Texas State (9/17): Was 15-of-26 for a TD, while rushing for 42 yards and a TD on three carries โฆ at Iowa State (9/24): Led a win at Iowa State, throwing for 238 yards and three TDs on 19-of-26 passing โฆ Oklahoma State (10/1): Threw for a season-high 345 yards and two TDs on 28-of-40 passing with two interceptions vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State โฆ at West Virginia (10/13): Was in the midst of a career game, throwing for 326 yards and two scores on 14-of-22 passing before suffering a concussion early in the third quarter โฆ Kansas (10/22): Tossed 164 yards and a score on 17-of-26 passing, throwing two picks, in a win over Kansas โฆ at Texas Tech (10/29): Was 19-of-30 for 211 yards and a score, while rushing 10 times for 30 yards in a 45-17 rout of Texas Tech in Lubbock โฆ at Oklahoma (11/5): Threw for 132 yards on 14-of-23 passing with an interception in a win at Oklahoma โฆ Kansas State (11/12): Had 203 yards passing on 22-of-38 in the air with two interceptions vs. No. 19 Kansas State โฆ TCU (11/19): ย Threw for 269 yards with a TD and an interception on 21-of-30 passing vs. No. 4 TCU, also rushing seven times for 20 yards โฆ at Texas (11/25): Was 18-of-36 for 179 yards and two TDs, throwing one interception, in the regular-season finale at No. 23 Texas โฆ vs. Air Force (12/22): Threw for 188 yards on 11-of-23 passing with two TDs in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force, a night that kicked off at 12 degrees with a significant wind in a game against the nationโs top statistical defense โฆ Earned honorable mention weekly honors in week four by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award โฆ Was on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List in the preseason.
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2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season โ Baylor)
Saw action in six games with two starts ... Completed 62 of 86 passes for 596 yards and five touchdowns ... Set a Big 12 Championship and AT&T Stadium (college games) record with 17-straight completions in the first half vs. OSU In the Big 12 Championship Game ... Texas Southern (9/11): ย Made collegiate debut vs. Texas Southern completing one pass for 7 yards ... at Kansas (9/18): Played but did not record a stat ... West Virginia (10/9): Completed both of his passes against West Virginia for 18 yards ... at Kansas State (11/20): Entered in relief of injured Gerry Bohanon at Kansas State where he completed 16 of 21 passes for 137 yards, he also rushed for a career-best 44 yards on 5 carries ... Texas Tech (11/27): Set career-highs by completing 20 of 34 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first-career start vs. Texas Techย ... vs. Oklahoma State (12/4): Set an AT&T Stadium collegiate record with 17-straight completions en route to going 23-28 for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
2020 (True Freshman Season โ Baylor)
Did not play in any games ... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Prepped at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana for coach Byron Dawson โฆ Led team to 6-5 record โฆ First-Team All-District selection โฆ Passed for 2,049 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions โฆ Added 324 rushing yards with five touchdowns โฆ Four-star prospect according to ESPN โฆ No. 16 player in Louisiana โฆ No. 22 quarterback nationally โฆ Rivals three-star recruit โฆ No. 27 player in Louisiana โฆ No. 21 dual-threat quarterback โฆ 247 Sportsโ No. 33 player in Louisiana and No. 31 pro-style quarterback โฆ Ranked as the No. 4 player in Louisiana and No. 1 shortstop prospect in state โฆ Selected to 2019 Under Armour All-America baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago โฆ Chose Baylor over USC, UCLA and Arizona State.
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Personal
Born Jan. 22 ... Son of Ken and Pam Shapen โฆ Has two siblings, Vaughn and Kyle โฆ Health, kinesiology and leisure studies major โฆ Uncle, Hal Sutton, was a professional golfer with 15 all-time wins.
Career-Highs
Passing Attempts: 45, at Kansas State (11/11/2023) *
Completions: 29, vs. Houston (11/4/2023) *
Passing Yards: 381, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Passing Touchdowns: 4, 2x, lastย vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Longest Pass: 80, at Arizona State (09/07/2024)
Rush Attempts: 17, at Missouri (11/15/2025)
Rushing Yards: 51, vs. NIU (09/20/2025)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2,ย at Missouri (11/15/2025)
Longest Rush: 35, vs. Texas State (Baylor, 9/17/2022) *
Punts: 1,ย at Florida (10/18/2025)
Longest Punt: 43 yards, at Florida (10/18/2025)
Punts Inside the 20: 1,ย at Florida (10/18/2025)
*Career-high set at Baylor
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