Career Notes: Appeared in 32 career games making 26 starts … Caught 48 passes for 475 yards (9.9 ypc) … Scored four career touchdowns (Marshall and Temple in 2021; NC State and Coastal Carolina in 2022) … Eighteen of 48 receptions have gone for 10 more yards (8 for 20-plus) … Targeted 60 times in career making 48 grabs … Helped providing running lanes for 19 100-yard rushing efforts (5/’20, 5/’21, 9/’22) … Member of an offensive unit that helped former quarterback Holton Ahlers set 10 ECU records to go along with six American Athletic Conference and two Birmingham Bowl new standards from 2020 to 2022.

2022: Started seven of 11 games played … Caught 25 passes for 202 yards (8.1 ypc) with a pair of touchdowns … Eight of 25 receptions went for 10 or more yards (two for 20-plus) … Scored touchdowns against NC State/1 yard and Coastal Carolina/36 yards) … Targeted 29 times making 25 grabs (86.2 reception rate) … Gained 84 yards after the catch on the season … Hauled down at least one pass in 10 of 11 outings (multiple eight times) … Closed out the season catching at least one pass in seven-straight games … Caught a season-high five passes for 44 yards versus South Florida … Longest reception of his career (36 yards) came in the fourth quarter against Coastal Carolina in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl … Helped provide running lanes for nine 100-yard rushing efforts on the year … Key member of an offensive unit that ranked among the FBS national leaders (Top 25) in passing (16th/290.5 pg), third down conversion (17th/46.4 pct) and total offense (23rd/461.1 pg) … Also helped quarterback Holton Ahlers (eight stat categories) and running back Keaton Mitchell (six) rank among NCAA (FBS) Top 25 leaders …

2021: Started all 12 games at tight end … Established career-highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (114) at Marshall ... Became first tight end (regular season) with 100-yards receiving in a game since Carlester Crumpler Jr. (104 yards vs. Bowling Green in 1992) - last TE was Davon Drew in 2008 Liberty Bowl (five receptions for 120 yards vs. Kentucky) ... Scored first career TD on a five-yard pass in the second quarter at Marshall (9/18/21) ... Second career TD came on a nine-yard pass vs. Temple in second quarter (11/6) ... Four of eight receptions against Marshall went for 20 yards ... Hauled down a then career-long pass of 32 yards (1Q) at Marshall (9/18/21) ... Helped offensive unit to five 100-plus yard rushing games.

2020: Experienced in all nine games and made seven starts as a true rookie … Came off the bench in opener vs. UCF and again versus Tulane when the Pirates opted to start the contest with a four-receiver package … Booked five receptions for 83 yards, an average of 16.6 yards per catch … Four of five grabs went for 10 or more yards, while three surpassed 20 yards … Was targeted nine times and four catches resulted in a first down … Made collegiate debut against Knights and logged a 14-yard reception … Followed with a 23-yarder in first road tilt (Georgia State) before hauling in a season-long 25-yard catch at South Florida a week later … Did not record statistics in the next four outings (Navy, Tulsa, Tulane and Cincinnati) before recording a reception at Temple (-1 yards) … Closed season with a 22-yarder against SMU at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to help the Pirates to a 52-38 triumph … Caught one pass on first down (1 target), three on second down (5), one on third down (2) and none on fourth down (1).

High School: Three-year letterman for coach Sean McIntyre … Helped the Knights to a 5-5 mark as a senior in 2019 … Had 30 receptions for 408 yards (13.6 ypr) and three touchdowns … Caught at least two passes in six (of nine) games played … Top outing of campaign was an 11-reception, 157-yard, one-TD contest vs. Bartram Trail on Sept. 6 … One of the grabs was a season-long 46-yarder … Other notable performances were against Fleming Island (6-81) and Nease (5-67, 2 TD) … Also caught a pair of two-point conversions … Hauled in eight passes for 109 yards as a junior … Noteworthy 2018 effort included a two-catch, 55-yard (27.5 ypr) night vs. Oakleaf … Lettered as a sophomore by contributing with six receptions for 66 yards … Picked up 34 yards on three grabs vs. Fleming Island in 2017 … A three-star prospect who was rated as one of the Top 60 tight ends nationally by 247Sports.com … Also garnered three stars from Rivals.com and ESPN.com … Ranked as the 23rd-best tight end in the country per ESPN.com … List of other offers include Air Force, Appalachian State, Army, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Navy, Rutgers, USF and Tulane … Officially committed to East Carolina on July 29, 2019.

Shane Calhoun