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Don Shumpert - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

#8 Don Shumpert

Position WR
Height 6-3
Weight 190 lbs.
Class Jr.
Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
High School Hazelwood East

Hawk-Item – – One of nine true freshman to see action in 2010.

2013 Honors – – Next Man In Award, Offense . . . Academic All-Big Ten for second straight year . . . 2013 – – Played in 12 games with four starts, missing one game due to injury . . . recorded 15 receptions for 182 yards, with a long of 35 yards . . . started at wide receiver for first career start in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois . . . two receptions for 27 yards vs. NIU, with a long of 24 yards . . . started at wide receiver in 28-14 win over Missouri State, recording two receptions for 15 yards as offense gained 491 yards total offense . . . started at wide receiver in 27-21 win at Iowa State, recording one reception for four yards as offense gained 378 yards total offense . . . saw action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, but had no statistics as offense gained 446 yards total offense and rushed for over 200 yards in fourth straight game . . . saw action in 23-7 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as offense gained 464 yards and rushed for over 200 yards in fifth straight outing . . . saw action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State, recording one reception for five yards . . . saw action in 34-24 loss at Ohio State, recording two receptions for 11 yards . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern due to injury . . . returned to action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin, recording two receptions for career-best 35 yards, with a long of 18 yards . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue as offense rushed for 318 yards and gained 509 yards total offense . . . two receptions for career-best 69 yards in win at Purdue, with each reception leading to an Iowa touchdown . . . saw action in 24-21 win over Michigan, recording one reception for seven yards as offense gained 407 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, recording one reception for four yards . . . started at wide receiver in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU, collecting one reception for five yards.

2012 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2012 – – saw action in 10 games . . . recorded six receptions for 29 yards and also collected four solo tackles on special teams . . . saw action in 18-17 win over Northern Illinois, recording first two receptions of his career . . . saw action in 9-6 loss to Iowa State . . . recorded career-best in catches and yards with four receptions for 29 yards vs. ISU . . . saw action in 27-16 win over Northern Iowa, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 32-31 loss to Central Michigan . . . saw action in 31-13 win over Minnesota, recording one solo tackle on special teams . . . saw action in 19-16 win at Michigan State, recording one solo tackle on special teams . . . saw action in 38-141 loss to Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-17 loss at Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 24-21 loss at Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-24 loss to Purdue, recording two solo tackles on special teams . . . saw action in 42-17 loss at Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 13-7 loss to Nebraska, but had no statistics.

2011 – – Saw action in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech, recording one solo tackle on special teams . . . did not see action in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . saw action in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . did not see action in 41-31 win over Northwestern . . . did not see action in 45-24 win over Indiana . . . saw action in 22-21 loss at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . did not see action in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 31-21 win at Purdue . . . did not see action in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . did not see action in Insight Bowl.

2010 – – Saw action in four games, recording three solo tackles and three assists on special teams . . . saw first action of career in 38-28 win at Michigan, recording one solo tackle and one assist on special teams . . . saw action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin, recording one solo tackle on special teams . . . saw action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State, recording one solo tackle on special teams . . . saw action in 18-13 win at Indiana, recording two assisted tackles on special teams . . . did not see action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . did not see action in 27-24 loss at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri.

High school honors – – Earned first team all-state honors as a senior and was second team as a junior . . . named to St. Louis Rams Golden all-Metro team and St. Louis American all-American team . . . was first team all-conference as a senior and second team as a junior . . . Career – – earned two varsity letters as wide receiver and free safety . . . recorded 45 receptions for 736 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, with 79 tackles on defense . . . gained 237 yards and scored three touchdowns on 16 receptions as a junior . . . had 55 tackles and three interceptions as junior . . . team captain and MVP as a senior . . . helped prep team win state title as a junior… team returned to state playoffs as a senior . . . also earned two letters in basketball.

Personal – – Born 1/8/92 . . . leisure studies major . . . Honor Roll student throughout prep career . . . one of three players from St. Louis area on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as LB Christian Kirksey . . . parents are Karen and Don Schumpert . . . high school coach was Mike Jones.