Honors
- 2009 NAIA Honorable Mention All-American
- 2009 All-KCAC First Team
- 2008 All-KCAC Honorable Mention
- 2007 All-KCAC Honrable Mention
2009 (Junior): Named NAIA honorable mention All-American by the College Fanz Sports Network … First team All-KCAC defensive back … Ranked tied for second in the conference and fourth nationally with six interceptions … Started all 11 games … registered 42 tackles, including 24 solo and three tackles for loss … had five games of five or more tackles and twice picked off two or more passes.
2008 (Sophomore): Started all 10 games … named all-conference honorable mention … recorded four pass breakups … registered 34 tackles … had three or more tackles seven times.
2007 (Freshman): Earned honorable mention all-conference status … Recorded at least two tackles in nine of MC’s 10 games, including a career-high 10 tackles against Bethel College on Nov. 10 … Tallied three interceptions and five pass breakups.
High School: Led Wylie high school in tackles during his junior and senior season … named defensive MVP in 2007 … earned second team all-district honors following senior season.
Personal: Shelton Thigpen is the son of Ursula Thigpen … born Aug. 12, 1988 … majoring in business at McPherson College
Career Defensive Statistics
| Season |
GP |
UT |
AT |
TT |
Sacks |
Yds |
TFL |
BrUp |
Int |
| 2009 |
10 |
24 |
18 |
42 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3 |
6 |
| 2008 |
10 |
23 |
11 |
34 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4 |
0 |
| 2007 |
9 |
32 |
18 |
50 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5 |
3 |
| Total |
29 |
79 |
47 |
126 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12 |
9 |
