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2026 Spring Football Roster

Brandon Reed
Brandon Reed

4 Shawn Solomon, Jr.

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, PA
  • High School Brashear

Biography

SHOP SHAWN SOLOMON NIL STORE 

NCAA CAREER STATS

NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year (2024)
NEC Academic Honor Roll (2023)

AS A JUNIOR (2025)

  • Ran for 355 yards on 66 carries and scored 1 touchdown over 10 games played
  • Season-high 67 yards on 9 carries at Mercyhurst
  • 20+ yard run in 3 games (long 34 at Akron)
  • 24-yard TD in home-opening win over Lincoln
  • Double-digit carries three times (13 for 43 yards vs. Lehigh, 11 for 65 yards at Akron, 11 for 65 yards at LIU)
  • Also caught 10 passes for 49 yards out of the backfield

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

  • NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Ran for 263 yards with two rushing touchdowns and one receiving score
  • Charted double-digit carries in four games, including a career-high 20 in the conference-opening win over LIU
  • Rushed for a season-high 89 yards and scored a touchdown vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Scored a rushing touchdown in win at No. 21/20 Youngstown State team
  • Caught a 36-yard touchdown pass in the victory at Stonehill.

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

  • Did not see game action

Before Duquesne  

  • Played for Brashear High School under coach Andrew Moore 
  • Was named KDKA City League Player of the Year 
  • Named First Team All-City 
  • Wrestled and ran track in high school 

Personal 

  • Son of Dionne and Shawn Sr. 
  • Youngest brother of Malik, Zada (sister), Kashawna (sister), Kristen, Shartia, Paris (brother), and Donna 
  • Loves to edit videos and make sports mixtapes 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2023Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 200 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    24
  • 4

    2025Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2026Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 200 lbs
    4

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