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Jersey Number 58
Shamar Hobdy-Lee
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Jefferson HS
- Prev School:
- FIU
As a Senior (2024)
As a Junior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Earned Master of Science in Global Retailing in December 2024
- Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- Played in 10 games, starting two
- Earned start at left tackle vs. #17/15 Kansas State (Nov. 2)
- Started season finale at right guard at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
- 227 offensive snaps played
- 105 snaps at right tackle, 67 snaps at right guard and 55 snaps at left tackle
- Also played seven snaps on FG/XP block late in season
- No sacks allowed in eight of nine games on offensive line
- Season-best 83.4 pass block grade at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- No pressures in nine chances at Arizona
- UH honorary game captain at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
As a Junior (2023)
- Appeared in six games and made one start
- Started season finale at UCF (Nov. 25) at right tackle
- 108 snaps at right tackle
- 10 snaps on FG/XP kick
- Combined 84 snaps at right tackle over final two weeks of season
- 90.8 efficiency according to PFF
- 3.0 sacks allowed in 60 opportunities
Prior to Houston
- Two seasons at FIU
- Played 982 snaps including 793 at left tackle
- Started all 12 games including 11 at left tackle during 2022
- Played in 11 games during 2021
- Split time between left and right tackle
- Played 178 snaps during 2021
- Played in one game during 2020
- Redshirted during 2019 season
High School
- Rated as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports
- Three-year starter at Jefferson High School
- Played multiple positions along offensive line
- First-Team All-County honors
- Offers from Kentucky and FAU among others
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Organizational Communication Studies from Florida International
- Nickname: Bigg Marr
- Hobbies: cooking, fishing and gaming
- Describes himself as ambitious, accountable and sociable
- Favorite childhood memory is attending family reunions
- Dream job outside football: real estate agent
- Hidden talent outside of football: dancing
- Something most people don't know about him: he’s adopted by his grandparents
- His cousin Bianka Bell played on USA National Softball Team
- Cousin, Bianka Bell, is a student softball coach at LSU following decorated playing career
- Chose UH because it felt like a real family and he prayed and God led him here
- One word to describe him on the field: committed
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: wings
- His motivation for working hard: his grandparents
- Best advice: don't think about where you are, think about where you're going
- Highlight of his life thus far: having the opportunity to play Power 5 football
- Most memorable athletic feat: zero sacks given up in his first year as a starter in 2022
- Unique fact: he’s terrible at Fortnite
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