#55

Antonio Shelton

Senior defensive lineman for Florida. 2021: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

DL · Florida · Sr. · #55

6′2″ · 327 lb · Columbus, OH

CFB Index 23 · #324 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceFlorida 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Florida. 2021: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

Randy Shannon

Florida

2018–2021

Dan Mullen

Florida

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Randy Shannon → Dan Mullen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2018Penn State9-4HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

23Below cohort / limited sample #324 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (94th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#138 / 2743 · 94th pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#1505 / 2743 · 44th pct

Tackles#1757 / 2743 · 35th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jon Sumrall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

23 · #324 of 370 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida	23	15	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Penn State	13	5	4.5	3.5	1	--	--
2019	Penn State	17	6	4.0	0.5	--	--	--
2018	Penn State	14	5	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2017	Penn State	6	1	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		73	32	15.0	7.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 70–52

vs Samford

2 TOT

Edged out Samford at home in a shootout.

With E. Jones — 464 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.9 · 86 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Davis — 33 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-14vs Florida Atlantic	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 29-31vs Alabama	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 38-14vs Tennessee	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 13-20@ Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 42-0vs Vanderbilt	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 42-49@ LSU	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 17-40@ South Carolina	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 70-52vs Samford	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 23-24@ Missouri	5	4	2.0	1.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 13	W 24-21vs Florida State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		23	15	3.0	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Antonio Shelton

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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