Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Damien Shanklin
Freshman defensive end for LSU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 254 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Warren Central HS
Returning to LSU for 2026
The numbers
2
sacks · 2025
2 TFL · 2 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 2 tackles, vs SE Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive end for LSU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2025.
Damien Shanklin
One game to point at: 2 tackles, 2 sacks against SE Louisiana — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Warren Central
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
LSU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 2.0 TFL/g, 2.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (44 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
The defensive line · LSU
- #1Princewill Umanmielen13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #47Malik Blocton4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #29Jordan Ross4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Junior Tuihalamaka3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Damien Shanklin2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology